List of organizations that combat human trafficking

Last updated November 13, 2023

This is a list of organizations with a primary, or significant, commitment to ending human trafficking.

List

8th Day Center for Justice, a Roman Catholic organization based in Chicago, Illinois
A21 Campaign, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, non-governmental organization that works to fight human trafficking
ACT Alberta, a Canadian coalition of Government of Alberta representatives, non-governmental organizations, community organisations, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police ^[1]
After Exploitation, a nonprofit organisation tracking hidden evidence on the mistreatment of slavery survivors based in the UK
Agape International Missions, a nonprofit organization in Cambodia ^[2]
Anti-Slavery International, works at local, national and international levels to eliminate all forms of slavery around the world
Arizona League to End Regional Trafficking, a coalition representing partnerships with law enforcement, faith-based communities, nonprofit organizations, social service agencies, attorneys and concerned citizens
Awareness Against Human Trafficking (HAART), a non-governmental organization fighting against human trafficking in Kenya
A Better World, based in Lacombe, Alberta, Canada ^[3]
British Red Cross, the United Kingdom body of the worldwide neutral and impartial humanitarian network^[4]
California Against Slavery, a human rights organization directed at strengthening California state laws to protect victims of sex trafficking
Chab Dai, a coalition founded by Helen Sworn ^[5] that connects Christian organizations committed to ending sexual abuse and trafficking^[6]^[7]
Challenging Heights, a grassroots, survivor-led NGO dedicated to ending child trafficking, reducing child slavery, and promoting children's rights in Ghana
Coalition Against Trafficking in Women, an international non-governmental organization opposing human trafficking, prostitution, and other forms of commercial sex
Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking, a nonprofit Los Angeles-based anti-human trafficking organization
Covenant House, a large privately-funded agency in the Americas providing shelter, food, immediate crisis care, and other services to homeless and runaway youth.
DeliverFund, a nonprofit intelligence organization that leverages cutting-edge technology in the fight against human trafficking in the US.
Devatop Centre for Africa Development, a nonprofit organization in Nigeria with focus on combating human trafficking, gender-based violence, and child abuse; and providing educational support to vulnerable children
Development and Education Programme for Daughters and Communities Centre in the Greater Mekong Subregion (DEPDC/GMS), a non-profit NGO based in Chiang Rai Province, Northern Thailand, that works to prevent and protect children and youth from being trafficked into exploitative labor conditions
Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee, a collective of 65,000 sex workers in West Bengal
ECPAT, an international non-governmental organisation and network headquartered in Thailand which is designed to end the commercial sexual exploitation of children
EVE, an advocacy group based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada^[8]
The Exodus Road, a non-profit coalition of organizations specialized in the intervention component of human trafficking, training and funding partnerships with local authorities to actively rescue people trapped in human trafficking in India, southeast Asia, and the United States
Face to Face Bulgaria, an organization whose primary mission is to prevent cases of forced prostitution and human trafficking in Bulgaria ^[9]^[10]
Free the Slaves, dedicated to ending slavery worldwide
Freeset, whose primary mission is to provide sustainable employment and economic empowerment to victims of sex trafficking in South Asia
GABRIELA, a leftist Filipino organization that advocates for women's issues
Girls Educational and Mentoring Services, a nonprofit organization that provides services to commercially sexually exploited and domestically trafficked girls and young women, based in Harlem, New York
Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women, a network of more than 100 non-governmental organisations from all regions of the world, who share a deep concern for the women, children and men whose human rights have been violated by the criminal practice of trafficking in persons
Global Centurion, an anti-trafficking organization fighting human trafficking by focusing on demand, based in Washington, D.C., United States
Hope for Justice, which identifies and rescues victims, advocates on their behalf, provides restorative care which rebuilds lives and trains frontline professionals to tackle slavery
