Philippine Information Agency
By Rebecca Grace S. David
Sunday 6th of January 2013
Sunday 6th of January 2013
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SAN FERNANDO CITY, Pampanga, January 6 (PIA) -- To
identify trafficking victims, people should know what to look out for.
Women and girls are trafficked for sex while men and boys are exploited
for labor.
These are among the tips given by the Regional Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (Riacat) in a forum on how to spot a victim.
"What are the other signs of sexual exploitation which are the result of trafficking? Women and young girls are forced to prostitute in streets by knocking on cab doors and at bus stops. They are also forced to sell sex in hotels to meet the nightly quotas and turn money over to the traffickers," the Riacat said in a press statement.
Pimps use coercion and violence to force young girls to submit themselves to sexual exploitation.
The Riacat also identified simple initiatives which anyone can do to eliminate human trafficking.
These include the distribution of cards or stickers printed with the trafficking hotline number 861-2413, discuss the signs of trafficking and what people can do when they observe them, call hotels and resorts to educate their staff about the signs of trafficking and what steps to take if a guest is suspected of sex trafficking, and organize events and request for speakers or trainers on anti-human trafficking to create awareness on how to stop this menace.
"Educating people about trafficking is just as important as apprehending the perpetrators and assisting the victims" the Riacat said. (CLJD/RGSD-PIA3)
These are among the tips given by the Regional Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (Riacat) in a forum on how to spot a victim.
"What are the other signs of sexual exploitation which are the result of trafficking? Women and young girls are forced to prostitute in streets by knocking on cab doors and at bus stops. They are also forced to sell sex in hotels to meet the nightly quotas and turn money over to the traffickers," the Riacat said in a press statement.
Pimps use coercion and violence to force young girls to submit themselves to sexual exploitation.
The Riacat also identified simple initiatives which anyone can do to eliminate human trafficking.
These include the distribution of cards or stickers printed with the trafficking hotline number 861-2413, discuss the signs of trafficking and what people can do when they observe them, call hotels and resorts to educate their staff about the signs of trafficking and what steps to take if a guest is suspected of sex trafficking, and organize events and request for speakers or trainers on anti-human trafficking to create awareness on how to stop this menace.
"Educating people about trafficking is just as important as apprehending the perpetrators and assisting the victims" the Riacat said. (CLJD/RGSD-PIA3)
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