Human Trafficking Awareness
How Do Traffickers Control Victims?
§ Seize trafficked persons’ travel documents
§ Keep trafficked persons’ earnings
§ Convince them that no one cares about them and will punish them without their protection
§ Physically and mentally abuse and manipulate them through threats and fear
§ Inhibit contact with outside world
§ May allow regular phone calls, minor fund transfers home
§ To reduce suspicion
§ To keep the home village open for recruiting