Ing Makababaying Aksyon, a feminist service institution that seeks to empower women and work for a society that genuinely recognises and upholds women's rights
International Justice Mission, a U.S.-based non-profit human rights organization that operates in countries all over the world to rescue victims of individual human rights abuse^[11]
Love146, works to end child trafficking and exploitation through prevention education and survivor care.
Maiti Nepal, a nonprofit organization in Nepal dedicated to helping victims of sex trafficking
Mongolian Gender Equality Center, a non-governmental organization based in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia^[12]
NASHI, a Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada-based organisation that opposes human trafficking by raising awareness through education^[13]
Office to Combat Trafficking in Persons, a government agency responsible for coordinating efforts to address human trafficking in British Columbia, Canada^[14]
Operation Underground Railroad
Physicians for Human Rights
Polaris, a nonprofit, non-governmental organization that works to combat and prevent modern day slavery and human trafficking
PREDA Foundation, a charitable organization that was founded in Olongapo City, Philippines, in 1974
Prerana, a non-governmental organization (NGO) that works in the red-light districts of Mumbai, India, to protect children vulnerable to commercial sexual exploitation and trafficking. The organization runs three night care centers for children at risk, as well as shelter homes and a residential training center for girls rescued from the trafficking trade.
Ratanak International, an organisation that rescues children from sexual slavery and then provides them with education,^[15] rehabilitation, and safety^[16]
Reaching Out Romania, a non-governmental ^[17] charitable organization ^[18] in Romania that helps girls ages 13 to 22 exit the sex industry ^[19]
Redlight Children Campaign, a nonprofit organization created by New York lawyer and president of Priority Films Guy Jacobson and Israeli actress Adi Ezroni in 2002 to combat worldwide child sexual exploitation and human trafficking
Renew Foundation, a Christian nonprofit non-government organization in the Philippines dedicated to empowering female survivors of human trafficking and prostitution in the Philippines
Ricky Martin Foundation, an organization with the mission to advocate for the well-being of children around the world
Ride for Refuge, a cycling event that raises awareness and funds for displaced persons,^[20] including human trafficking victims^[21]
Run for Courage, a nonprofit organization that combats human trafficking^[22]
Shared Hope International, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization which exists to rescue and restore women and children in crisis
Slavery Footprint, a nonprofit organization based in Oakland, California, that works to end human trafficking and modern-day slavery^[23]
Stop Child Trafficking Now, an organization founded by Lynette Lewis, an author and public speaker ^[24]
Stop the Traffik, a campaign coalition which aims to bring an end to human trafficking worldwide
The RINJ Foundation, (RINJ or RINJ Women) is a Canadian incorporated^[25] global not-for-profit health care-related non-governmental organization women's group listed with the United Nations as an NGO^[26] RINJ Women have investigated and prosecuted child slavery rings in Iraq, Ukraine, Philippines, Afghanistan and Syria.^[27]^[28]^[29] RINJ launches a global campaign titled: Don’t Buy A Kid! ~ End Child Sex Trade each year reminding potential purchasers of children that they are being watched and will eventually be caught. RINJ operates safe houses, Women's Shelters and rape clinics around the world.
Third World Movement Against the Exploitation of Women, an organization directed towards the liberation of women from all kinds of oppression and exploitation based on sex, race or class
Thorn, aka Digital Defenders of Children; Ashton Kutcher's organization driving tech innovation to fight child trafficking and the sexual exploitation of children
Truckers Against Trafficking, a nonprofit organization that trains truck drivers to recognize and report instances of human trafficking^[30]
Unlikely Heroes, a nonprofit that rescues and restores child victims of slavery worldwide and places them in their seven safe homes in the Philippines, Thailand, Mexico, and the United States
Vital Voices, an international, nonprofit, non-governmental organization that works with women leaders in the areas of economic empowerment, women's political participation, and human rights
Voice of the Free, a nonprofit, non-stock and tax-exempt non-government organization in the Philippines established in 1991

