Sex Trafficking: Understanding Recruitment & Supporting Survivors

Sex Trafficking: Understanding Recruitment & Supporting Survivors

Sex trafficking is one of the most common forms of human trafficking and is currently the globe’s fastest growing criminal activity. While exact estimates of sex trafficking are elusive, we know that it is highly gendered, with 98% of known survivors being women and children and with an average age of recruitment between 12-14 years of age. Contrary to popular belief, the majority of trafficked girls are domestic, locally raised girls in our own communities. Sex trafficking is only beginning to receive attention among service providers, law enforcement, policy makers, and researchers in Canada, and we need to increase awareness and debunk common myths. This talk will address some of the core issues around sex trafficking, including terminology, the cycle of exploitation by sex traffickers, key issues for supporting survivors of sex trafficking, and local support services.

Date: Friday, November 25, 2016
Time: 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Location: Stong MDR (101 Stong College)

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