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The Realities of Human Trafficking 

Human trafficking is modern day slavery. It is estimated there are between 10 and 30 million slaves in the world today. These individuals have been recruited, harbored, transported, or obtained by force, fraud and coercion. While the immensity of this crime is daunting, there is work being done in Spokane and around the world to combat this evil.

The Reality of Human Trafficking: One Woman’s Story

“I was transported to Florida, and one of the bosses told me I would be working in a brothel as a prostitute. I told him he was mistaken and that I was going to be working in a restaurant. He said I owed him a smuggling debt, and the sooner I paid it off the sooner I could leave. I was constantly guarded and abused. If any of the girls refused to be with a customer, we were beaten.  If we adamantly refused, the bosses would show us a lesson by raping us brutally, We worked six days a week, 12 hours a day. Our bodies were sore and swollen. If anyone became pregnant she was forced to have an abortion. The cost of the abortion was added to the smuggling debt. I was enslaved for several months; other women were enslaved for up to a year.  Our enslavement finally ended when the law enforcement raided the brothel and rescued us.”
 
 
 

The Role of World Relief in Combating Human Trafficking

The primary focus of the World Relief Spokane office is raising awareness on the prevalence of human trafficking in our city and our world. We work by providing education to the community, service providers, and at-risk populations, World Relief increases awareness on the crime of human trafficking. As more people become educated on the issue of human trafficking, more victims have the opportunity to be identified and rescued out of slavery.

World Relief is able to provide quality case management services to rescued victims of human trafficking across the Inland Northwest. World Relief aids in finding or providing emergency housing, food, clothing, medical care, counseling, legal assistance, and job training to offer support to victims. 

Partner with World Relief to Help Victims of Human Trafficking

Through the execution of its mission, to empower the local Church to serve the most vulnerable, World Relief is able to educate the community and provide quality case management services to victims of human trafficking.

Organizations or schools that are interested in learning more about human trafficking and what they can do to advocate for this cause are welcome to contact World Relief to schedule a presentation. We have presentations suited for middle and high school assemblies, Church congregations, and fund raising events. Our presentations give an overview of human trafficking, the growing criminal element in the U.S. today, how to identify a victim, and what the audience can do to get involved.

As we work together as a community to address the evils of human trafficking, World Relief acts as a leading faith-based advocate to raise awareness and provide avenues for engagement.

Ways You Can Help

  • Educate yourself: Access information on World Relief Spokane’s resource webpage become informed on the realities of modern day slavery here in Spokane.  
  • Educate others: Help World Relief educate others about the crime of human trafficking. Schedule a presentation for your school, church or other organization by emailing Race2EndSlavery@wr.org.  
  • Be a resource: Use your contacts in the community to help meet the needs of trafficking survivors
  • Volunteer: Click here to see a variety of ways to help World Relief stop human trafficking

June 8 and 9 Hands that Heal Conference

Anti-Human Trafficking

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