TAXIS AGAINST TRAFFICKING

INTRODUCTION STOP THE TRAFFIK The power of STOP THE TRAFFIK is in the thousands of activists around the globe who give their time and energy to fight human trafficking by creating change and awareness in their community and beyond. Individuals, communities, organisations, clubs, faith groups, businesses, schools and charities are all part of STOP THE TRAFFIK.

WHY TAXI’S? Taxi drivers can be the eyes and ears of the community Taxi’s have been used to transport victims of trafficking to and from situations of exploitation Taxi drivers have the potential to be key stakeholders in the fight against trafficking “While taxi drivers are offenders in a small minority of cases, we believe that the vast majority can be a major force for good in tackling human trafficking. They hold a wealth of community information and play a key part in identifying and reporting suspicious activity.” UK Human Trafficking Centre report, June 2011

WHAT YOU CAN DO: Plan a Coffee break for your local taxi drivers Have a chat with them during the coffee break Explain what the campaign is about Use our questionnaire to help with the conversation

HOW TO TAKE PART: Give taxi drivers a coffee break: Go to your local taxi rank Chose your busiest local taxi rank, it’s probably next to a travel hub such as the train or bus station or in the centre of your village, town or city.   Speak to taxi drivers Head down to your chosen taxi rank with some nice refreshments and before you ask the taxi drivers to take part in the questionnaire offer them a cup coffee! Offer them a Traffik-Free taxi sticker/flyer Once they’ve completed the questionnaire ask the driver if they would be happy to put a Taxis Against Trafficking sticker/leaflet in their cab.

HOW THE CAMPAIGN BEGAN “One day I got talking to my taxi driver, and after I mentioned human trafficking he revealed that he suspected one of his passengers might have been a trafficking victim. I went back to my community group and everyone agreed there was great potential to raise awareness with taxi drivers. We designed a sticker that drivers could put in their taxis with information about trafficking, and a helpline to call.” Brenda, ACT Liverpool With support from her local authority, taxi drivers across Merseyside were issued with this sticker when they went to renew their licenses. STOP THE TRAFFIK have taken this campaign global!

TAXIS AGAINST TRAFFICKING STICKER TEMPLATE Front of sticker We have a template sticker that was designed for the taxis in the UK and one for India. We would love to create stickers for countries all around the globe but we need your help. If you would like a sticker relevant to where you live we would need: Translation of the information An anti-trafficking helpline number Contact info@stopthetraffik.org for more info. Back of sticker

TAXIS AGAINST TRAFFICKING FLYER Australian Flyer We have a Taxis against Trafficking flyer which have been designed for the UK and Australian taxis. There is an Australian Taxi against Trafficking business card If you would like to have a business card created for your location, please provide us with: A translation of the information An anti-trafficking helpline number Contact info@stopthetraffik.org for more info.

GET INVOLVED Get together and take part with your community group, friends, school, or colleagues Fundraise for the Taxis Against Trafficking stickers Help us reach as many taxis as we can!

EVERYTHING YOU NEED www.stopthetraffik.org/campaign/taxi Campaign resources include: PDF of sticker Poster to go with sticker Flyers for Taxis’ Business card Template letters to different parties Questionnaire for taxi drivers This presentation

THANK YOU FOR TAKING PART! Contact us if you need anything: info@stopthetraffik.org Social media: http://www.facebook.com/STOPTHETRAFFIK https://twitter.com/STOPTHETRAFFIK