What is Human Trafficking? © 2013 Bay Area Anti-Trafficking Coalition 2 Trafficking in persons is a modern day form of slavery 27 million slaves worldwide - more than 400 years of transatlantic slave trade 1 2nd largest illicit trade following drugs trafficking 50% of victims are children 2, 80% are women 3 $152 billion generated annually by traffickers globally 4 1 Kevin Bales, Free the Slaves 2 US Dept of Justice 3 US Dept of State, Trafficking in Persons Report ILO, A global alliance against forced labor 2005

What is Human Trafficking? © 2013 Bay Area Anti-Trafficking Coalition 5 Human trafficking is defined as the recruitment and transportation of people within or across borders by force, fraud, or coercion for the goal of exploiting them economically 5 5 Polaris: polarisproject.org

Human Trafficking in the United States Slavery is illegal everywhere and many countries are adopting protocols for combating the trafficking of people Department of Justice estimates 18,000 people are trafficked into the U.S. every year 6 Trafficking Victim Protection Act (TVPA) broadened the definition of human trafficking and established the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons 7 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report ranks countries on their anti-human trafficking efforts, with penalties for those with lower rankings © 2013 Bay Area Anti-Trafficking Coalition 4 6 TIP report San Jose Police Department Human Trafficking Task Force:

Human Trafficking in California California is one of the top 3 states in the U.S. for human trafficking 8 Three of the 10 worst child sex U.S. trafficking areas are in California: San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego 9 California Trafficking Victims Protection Act (2005) covered criminal prosecution, victim protection, and prevention efforts but did not require law enforcement training (covered by Prop. 35 in 2012). Human trafficking crimes carry a lighter penalty under California law than rape and kidnapping © 2013 Bay Area Anti-Trafficking Coalition 5 8 California Emergency Management Agency: 9 California Against Slavery:

Human Trafficking in the Bay Area Bay Area Anti-Trafficking Coalition (baatc.org) serves as a connecting organization to deepen and grow the Bay Area response to human trafficking BAATC’s Freedom Summit stands as the largest anti-human trafficking conference in the country to date BAATC partners with 50+ organizations engaged in fighting human trafficking in the Bay Area and beyond No Traffick Ahead is a multi-county working group consisting of over 60 agencies collaborating on the issue of human trafficking brought together for Super Bowl 50 and is now continuing beyond. © 2013 Bay Area Anti-Trafficking Coalition 10

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Residential Brothel in San Jose Source: SJPD Residential Brothels Domestic Servitude Forced Labor Massage Parlors © 2013 Bay Area Anti-Trafficking Coalition 9

WARNING TRAFFICKING WATCH WARNING TRAFFICKING WATCH prevention Vulnerable Populations Consumer Choice Demand Legal Advocacy Public Awareness intervention Drop-In Centers Street Outreach aftercare Shelter Clothes Medical Care Legal Services Counseling/Therapy Job Training © 2013 Bay Area Anti-Trafficking Coalition 10

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California as a country: 8 th largest economy in the world! © 2013 Bay Area Anti-Trafficking Coalition 12

Consumer market power fights slavery The Bay Area is in the top tier of all economic engines utilizing slave labor to accommodate our consumer demand. What we purchase here, sends a message everywhere Slaveryfootprint.org: how many slaves work for you? Be Selective: pick products with the highest daily usage and strongest correlation with slavery around the world: chocolate, coffee/tea, rice, sugar, hygiene products Be careful not to "villainize" companies, some who have done the most harm are the ones often working for the greatest change. betterworldshopper.org and goodguide.com © 2013 Bay Area Anti-Trafficking Coalition

10 months 10 minutes 10 days Record your own Slavery Footprint at slaveryfootprint.org Ideas for engaging your friends & family Change consumer habits; buy fair trade Write companies Commit to read a book, watch a movie, do a bike ride, join a discussion group or blog Attend a training Hold an awareness and/or fundraising event Add Trafficking Hotline to phone Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter Talk to a friend/family member 10 | 10 | 10 © 2013 Bay Area Anti-Trafficking Coalition 14

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