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Sex trafficking is human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation. It has been called a form of modern slavery because of the way victims are forced into sexual acts non-consensually, in a form of sexual slavery. Perpetrators of the crime are called sex traffickers or pimps—people who manipulate victims to engage in various forms of commercial sex with paying customers. Sex traffickers use force, fraud, and coercion as they recruit, transport, and provide their victims as prostitutes. Sometimes victims are brought into a situation of dependency on their trafficker(s), financially or emotionally. Every aspect of sex trafficking is considered a crime, from acquisition to transportation and exploitation of victims. This includes any sexual exploitation of adults or minors, including child sex tourism (CST) and domestic minor sex trafficking (DMST).

The Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (CATW) is an international non-governmental organization opposing human trafficking, prostitution, and other forms of commercial sex.

International Justice Mission is an international, non-governmental 501(c)(3) organization focused on human rights, law and law enforcement. Founded in 1997 by lawyer Gary Haugen of the United States, it is based in Washington, D.C. All IJM employees are required to be practicing Christians; 94% are nationals of the countries they work in.

Human trafficking and the prostitution of children has been a significant issue in the Philippines, often controlled by organized crime syndicates. Human trafficking is a crime against humanity.

Voice of the Free is a philanthropic Non-Government Organization in the Philippines, established in 1991. Voice of the Free (VF) works for the welfare of marginalized migrants, especially those working in the invisible and informal sectors. The organization targets issues of domestic work, child labor, and human trafficking, especially of women and children.

Vietnam is primarily a source country for women and children trafficked for commercial sexual exploitation and forced labor. Women and children's are trafficked to the People’s Republic of China (P.R.C), Cambodia, Thailand, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Macau for sexual exploitation. Vietnamese women are trafficked to the P.R.C., Taiwan, and the Republic of Korea via fraudulent or misrepresented marriages for commercial exploitation or forced labor. Vietnam is also a source country for men and women who migrate willingly and legally for work in the construction, fishing, or manufacturing sectors in Malaysia, Taiwan, P.R.C., Thailand, and the Middle East but subsequently face conditions of forced labor or debt bondage. Vietnam is a destination country for Cambodian children trafficked to urban centers for forced labor or commercial sexual exploitation. Vietnam has an internal trafficking problem with women and children from rural areas trafficked to urban centers for commercial sexual exploitation and forced labor. Vietnam is increasingly a destination for child sex tourism, with perpetrators from Japan, the Republic of Korea, the P.R.C., Taiwan, the UK, Australia, Europe, and the U.S. In 2007, an Australian non-governmental organization (NGO) uncovered 80 cases of commercial sexual exploitation of children by foreign tourists in the Sa Pa tourist area of Vietnam alone.

The Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003, officially designated as Republic Act No. 9208, is a consolidation of Senate Bill No. 2444 and House Bill No. 4432. It was enacted and passed by Congress of the Philippines' Senate of the Philippines and House of Representatives of the Philippines assembled on May 12, 2003, and signed into law by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on May 26, 2003. It institutes policies to eliminate and punish human trafficking, especially women and children, establishing the necessary institutional mechanisms for the protection and support of trafficked persons. It aims "to promote human dignity, protect the people from any threat of violence and exploitation, and mitigate pressures for involuntary migration and servitude of persons, not only to support trafficked persons but more importantly, to ensure their recovery, rehabilitation and reintegration into the mainstream of society."

Human trafficking is the trade of humans for the purpose of forced labour, sexual slavery, or commercial sexual exploitation. Human trafficking can occur within a country or trans-nationally. It is distinct from people smuggling, which is characterized by the consent of the person being smuggled.

Laura J. Lederer is a pioneer in the work to stop human trafficking. She is a legal scholar and former Senior Advisor on Trafficking in Persons in the Office for Democracy and Global Affairs of the United States Department of State. She has also been an activist against human trafficking, prostitution, pornography, and hate speech. Lederer is founder of The Protection Project, a legal research institute at Johns Hopkins University devoted to combating trafficking in persons.

Human trafficking in Canada is prohibited by law, and is considered a criminal offence whether it occurs entirely within Canada or involves the "transporting of persons across Canadian borders. Public Safety Canada (PSC) defines human trafficking as "the recruitment, transportation, harbouring and/or exercising control, direction or influence over the movements of a person in order to exploit that person, typically through sexual exploitation or forced labour. It is often described as a modern form of slavery."

In the United States, human trafficking tends to occur around international travel hubs with large immigrant populations, notably in California, Texas, and Georgia. Those trafficked include young children, teenagers, men, and women; victims can be domestic citizens or foreign nationals.

Transnational efforts to prevent human trafficking are being made to prevent human trafficking in specific countries and around the world.

