Human trafficking needs coordinated solutions | Opinion
It has been 23 years since the federal government first passed the Trafficking Victims Protection Act. Since then, the global anti-trafficking community has learned much about who is vulnerable to exploitation, traffickers’ business models, what drives the demand and how the problem is evolving in the digital age.
While we have moved past many harmful myths and misconceptions, significant work is still required to achieve sustainable, measurable change. Today is the ninth annual , an opportunity to reflect on how far we’ve come and look to the future of the anti-trafficking movement.While anyone can be a victim of trafficking, we have learned those who live in poverty, experience violence and discrimination, and lack education and vocational options are disproportionately vulnerable to exploitation. Recently, I collaborated onin the United States, finding that 83% grew up in poverty.
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