Title: What is human trafficking? | The Administration for Children and Families
Headings: What is human trafficking?
What is human trafficking?
There are two types of a severe form of trafficking in persons:
Who is at risk?
Where does trafficking occur?
Who are the traffickers?
What are the signs that someone may be experiencing trafficking?
Physical Health
Behavioral Health
Social/Environmental
How to get help
Legal definition

Content: Labor Trafficking — Individuals are compelled to work or provide services through the use of force, fraud, or coercion. Sex Trafficking — Individuals are compelled to engage in commercial sex through the use of force, fraud, or coercion. When a person under 18 years old is induced to perform a commercial sex act, it is a crime regardless of whether there is any force, fraud, or coercion. Who is at risk? Individuals from any class, religious, cultural, or ethnic group can be targeted in human trafficking schemes. The following groups are especially vulnerable: Individuals who have experienced childhood abuse or neglect
Children and youth involved in the foster care and juvenile justice systems
People experiencing homelessness
American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders
Survivors of violence
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning (LGBTQ) individuals
Migrant workers
Undocumented immigrants
Racial and ethnic minorities
People with disabilities
People with low incomes
People with a history of substance abuse
Communities exposed to intergenerational trauma
Where does trafficking occur? Trafficking can happen anywhere, from illicit markets to legal industries like hospitality, construction, agriculture, or domestic services. The National Human Trafficking Hotline identified at least 25 types
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of human trafficking. Who are the traffickers?