Human Trafficking Definitions and Legal Considerations

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Definitions, Types of Trafficking, Dynamics, and Vulnerability Factors

Needed definitions/concept within the context of human trafficking:

• Force
• Fraud
• Coercion
• Smuggling (vs human trafficking)
• Consensual commercial sex (vs human trafficking)
• Human trafficking (include all major forms including labour and sex)
  • Trafficking does not require crossing internations or state borders
  • Limitations of data on human trafficking
  • Victim: vulnerabilities to trafficking
  • Trafficker: present a variety of trafficker profiles and their recruitment techniques
• Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA), as amended (22 U.S.C. §7102).

Health Impact

• Acute injuries: physical, psychological, emotional
• Chronic medical problems/issues/concerns
• Mental health issues
• Reproductive/sexual health concerns
• Impact on QoL, autonomy and independence

Identification and Assessment

• Where are you most likely to interact with a trafficked person?
  • Clinical settings in which trafficked persons may be encountered.
  • Application for rehabilitation professionals
• Identifying a trafficked person
  • the potential indicators of trafficking in persons
  • provider challenges to identification and response
  • challenges/opportunities when interfacing with trafficked persons
• Interacting with a trafficked person
  • Patient-centered
  • the role of trauma-informed care in trust-building and Communication.
  • provides samples of appropriate language to assist with identification.
  • the importance of the use of professional interpreters
  • provides strategies to have private conversations with potential trafficked persons.
  • Survivor barriers to disclosure
• Safety concerns
  • measures to keep oneself and patients safe.
  • describes the importance of appropriate documentation

Response and Follow Up

Intervention

• describes the importance of the healthcare provider role in intervention and response.
• includes a discussion of the importance of organizational Protocols.
• includes a discussion of mandated reporter obligations

Referrals

• describes the importance of survivor-centered, multidisciplinary referrals within the health care organization and with community partners.
• includes a discussion on the importance of building a trusted local network of resources
• includes a discussion of the implications of law enforcement involvement.

Resources

• provides information on how to contact your community, local, and/or state resources.
• National Human Trafficking Hotline number and text number along with any local hotlines.

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