Anyone can help fight human trafficking. Below are some practical things you can do to combat modern-day slavery in your own back yard.
●Learn the indicators of human trafficking.
●Report human trafficking suspicions to law enforcement by calling 911 or the 24-hour ![]()
National Human
Trafficking Hotline line at 1-888-373-7888.
●Be a conscientious and informed consumer. Discover your ![]()
slavery footprint and ![]()
Encourage companies
to take steps to investigate and prevent human trafficking in their supply chains.
Slavery Footprint – ![]()
slaveryfootprint.org
●Volunteer and support anti-trafficking efforts ![]()
in your community.
●Meet with and/or write to your ![]()
local, state, and federal government representatives to let them know
you care about combating human trafficking, and ask what they are doing to address it.
●Host an awareness event, sports competition, fundraiser, candlelight vigil, march, movie screening,
dinner, walk, run, yoga, Zumba class.
●Organize a fundraiser and donate the proceeds to an ![]()
anti-trafficking organization.
●Work with a local religious community or congregation to help stop trafficking by supporting a victim
service provider or spreading awareness of human trafficking.
●Businesses: Provide jobs, internships, skills training, and other opportunities to trafficking survivors.
●Students: ![]()
Take action on your campus. Join or establish a university club to raise awareness about
human trafficking and ![]()
initiate action throughout your local community. Consider doing one of your
research papers on a topic concerning human trafficking. Request that human trafficking be included in
university ![]()
curricula.