Nicaragua is principally a source and transit country for women and children subjected to trafficking in persons, specifically forced prostitution and forced labor. Nicaraguan women and children are trafficked for commercial sexual exploitation within the country as well as in neighboring countries, most often to El Salvador, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and the United States. Trafficking victims are recruited in rural areas for work in urban centers, particularly Managua, and subsequently coerced into prostitution. Adults and children are subjected to conditions of forced labor in agriculture, the fishing industry, and for involuntary domestic servitude within the country and in Costa Rica. There are reports of some Nicaraguans forced to engage in drug trafficking. To a lesser extent, Nicaragua is a destination country for women and children recruited from neighboring countries for forced prostitution. Managua, Granada, Estelí, and San Juan del Sur are destinations for foreign child sex tourists from the United States, Canada, and Western Europe, and some travel agencies are reportedly complicit in promoting child sex tourism. Nicaragua is a transit country for migrants from Africa and East Asia en route to the United States; some may fall victim to human trafficking.

ECPAT International is a global network of civil society organisations that works to end the sexual exploitation of children. It focuses on ending the online sexual exploitation of children, the trafficking of children for sexual purposes, the sexual exploitation of children in prostitution, child, early and forced marriages, and the sexual exploitation of children in the travel and tourism industry.

The National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking is a four-year action plan that was established by the Government of Canada on June 6, 2012 to oppose human trafficking in Canada. In 2004, the government's Interdepartmental Working Group on Trafficking in Persons was mandated to create a national anti-human-trafficking plan, but the mandate went unfulfilled despite reminders from politicians and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Member of Parliament (MP) Joy Smith put forward motion C-153 in February 2007 to put a plan in place, and the House of Commons passed it unanimously. Smith began developing a proposal and released it in September 2010 under the title "Connecting the Dots". University of British Columbia law professor Benjamin Perrin helped guide Smith's writing of the proposal. Before the establishment of the NAP-CHT, a variety of people and organizations—including the 2009 and 2010 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Reports of the United States Department of State—criticized Canada for failing to have such a plan.

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The RINJ Foundation (RINJ) is a Canadian incorporated global not-for-profit health care-related non-governmental organization women's group listed with the United Nations as an NGO

Sex trafficking in China is human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation and slavery that occurs in the People's Republic of China. China, the world's second-most populous country, has the second highest number of human trafficking victims in the world. It is a country of origin, destination, and transit for sexually trafficked persons.

Sex trafficking in Japan is human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation and slavery that occurs in the country. Japan is a country of origin, destination, and transit for sexually trafficked persons.

Cybersex trafficking, live streaming sexual abuse, webcam sex tourism/abuse or ICTs -facilitated sexual exploitation is a cybercrime involving sex trafficking and the live streaming of coerced sexual acts and/or rape on webcam.

References

↑ Benjamin Perrin (2010). Invisible Chains. Penguin Books.
↑ Steve Milne (May 9, 2011). "Area Couple Fighting Sex Slavery In Cambodia". Capital Public Radio. Archived from the original on April 14, 2013. Retrieved February 19, 2013.
↑ Susan Zielinski (September 21, 2012). "Groups helping sex trade victims". Red Deer Advocate .
↑ "Modern slavery and trafficking". British Red Cross. Retrieved 2019-06-26.
↑ Katherine Marshall (August 31, 2009). "Need Plus Greed: Faith in Action". The Washington Post . Archived from the original on November 23, 2009. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
↑ "HumanTrafficking.org | Cambodia NGO: Chab Dai Coalition". Archived from the original on 2016-04-04. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
↑ "CRIN". CRIN. Retrieved 2019-06-26.
↑ Linda Nguyen (October 5, 2010). "Prostitution ruling makes sex workers 'targets' for abusive men: Protester". Nanaimo Daily News . Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
↑ Andrew Ridgway (2007-03-12). "Reading Room: Face to Face with Human Trafficking in Bulgaria". The Sofia Echo. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
↑ Rosie Goldsmith (2005-02-23). "Bulgaria's Disturbing Baby Market". BBC News. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
↑ "International Justice Mission". Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability.
↑ "The Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women (GAATW) - The Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women (GAATW)". www.gaatw.org. Retrieved 2019-06-26.
↑ Curtis Anderson (June 2, 2012). "Arts & Entertainment". Shaw TV Saskatoon .
↑ "Human Trafficking in B.C." British Columbia Ministry of Justice. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
↑ Daphne Bramham (March 23, 2012). "Former RCMP investigator a beacon for change: Brian McConaghy founded Vancouver-based Ratanak International, which helps rescue and educate former sex slaves". The Vancouver Sun . Retrieved August 21, 2012.
↑ Ric Taylor (October 6–12, 2011). "Hamilton Music Notes". View Magazine . Archived from the original on January 16, 2012. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
↑ Ending Violence Against Women: From Words to Action . United Nations. 2006. p. 120. ISBN 9781429479387.
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[1] Benjamin Perrin (2010). Invisible Chains. Penguin Books.

