Module 13: Human Trafficking

A form of illegal migration involving organized transport of persons accross an international boarder, usually in exhcnage for a sum of money and sometimes involving dangerous conditions

There are two types of human trafficking-- 1. sex trafficking2. labor trafficking- forced labor, bonded labour/debt bondage, domestic servitude and forced child laboir

A voluntary buissiness transaction that ends when the person reaches his/her desired destination. the financial componenet may be a one time fee paid to the smuggler b4 arrival or at destination

-being born into an abusive home- drug and alcohol, divorced parents, single parent families -sexual abuse as a child -early exposure to drugs and alcohol -running away from home being a female, LGBTQ, race, lowered SES- pooper education, not graduating high school, child welfare, being in the juvenille justice system

HT invovles the exploitations of people through force, coersion, threat, fraud, or deceptionand may include acts generally defined as human right abuse, victims forned into either sex trade prositution or forced labor

Nurses role must go beyond awareness and and go into recognizing signs that this thing does happen and does exist. training should cover guidence on interacting with victims, interviewing techniques, and recommended responses

It can occur both across international boarders and in national boundaries

Headache, fatigue, dizzy spells, back pain, memory probrls, pelvic pain, gyne infections STd;s and vaginal and rectal trauma, unintended pregnancies, drug and alcohol addictions, bite marks, cigarette burns, knife wounds, broken bones, temporpmandibular joint disorders, depression, anxirty, PTSD, branded with tattoss, hiv,

Victim in HT may be sucject ot debt bondage

Drug and alc additiona, depressoin, anxiety, PTSD, forced to live in cramped conditions with poor ventilation and locked settings and no sanitations. exposed to toxis air pollutants and airborne contaminents because PPE- mask, gown, gloves are non existent

Where are you from?what brings you to this country?how did you get here?what work do you do?what is your salary?have you been threatened with violence if you leave your job?do you have ID? if not why and where is it?do you have permission to eat, sleep, go to the bathroom and talk to others?are you forced to do what your doing?are you allowed out on your own?where do you live?

-these indivifuald may not identify as victims because they have food to eat, a place to life, medical access to health care and what they think is a "paying job"-they are taught to distrust others including the law, and governemtn for fearof being deported. they feel better in their current situation, then where they came from even if they were emxplited. there are unaware of their giths in canada and fear for their familes

Not only are nurses resposible for identifying these victims throhgout the phsical aspects but they are additonall in a role fo knowing the propper interviewing techniques and making sure these victims are safe

In the community of regina, minimal resources exists for the partcular purpose of human trafficking. Regina does contian a human resources department in which it would help to work witht those individuals. more resources arer equired, perhaos a womens safe house where womne who are victims to abuse

Sex rafficking- the recruitment, harborring, transportation, provisiosn, or obtaining of a person for the purpose of a comemrcial sex act and is considered severe when force, fraud or coersion are involved. prostitution- is the practice/ occupation of engaging in sexual activity with someone for payment usually womenare vulnerale and have minimal other opportunies