Understanding and Characterizing Labor Trafficking Among U.S…

It has been difficult, historically, to estimate the incidence of labor trafficking of U.S. citizens, most likely due to its covert and criminal nature. Approximately 10,583 human trafficking cases were reported to the National Human Trafficking Hotline in 2020 alone; however, this number includes trafficking (7,648), labor trafficking (1,052), …

Human Trafficking/Involuntary Servitude — FBI

Report Trafficking & Get Help . If you are a human trafficking victim or have information about a potential trafficking situation, call the National Human Trafficking Resource Center (NHTRC) at 1 ...

Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS) | 2023 …

The Department of Justice's 2023 National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention & Interdiction highlights efforts, goals, and proposed solutions to prevent and stop child sexual exploitation, hold offenders accountable, and protect victims. The National Strategy also highlights the shocking growth in scale, complexity, and …

Child Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation: Health Care

This Clinical Report was reaffirmed October 2020.. Child trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) are major public health problems in the United States and throughout the world. Despite large numbers of American and foreign youth affected and a plethora of serious physical and mental health problems …

Alone and Exploited, Migrant Children Work Brutal Jobs Across the U.S

Arriving in record numbers, they're ending up in dangerous jobs that violate child labor laws — including in factories that make products for well-known brands like Cheetos and Fruit of the Loom.

'Won the Battle but Lost the War?' 'County Lines' and the …

Research in the United States has revealed a reluctance by local law enforcement officers to acknowledge the existence of human trafficking for the purposes of criminal and sexual exploitation in their jurisdictions, despite the federal government's prioritisation of such cases and the identification of instances that clearly meet legislative ...

Understanding and Characterizing Labor Trafficking Among …

UN expert alarmed by new emerging exploitative practices …

GENEVA (5 February 2024) – A UN expert today warned of the urgent need to put children's rights at the heart of the development and regulation of the internet and new digital products. Ahead of Safer Internet Day, the UN Special Rapporteur on sale and sexual exploitation of children, Mama Fatima Singhateh, issued the following statement:

Rooted in racism and economic exploitation

Full Report. Updated October 18, 2023. M any states across the Southern United States1 employ an economic model that prioritizes business interests and the wealthy over ordinary citizens. This model—which we refer to in this report as the "Southern economic development model"—is characterized by low wages, low taxes, few …

Professionals' Views on Responding to County Lines‐Related …

Participants typically saw county lines‐related exploitation as insufficiently understood, especially where individuals are both victimised and commit offences are concerned.

FinCEN Sees Increase in BSA Reporting Involving the Use of …

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a Financial Trend Analysis (FTA) today reflecting an increase in Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reporting associated with the use of convertible virtual currency (CVC) and online child sexual exploitation (OCSE) and human trafficking. …

Child Exploitation Notification Program — FBI

Report Child Exploitation . If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 911. Contact the FBI online at tips.fbi.gov.; Contact the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Cyber ...

CyberTipline Data

This report includes data and insights from reports of suspected child sexual exploitation made to NCMEC's CyberTipline by the public and electronic service providers (ESPs) in 2023. ... The majority of reports received were related to the circulation of CSAM, but other trends indicated by the data were the continued rise in reports of ...

Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program

The Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program (ICAC) helps state and local law enforcement agencies develop an effective response to technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation and Internet crimes against children. This help encompasses forensic and investigative components, training and technical assistance, victim services, and ...

Labor Trafficking in the United States

The U.S. Department of State has estimated that 14,500 to 17,500 people are trafficked into the United States each year to perform bonded or forced labor. The dimensions of this problem are growing, …

Human Trafficking/Involuntary Servitude — FBI

Human trafficking is the illegal exploitation of a person. Anyone can be a victim of human trafficking, and it can occur in any U.S. community—cities, suburbs, and even rural areas. The FBI...

Online Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in the …

The United States (US) is a key player in the fight against online sexual exploitation and abuse (OSEA). The role of the US in this fight is especially important because the US is a global hub of …

HSI combats child exploitation at home and abroad | ICE

HSI participates on all 61 ICAC task forces across the United States. International partnerships. Through HSI attachés and other offices, HSI special agents stationed internationally work with foreign governments, INTERPOL, Europol, and other counterparts to enhance coordination and cooperation on child exploitation related …

Top Routinely Exploited Vulnerabilities

An official website of the United States government. Here's how you know. Here's how you know. ... Cyber actor exploitation of more recently disclosed software flaws in 2020 probably stems, in part, from the expansion of remote work options amid the COVID-19 pandemic. ... Citrix also developed a free tool for detecting compromises of Citrix ...

Professionals' views on responding to 'county lines' …

Professionals' views on responding to 'county lines' related criminal exploitation in the West Midlands, UK Kristen Olver, UCL Security and Crime Science (corresponding author) Ella Cockbain, UCL Security and Crime Science Pre-publication version accepted by Child Abuse Review on 31/1/21 for publication.

Online grooming and child sexual exploitation in the U.S.

The chilling reality of online grooming and exploitation. Research, resources and practical tips for you and your family, from a non-profit tackling this issue. ... We are seeing an increase in potential predators using gaming-related apps. Hope for Justice has worked specific exploitation cases involving Discord and via Xbox's own messaging ...

NCMEC Data Reveals Alarming Rise in Reports …

The 29.3 million reports we received in 2021 mark a dramatic increase from the 21.7 million reports we received in 2020 and the 16.9 million reports submitted to us in 2019.

Coercion and crime: Convergences, divergences …

The involvement of vulnerable young people means that county lines is closely related to Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE) and research demonstrates the myriad of ways in which young people are …

Professionals' Views on Responding to County Lines‐Related …

More robust multiagency collaboration could help address these issues, although it also involves challenges. Our exploratory study focuses on criminal justice responses to county lines-related exploitation in particular, a relatively narrow set of professionals and one specific geographical location, meaning findings must not be …

Wage discrimination and the exploitation of workers in …

Wage discrimination and the exploitation of workers in the U.S. labor market. Policies to address racial and gender pay discrimination and boost worker power. September 2020. …

Street gangs and coercive control: The gendered exploitation …

County lines operations facilitate ugly forms of coercion and exploitation (Home Office 2017). By creating the impression of a romantic relationship and then using smart phones and social media as tools for round-the-clock surveillance ( Havard and Lefevre, 2020 ; Storrod and Densley, 2017 ), for example, men are able to force women …

US Companies Exploiting Workers

Because they may still be learning English or may be unfamiliar with US labor laws, recent immigrants, both documented and undocumented, are among the most exploited …

Protecting children online | UNICEF

UNICEF prevents and responds to the online sexual exploitation of children at the country and global level. We support coordinated national responses to online child sexual exploitation in over 20 countries – using the WePROTECT Global Alliance model – and strengthen the capacity of on-the-ground responders to provide services to victims ...

2023 Trafficking in Persons Report

'SWARG' means 'HEAVEN' or 'PARADISE.' In 2003, I was invited to the United States on an H-1B visa with a $75,000 salary per year plus benefits, as a Business Development Manager. The day I landed in the United States, I learned I had been manipulated, tricked, and trapped. My wife and I were forced to work in a restaurant.