and human trafficking, and
challenges us all to play our roles in
ending slavery. •
The website lists forms of slavery as:
• Domestic Servitude
• Forced Labour
• Child Labour
• Sex Trafficking
• Bonded Labour
• Forced Marriage •
It explains that there are an
estimated 20.9 million people
trapped in some form of slavery
today. The figures are
overwhelming, the stories are
horrific, and sometimes when this is
the case, people feel as if there is
nothing that they can do.
But End Slavery Now lists 137 actions
that can be taken right now if some
form of action has not already been
taken. One of them is to read and
share the signs of child trafficking at
airports and advice listed below
which have been compiled by Airline
Ambassadors International
(www.airlineamb.org). Suspicions
should arise if you’re travelling this
summer, and see a combination of
these red flags:
Individuals:
• have few or none of the usual
personal items when checking in
or boarding a flight
• are accompanied by someone
who is far better dressed
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avoid eye contact or are watchful
to the point of paranoia
are unusually submissive to the
person(s) accompanying them
are not allowed to speak for
themselves if directly addressed,
with someone else insisting on
answering or translating for them
do not appear to know where
they are or where they are going
do not have the freedom to
separate themselves from those
person(s) accompanying them (to
use the restroom, stroll through
the aircraft etc)
may exhibit signs of physical
abuse
appear to be malnourished
and/or eat in-flight food
ravenously
are evidently afraid of uniformed
security personnel (being fearful
of revealing their immigration
status)
speak of a “modelling” job or
similar without knowing who
would be meeting them on arrival
IF IN THE AIR, ask the pilots to
contact ICE or ground authorities.
IF ON THE GROUND, report concerns
to the TSA, CPB, ICE or call the
Homeland Security Tipline: 1-886-
347-2423. VICTIMS SERVICES, CALL
THE National Human Trafficking
Resource Center hotline at: 1-888
373-7888
Learn more at:
http://www.endslaverynow.org/
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