| "Because I was so young, I was always in demand with the customers" - Rosa |
| Victim Assistance in South Florida . 1-866-630-3350 Florida Coalition Against Human Trafficking 1-866-443-0106 Florida Freedom Partnership . Anonymous Tip Line: 1-866-347-2423 To report suspected trafficking, traffickers, and those holding people. |
| Basic Economics Demand If you buy the services of women and children for sex, you drive the demand. Supply and you make the trafficking of women and children into sex slavery lucrative and profitable to the suppliers Profitibility You and others contribute to the growth of sexual slavery when you: |
| Florida ranks 4th in cases of human trafficking in the U.S. |
and young women, boys and young men
nudity bars
young men of questionable age
exploit women, and sexually abuse children sexually
business associate uses pay-for-sex services |
| ROSA'S STORY... Trafficked to Orlando, Florida from Mexico |
| Victims of Human Trafficking |
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| Help FIND and FREE the tens of thousands of U.S. |
| INVISIBLE CHAINS Watch the video (CBS4-Miami) |
| STRAWBERRY FIELDS Sex Slavery in the Migrant Farm Worker Community (California) watch the video |
| "When I was fourteen, a man came to my parents' house in Veracruz, Mexico and asked me if I was interested in making money in the United States. He said I could make many times as much money doing the same things that I was doing in Mexico. At the time, I was working in a hotel cleaning rooms and I also helped around my house by watching my brothers and sisters. He said I would be in good hands, and would meet many other Mexican girls who had taken advantage of this great opportunity. My parents didn't want me to go, but I persuaded them. A week later, I was smuggled into the United States through Texas to Orlando, Florida. It was then the men told me that my employment would consist of having sex with men for money. I had never had sex before, and I had never imagined selling my body. And so my nightmare began. Because I was a virgin, the men decided to initiate me by raping me again and again, to teach me how to have sex. Over the next three months, I was taken to a different trailer every 15 days. Every night I had to sleep in the same bed in which I had been forced to service customers all day. I couldn't do anything to stop it. I wasn't allowed to go outside without a guard. Many of the bosses had guns. I was constantly afraid. One of the bosses carried me off to a hotel one night, where he raped me. I could do nothing to stop him. Because I was so young, I was always in demand with the customers. It was awful. Although the men were supposed to wear condoms, some didn't, so eventually I became pregnant and was forced to have an abortion. They sent me back to the brothel almost immediately." Testimony before US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, 2000. Name of the girl is fictional to protect her identity. Source: www.humantrafficking.com READ More testimonies |
| Please report suspicious activities that can indicate human trafficking is taking place |
| There is no coordinated reporting system in the State of Florida or state hotline, therefore, we recommend you submit your report to TWO agencies/organizations to make sure it does not fall through any cracks. . Local Contacts: |
| Call 911 if it is an emergency, such as domestic violence, physical assault in progress , and later follow-up with calls to report your suspicions. |
Sept 15 - 16, 2008 Link . DALLAS, TX |
| National Training Conference on the Trafficking of America's Youth |