What is Human Trafficking?
Sex Trafficking
Sex trafficking occurs when any person is forced to perform sex acts against their will and threatened or abused if they try to leave. This sex act can be exchanged for anything of value including food, shelter or money.
Commercial Sexual Exploitation of a Child (CSEC)
If the person being trafficked is younger than 18 years of age, then being forced or coerced is not required, it is automatically sex trafficking.
Labor Trafficking
Labor trafficking occurs when any person is forced to work long hours with little or no pay, and is either threatened or abused if they want to leave.