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NOT
JUST GIRLS - AND OTHER SURPRISES
Many
people have mistaken ideas about trafficking. Here are
some of them, and what is really true.
NOT
TRUE:
- Some
people think only women and children are victims of
trafficking.
THE
REAL TRUTH:
- Men
can also be at risk of being trafficked, especially
to be exploited or used for labour.
NOT
TRUE:
-
Some people believe people are only trafficked for
sexual exploitation.
THE
REAL TRUTH:
- Though
some people are trafficked for sexual exploitation,
people are also trafficked for many other reasons,
including forced labour, for example in factories
or on farms, for domestic servitude, and to fight
in wars and other armed conflicts.
NNOT
TRUE:
- Some
people think that if you choose to migrate illegally,
you cannot be a victim of trafficking.
THE
REAL TRUTH:
- Sometimes
people who choose to be smuggled, end up as victims
of trafficking. Traffickers prey on newly arrived
immigrants, including those who arrived illegally.
All victims of trafficking deserved special assistance
and attention when they are found out, even if they
arrived in the country illegally.
NOT
TRUE:
- Some
people believe that people who migrate legally cannot
be victims of trafficking.
THE
REAL TRUTH:
- Although
some victims of trafficking are brought into countries
illegally, others travel using legal documents or
enter on valid work visas.
NOT
TRUE:
- Some
people think that everyone who is trafficked goes
to another country.
THE
REAL TRUTH:
- Trafficking
also takes place within countries, known as internal
trafficking.
NOT
TRUE:
- Some
people believe that only uneducated, poor people are
trafficked.
THE
REAL TRUTH:
- Poverty
is one of the main things that puts a person at risk,
but all types of people are trafficked.
NOT
TRUE:
- Some
people think that all victims of trafficking are kidnapped
or abducted.
THE
REAL TRUTH:
- Some
victims of trafficking are forcibly taken, but many
are actually lured into going willingly with somebody,
often because of false promises about opportunities
at the destination.
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