Post by @_mariehawk_

look beyond what trafficking looks like in movies. It can start with a job offer that seems completely normal. The job may turn out to be different from what was promised, and workers can be trapped through threats, debt, withheld wages or documents, isolation, violence, or threats against themselves or their loved ones. Labor trafficking can happen in agriculture, construction, domestic work, restaurants, factories, and many other industries. Someone doesn’t have to be physically locked in a room to be trapped. In 2021, an estimated 27.6 million people were living in forced labor worldwide. And one important distinction: not every abusive or unfair workplace situation is legally considered labor trafficking. Forced labor involves serious forms of coercion that prevent a person from freely leaving or refusing the work. Learn the signs. Look beyond the stereotypes. Listen to survivors. Trafficking can happen closer to home—and it doesn’t always look the way you think it does. 🖤 #HumanTrafficking #LaborTrafficking #ForcedLabor #EndHumanTrafficking #HumanTraffickingAwareness