Need Help?: Am I being Trafficked?
Human trafficking occurs when someone profits from forcing you to perform sex or labor acts. They may have forced you, tricked you or coerced you into acts that are against your will, and now they are making money from your services. If this is happening, you are a victim of human trafficking.
You don't have to be taken across state lines or international borders in order to be trafficked. It is possible to be trafficked in your own home. Any time someone is profiting from acts you are forced to do, it is human trafficking.
There is help. There is a way out. Call 1-888-3737-888 for more information or contact us at info@traffickinghope.org.
Below are some examples of calls made to the Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline.
Sex Trafficking | Latino Residential Brothel
An officer responded to a report that commercial sex was occurring at a residential building, and recognized many potential trafficking indicators.
Labor Trafficking | Sales Crew
After receiving a call from her 20-year-old niece and 22-year-old nephew several weeks after they had joined a traveling sales crew, a woman contacted the National Human Trafficking Resource Center
Labor Trafficking | Domestic Servitude
A woman came to the United States from Thailand to work for a family as a housekeeper. She was required to work without pay for very long hours without breaks.
Sex Trafficking | Pimp-Controlled Prostitution
A woman called the National Human Trafficking Resource Center after being left in a hotel room by her pimp.
Sex Trafficking | Pimp-Controlled Online Advertisement
A teacher became concerned about one of her students, and spoke with classmates of the 14-year-old girl who directed the teacher to multiple postings advertising the young girl for commercial sex on Backpage.com.
Labor Trafficking | Domestic Servitude
While a mother and her young son were on their way home, they were approached by a woman in distress in a store parking lot who had recently left a home where she was being held as a domestic worker.
Labor Trafficking | Club/Bar
After meeting a young female in a night club who asked for help in leaving a potential labor trafficking situation, an anonymous male from Santa Fe, NM called the hotline. She had been promised a job as a lifeguard at a summer camp, and instead was forced to work at the night club.
Sex Trafficking | Pimp-Controlled Street Prostitution
A young man told his grandfather that his sister was involved with a pimp, and that one of his sister's teenage classmates and the pimp were involved in the recruitment and control of additional minor girls.
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