Day 1: NFS IA

Well, the first night has wrapped up and though there has been no glossing over the magnitude and the level of depravity encountered in the battle against modern slavery, the sessions ended with a finite hope. Amid the stories of victimization and brutality are tales of victory and freedom.

Things we covered thus far:

Not For Sale's mission and targeted spheres of influence

• Education
• Business
• Faith
• Law/Policy
• Culture

Techniques that traffickers use to attract victims

Thought processes that victims go through, particularly while involved in commercial sex trade

Types of modern slavery

• child (labor, sexual, soldiering)
• sex
• labor (agricultural, manufacturing, domestic)
• bride
• organ

Laws that currently outlaw these practices (and how criminals are getting around them)

SlaveryMap.org ----> how cases of human trafficking are being documented 

More to come later!