Human Trafficking

How can we respond to exploitation while preserving survivors' agency?

People subjected to trafficking deserve safety, support and room to make choices about their own lives. Trafficking involves exploitation through conduct and means specified in law, with special provisions for children; it is not limited to crossing borders. Responsibility belongs with those who exploit others and with institutions or businesses for the duties and practices they control. Support should take the person's circumstances seriously without requiring a public account, gratitude or a story of growth as its price.

A question to sit with (optional): What would increase this person's safety and choices, and who has responsibility for the conditions of exploitation?