[2] Steve Milne (May 9, 2011). "Area Couple Fighting Sex Slavery In Cambodia". Capital Public Radio. Archived from the original on April 14, 2013. Retrieved February 19, 2013.

[3] Susan Zielinski (September 21, 2012). "Groups helping sex trade victims". Red Deer Advocate .

[4] "Modern slavery and trafficking". British Red Cross. Retrieved 2019-06-26.

[Washington-5] Katherine Marshall (August 31, 2009). "Need Plus Greed: Faith in Action". The Washington Post . Archived from the original on November 23, 2009. Retrieved February 20, 2013.

[6] "HumanTrafficking.org | Cambodia NGO: Chab Dai Coalition". Archived from the original on 2016-04-04. Retrieved 2016-05-19.

[7] "CRIN". CRIN. Retrieved 2019-06-26.

[8] Linda Nguyen (October 5, 2010). "Prostitution ruling makes sex workers 'targets' for abusive men: Protester". Nanaimo Daily News . Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved October 14, 2012.

[read07-9] Andrew Ridgway (2007-03-12). "Reading Room: Face to Face with Human Trafficking in Bulgaria". The Sofia Echo. Retrieved 2008-02-08.

[BBC-10] Rosie Goldsmith (2005-02-23). "Bulgaria's Disturbing Baby Market". BBC News. Retrieved 2008-02-08.

[ECFA-11] "International Justice Mission". Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability.

[12] "The Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women (GAATW) - The Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women (GAATW)". www.gaatw.org. Retrieved 2019-06-26.

[13] Curtis Anderson (June 2, 2012). "Arts & Entertainment". Shaw TV Saskatoon .

[14] "Human Trafficking in B.C." British Columbia Ministry of Justice. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2012.

[15] Daphne Bramham (March 23, 2012). "Former RCMP investigator a beacon for change: Brian McConaghy founded Vancouver-based Ratanak International, which helps rescue and educate former sex slaves". The Vancouver Sun . Retrieved August 21, 2012.

[16] Ric Taylor (October 6–12, 2011). "Hamilton Music Notes". View Magazine . Archived from the original on January 16, 2012. Retrieved August 21, 2012.

[17] Ending Violence Against Women: From Words to Action . United Nations. 2006. p. 120. ISBN 9781429479387.

[18] "Sex slavery plagues Romania and Bulgaria". Gleaner Company . December 29, 2006. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved August 13, 2013.

[19] Mary O'Hara-Devereaux (2004). Navigating the Badlands: Thriving in the Decade of Radical Transformation. John Wiley & Sons. p. 259.

[20] Joanne N. Bailey-Boorsma (October 2010). "Ride for Refuge takes place at Byron Center Christian Saturday". Southwest Advance . Retrieved August 21, 2012.

[21] Louis Tam (September 21, 2011). "Cyclists all geared up for weekend ride for refuge". CottageCountryNow.ca. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2012.

[22] Jill Tucker (December 20, 2013). "Oakland schools' mission to end child trafficking". San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved December 14, 2014.

[23] "Survey drives awareness of modern-day slavery". Archived from the original on 2013-09-26. Retrieved 2012-07-23.

[24] Stephanie G. Henderson (2012). Unforgettable: God's Relentless Heart for His Daughters. CrossBooks Publishing. p. ix. ISBN 978-1462721269.

[25] "Canadian Federal Corporation Information - 822445-5".

[26] "UN CSO Civil Society Network".

[27] "The Case of Brian Way".

[28] "The Case of Michael Carey Clemans".

[29] "Don't Buy A Kid! ~ End Child Sex Trade".

[30] "Arkansas to stop human trafficking". Hola! Arkansas. September 6, 2013. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved September 7, 2013.

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