An Hour in the Life of a NHTRC Call Specialist

As a call specialist on the National Human Trafficking Resource Center (NHTRC) hotline going to work can be exciting yet demanding. Calls continuously come in from around the country with requests for information, referrals, and sometimes from victims currently in crisis. Below is a single hour in the life of a NHTRC Call Specialist.

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By Public Outreach and Communications Dept. Fellow on 29th November 2011 | Tags: , | Category: People | 3 comments

Senator Daylin Leach’s National Hotline Posting/Human Trafficking Press Conference

Capitol Rotunda, Harrisburg

October 18, 2011 at 3:00 p.m.

30 victims, held in debt bondage. Sexual and physical violence used to force them to work long hours at very little or no pay. You may think that you would never come across this type of crime, but in [...]

By Public Outreach and Communications Dept. Fellow on 19th October 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Author: Public Outreach, Human Trafficking in the U.S., Labor Trafficking | 2 comments

Tip Tuesday: Korean Room Salons

Since 1945, the United States has maintained a significant military presence in the Republic of Korea (also known as South Korea). Currently, about 28,500 U.S. troops are stationed on military bases throughout the country. Beginning in the 1950s, U.S. Forces in Korea (USFK) identified the need to provide entertainment in order to [...]

By on 12th July 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: Sex Trafficking, Tip Tuesday | 3 comments

Tip Tuesday: Agriculture and Human Trafficking


Slavery in agriculture has a long history in America.  It was perceived as a vital component of the economy during colonial years and nearly caused the disintegration of the United States during the Civil War.  The first abolitionists worked tirelessly to demonstrate that the economic sustainability of this young country was not [...]

By A.Pinkham on 24th May 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Activism, Author: A. Pinkham, Tip Tuesday | 4 comments
 
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