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"Imagine that you\'re trying to improve production in a village wood lot. In addition to foresters, you might have a social anthropologist and — since men and women have different interests in the wood lot — socio-economic and gender specialists on your team." -Tim Dottridge, Director of IDRC\'s Special Initiatives Division [link]

Services Offered in the Fight Against Human Trafficking

Background

An estimated 800,000 human beings are trafficked across national borders each year. Those people are trafficked as a form of modern day slavery, extending across ports and transportation hubs, from countryside to cities around the world. The US Government defines human trafficking as the obtaining, transporting and harboring of a person for forced labor or services. Human trafficking is a multi-billion dollar industry and is the third-largest income generator of criminal activity after illicit drugs and arms sales, and narcotics. The UN has advocated for a “comprehensive international approach” involving measures to prevent trafficking, punish traffickers and aid victims. Global programs such as the UN Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking, accompanied by federal and state legislation have been established to address this need.

New York City is a main entry point for trafficking into the United States with John F. Kennedy (JFK) Airport listed as one of the top five entry points in the United States. Due to the city's diverse and widespread population, coupled with demand for services, New York City is a prime hub, but also destination for human trafficking. In 2000, the United States Congress passed the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, defining the term human trafficking and also granting victims refugee benefits and services. Following this national precedent, New York State passed its Anti-Human Trafficking Law increasing the felony class for trafficking and also mandating for victim services and outreach. The law serves an example of a strong state stance against trafficking, but lacks funding to implement effective programs and education.

What can Globalhood do?

Although there has been increased visibility in the media for human trafficking, the general public still lacks awareness of “trafficking” close to home. Globalhood proposes an outreach program to engage a network of stakeholders including local Community Based Organizations (CBOs), communities, youth and student groups, and the private sector to come together to learn and educate others about human trafficking and its presence in New York City.

Youth Focus: GH strongly supports youth participation in the fight against human trafficking. Young adults are the gatekeepers of new media forms, and also may be in contact with victims their age (either virtually or in their communities). GH has a strong partnership with Columbia University and other universities and colleges within New York, as well as with high schools and youth centers in Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, and the Bronx. We expect our connections with young people to be a powerful tool in spreading the initiative effectively.

Local Businesses: GH can provide research, capacity building, informational kits, and data collection and assessment tools to local businesses in NYC. GH can use its existing relationships with local owners and executives, and in partnership with strategically selected retailers, restaurants, and grocery stores, to reach average consumers who would not normally consider themselves implicated in any way in the human trafficking chain.

Private Sector Partnership: GH is well positioned to create a coalition of private sector partners who may be able to help with an array of initiatives that are designed to enhance awareness around the topic of human trafficking, as well as help drive the creation of programs and services that may help to alleviate the issue. GH is also available to work with Corporations to ensure that they are responsibly integrating anti-human trafficking measures into their operations.

CBOs/Outreach Organizations: GH aims to capitalize on our close connection with grassroots CBOs working within diverse socio-cultural and ethnic enclaves to empower these traditionally hard-to-reach communities with the capacity to become actors in the process of informing, identifying, and reporting, victims of human trafficking within their communities. In addition, we can elicit their participation in fortifying existing data collection mechanisms and information exchanges.

Websites to Learn More:

New York Anti-Human Trafficking Coalition

To find out more information, or to engage Globalhood to help your organization or company in joining the fight against Human Trafficking, please contact kaitlyn@globalhood.org