{"id":5204,"date":"2022-07-26T21:29:01","date_gmt":"2022-07-26T21:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.awkolaw.com\/?page_id=5204"},"modified":"2022-07-26T21:35:54","modified_gmt":"2022-07-26T21:35:54","slug":"human-trafficking-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.awkolaw.com\/human-trafficking-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Human Trafficking"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”gcid-240a9ec6-8ca4-46e7-b795-ccc98c8b36c4″ use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_direction=”352deg” background_color_gradient_stops=”gcid-240a9ec6-8ca4-46e7-b795-ccc98c8b36c4 45%|#ffffff 100%” background_color_gradient_start=”gcid-240a9ec6-8ca4-46e7-b795-ccc98c8b36c4″ background_color_gradient_start_position=”45%” background_color_gradient_end=”#ffffff” background_enable_image=”off” background_size=”contain” background_position=”center_left” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-240a9ec6-8ca4-46e7-b795-ccc98c8b36c4%22:%91%22background_color%22,%22colorStart%22%93}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][dsm_block_reveal_text block_reveal_text=”Human Trafficking” heading_html_tag=”h1″ block_reveal_color=”gcid-546ba48d-cfd8-4b8f-9a94-622a690b5247″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”Merriweather||||||||” header_text_color=”gcid-b3bc4740-83c0-49fc-94f2-b1bc7d48ace9″ header_font_size=”36px” header_line_height=”1.3em” custom_margin=”||16px|||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-546ba48d-cfd8-4b8f-9a94-622a690b5247%22:%91%22block_reveal_color%22%93,%22gcid-b3bc4740-83c0-49fc-94f2-b1bc7d48ace9%22:%91%22header_text_color%22%93}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/dsm_block_reveal_text][dsm_block_reveal_text block_reveal_text=”Giving Voice To Survivors of Sex Trafficking” block_reveal_color=”gcid-546ba48d-cfd8-4b8f-9a94-622a690b5247″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”gcid-b3bc4740-83c0-49fc-94f2-b1bc7d48ace9″ header_line_height=”1.3em” custom_margin=”||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-546ba48d-cfd8-4b8f-9a94-622a690b5247%22:%91%22block_reveal_color%22%93,%22gcid-b3bc4740-83c0-49fc-94f2-b1bc7d48ace9%22:%91%22header_text_color%22%93}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/dsm_block_reveal_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”40px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]

Human trafficking is one of the world\u2019s fastest growing criminal industries. Traffickers use force, fraud or coercion to trap millions of people across the globe into lives of forced servitude. The majority of trafficking victims are women and girls, many of whom are targeted for sexual exploitation, the most common type of human trafficking.<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”gcid-240a9ec6-8ca4-46e7-b795-ccc98c8b36c4″ background_enable_color=”on” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-b3bc4740-83c0-49fc-94f2-b1bc7d48ace9%22:%91%22header_2_text_color%22%93,%22gcid-240a9ec6-8ca4-46e7-b795-ccc98c8b36c4%22:%91%22background_color%22%93}” sticky_enabled=”0″]

Human Trafficking in the United States<\/span><\/h2>\n

Many people believe that human trafficking is not a problem in the United States. In fact, there are hundreds of thousands of people who are trapped in lives of forced servitude in this country. Traffickers tend to target individuals from marginalized populations, exploiting their victims\u2019 vulnerabilities to ensnare and retain them.<\/span><\/p>\n

Most traffickers rely on a network of individuals and businesses to support and expand their criminal endeavors. Businesses commonly implicated in human trafficking include: hotels and motels, beauty salons, restaurants, agriculture and animal husbandry, construction, and the health care industry. Human traffickers are increasingly using technology as a means of finding and exploiting their victims.<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text ul_type=”square” _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” ul_font_size=”16px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-b3bc4740-83c0-49fc-94f2-b1bc7d48ace9%22:%91%22header_2_text_color%22%93}” sticky_enabled=”0″]

Human Trafficking Survivors<\/span><\/h2>\n

If we are to curb the growing epidemic of human trafficking, we must hold traffickers and the systems that support them accountable. Trafficking survivors must be able to access resources that will aid them in healing from the trauma inflicted upon them.<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”gcid-546ba48d-cfd8-4b8f-9a94-622a690b5247″ divider_weight=”2px” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-546ba48d-cfd8-4b8f-9a94-622a690b5247%22:%91%22color%22%93}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” link_font=”||||||||” link_text_color=”#606060″ hover_enabled=”0″ link_font_last_edited=”off|desktop” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-b3bc4740-83c0-49fc-94f2-b1bc7d48ace9%22:%91%22header_2_text_color%22%93}” sticky_enabled=”0″]

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