January is Human Trafficking Prevention Month!

Know the signs and report them safely.

  • "I was trafficked at 12 years old and traveled alone on the bus. I was so nervous I was shaking. Nobody asked me if I was okay."

    —Survivor of child sex trafficking

  • "I thought my trafficker loved me. But they just needed me to get the job done."

    —Survivor of child sex trafficking

  • "Look at the age difference between me and the man I'm traveling with. He's not my dad, he's my trafficker."

    —Survivor of child sex trafficking

  • "I was so scared I would not make eye contact with anyone. I'd keep my head down, hair covering my face."

    —Survivor of child sex trafficking

  • "Look at the way they speak to me. How they control me."

    —Survivor of child sex trafficking

“I thought my trafficker loved me. But they just needed me to get the job done."

“I thought my trafficker loved me. But they just needed me to get the job done."

"Some people ask me why I didn’t leave my trafficker. I was brainwashed. With layers of control."

"Some people ask me why I didn’t leave my trafficker. I was brainwashed. With layers of control."

"I was trafficked at 12 years old and traveled alone on the bus. I was so nervous I was shaking. Nobody asked me if I was okay."

"I was trafficked at 12 years old and traveled alone on the bus. I was so nervous I was shaking. Nobody asked me if I was okay."

How can you disrupt child trafficking?

Know the signs of child sex trafficking. As a professional traveler and community member, be aware of your surroundings and note when a child is:

  • Avoiding eye contact

  • Easily startled or afraid

  • Providing scripted responses or not being allowed to speak for themselves

  • Being yelled at or intimated

  • Having identifying marks or tattoos on their body as a way for traffickers to control them

Safely report suspicious activities

Never intervene directly!

If you or someone you know is forced, tricked, or pressured to have work or have sex in exchange for something of value (food, shelter, money), help is available at the US National Human Trafficking Hotline:

Call: 1-888-373-7888

Text: HELP to 233733 (BEFREE)

Chat: humantraffickinghotline.org/chat

If you are outside of the US, visit globalmodernslavery.org 

At PACT, we look at this month as an opportunity to highlight the importance of partnerships and collaboration in strengthening anti-trafficking efforts. Preventing human trafficking cannot be accomplished alone; rather, we must build partnerships across all sectors of society to improve the lives of those we serve.

Complete PACT online training and become an informed professional in your industry: 

  • Travel training for Managers and Professionals: click here

  • Training for the Hospitality Industry: click here

Ready to take action?

Anyone under the age of 18 who is sold for sex is a child trafficking victim, no matter what.

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We all have a role to play to end child sex trafficking.

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