Take action
1. Tell someone
2. Help the heroes
An abolitionist movement reaching out to survivors of human trafficking by mapping and documenting
situations around the world as well as supporting projects abroad to help those in bondage
ii. International Justice Mission, Canada (www.ijm.ca)
A human rights agency assisting in rescuing and caring for victims of slavery in developing countries. IJM also
works with local officials to prosecute perpetrators and promote functioning public justice systems
iii. Word Vision (www.worldvision.ca)
A Christian relief, development, and advocacy organization working with children, families, and communities to
overcome poverty and injustice. They try to prevent the effects of human trafficking through awareness
raising, education, victim care, and advocating for change in both Canada and abroad
iv. Shared Hope International (www.sharedhope.org)
An organization working to prevent, rescue, and restore victims of sex trafficking through awareness,
empowering communities, and developing holistic restoration facilities.
3. Raise Awareness
4. Call for change
5. Let your dollars talk
b. Christmas decorations from China
c. Coffee from Cote d’Ivoire
d. Diamonds from Sierra Leone
e. Garments from Malaysia
f. Gold from Burkina Faso
g. Cocoa from Nigeria
h. Rice from India
i. Shrimp from Thailand
j. Sugarcane from the Dominican Republic
6. Be a woman against human trafficking
7. Be a man against human trafficking
8. Report it
*Adapted from the “Invisible Chains”
- Now that you know, you have the power to expose this hidden crime to your friends, family, and colleagues
2. Help the heroes
- Support organizations that help survivors by volunteering your time and maybe even plan a fundraiser for one.
An abolitionist movement reaching out to survivors of human trafficking by mapping and documenting
situations around the world as well as supporting projects abroad to help those in bondage
ii. International Justice Mission, Canada (www.ijm.ca)
A human rights agency assisting in rescuing and caring for victims of slavery in developing countries. IJM also
works with local officials to prosecute perpetrators and promote functioning public justice systems
iii. Word Vision (www.worldvision.ca)
A Christian relief, development, and advocacy organization working with children, families, and communities to
overcome poverty and injustice. They try to prevent the effects of human trafficking through awareness
raising, education, victim care, and advocating for change in both Canada and abroad
iv. Shared Hope International (www.sharedhope.org)
An organization working to prevent, rescue, and restore victims of sex trafficking through awareness,
empowering communities, and developing holistic restoration facilities.
3. Raise Awareness
- Host an awareness events with your friends, work associates, church group, or service club to tell them about human trafficking an commit to doing something to address the problem
- Host a screening of a movie with a focus on slavery
4. Call for change
- Email, call, or write a letter to your municipal, provincial/ territorial, and federal politicians asking what they’re doing to address to problem of human trafficking and slavery, and ask them to implement ACTION. They’re supposed to be working for YOU after all!
5. Let your dollars talk
- Buy fair trade products where possible and avoid products whose makers are known for exploiting its workers
- Some of the most problematic products often made by forced labour trafficking victims are
b. Christmas decorations from China
c. Coffee from Cote d’Ivoire
d. Diamonds from Sierra Leone
e. Garments from Malaysia
f. Gold from Burkina Faso
g. Cocoa from Nigeria
h. Rice from India
i. Shrimp from Thailand
j. Sugarcane from the Dominican Republic
- What is your "Slavery Footprint"? Take the survey at slaveryfootprint.org
6. Be a woman against human trafficking
- Be a passionate advocate for the realities of women and girls exploited in the sex industry. Spread the word to your husband, boyfriend, partner, male friends, and family members.
7. Be a man against human trafficking
- Don’t pay for sex or go to places where commercial sex acts take place (in Canada or abroad) and discourage any friends you know from doing so as well. If there is no supply, there will be no demand
8. Report it
- Be educated and aware of the signs of human trafficking in your community, at work, and when travelling. Suspicious activities can be reported to local police or Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477)
- Online child abuse imagery, child sex tourism, child trafficking, and child luring to the Canadian Centre for Child Protection at www.cybertip.ca
- If you wait, it may be too late. Traffickers move victims frequently to avoid detection.
*Adapted from the “Invisible Chains”