A 21st Century Abolitionist Movement
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,a ministry of Compassionate Hope Foundation, is an Awareness and Action initiative designed to assist the Church and the global community to combat Human-Trafficking education and mobilization.
is defined as the illegal enterprise of obtaining, holding, and selling of persons in “compelled services” for the expressed purpose of personal and/or, but not limited to, financial gain. It is a worldwide epidemic that is misunderstood, under-emphasized, and largely ignored; however, both national and international communities contribute to it knowingly and unknowingly through the commercial consumption of pornography, prostitution, drug transport, and human transport.
Human-trafficking is SLAVERY!
NO! Slavery did not end 150 years ago with the signing of The Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. The proclamation did, however, set 3.1 million African Americans slaves free. By comparison, an estimated 27 - 30 million people are enslaved worldwide today.
Trafficking is such a complex “beast” that categorizing it is essential to understanding its deep, interwoven framework.
| Sex trafficking makes up approximately 80% of all trafficking reports. Forced Prostitution Mail Order Brides Strippers / Live Sex Shows Pornography |
Labor trafficking makes up the remaining 20% of trafficking reports. Agriculture Child Soldiers Begging Sweat Shops |
Did You Know?
Human Trafficking is the second fastest growing criminal industry in the world, trailing the drug industry. It has an estimated annual revenue of $42.5 billion.
Approximately 80% of human trafficking is allocated to forced prostitution.
40% of those trafficked in Southeast Asia will end up in America or Europe.
America is the #1 consumer of human trafficking. This is due to national and international consumption of commercialized sex and pornography.
If you suspect someone is being trafficked, any where in the US, call 1-888-3737-888.
If you live in TN, call the TN Human Trafficking Hotline, TNHTH, 1-855-558-6484 or
1-855-55-TNHTH.
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