a new tool to combat
Human Trafficking
in washington state
WHAT IS HUMAN TRAFFICKING?
Human trafficking is a crime under US law...
According to the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act,
"severe forms of trafficking
in persons" is defined as:
1. Sex trafficking in which a commercial sex act is induced by force, coercion or in which
the person induced to perform such an act is under 18.
2. The recruitment, transportation, harboring, provision, or obtaining of a person for labor
or services, through the use of force, fraud or coercion, for the purposes of subjecting that
person to involuntary servitude, peonage, debt bondage or slavery.
Victims of trafficking have rights...
No one can legally force a person to work against his or her will. Victims of trafficking
in the US are entitled to protection and assistance, including:
- Access to translation/interpretation services
- Information about their rights
- Free or low-cost legal services
- Federal and state benefits
This project was supported by Grant
No. 2004-VT-BX-K007 awarded by the Office for Victims of Crime, Office of
Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. Points of view in this document
are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position
or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.
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