1. Soroptimist International Liverpool Conference 2018 Human Trafficking
Trinidad and Tobago

2. Definition
The word ‘slavery’ conjures up thoughts of the archaic Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade which was abolished in the British Empire in the mid-1800s. However, the reality is that, in this 21st century, more people are enslaved than during the entire Trans-Atlantic slave trade!
Today, slavery is called “Trafficking in Persons” or “Human Trafficking”. These are regarded as the umbrella terms for the act of recruiting, transporting, transferring, harbouring, or receiving a person for the purpose of exploitation (such as forced labour or commercial sex acts) through the use of force, fraud, deception, abduction, abuse of power, etc.​

3. About the survey
An adaption of the UKPAC survey on Human Trafficking and Modern slavery that was carried out by clubs in the to mark the Anti-Slavery Day, 18 October 2017
Clubs in the UK did the survey during that week
The same time across the Caribbean.
Twelve questions in the survey
UKPAC will look at comparisons across the UK and the Caribbean

4. Why Survey
This survey was to determine the public’s perceptions of human trafficking and modern slavery across the Caribbean and links with a similar survey taking place in the UK by the UK programme action committee (UKPAC).
Results of this survey will enable the UK Modern Slavery Training Delivery Group and its partners to compare differences between the Caribbean and the UK and will help to shape future awareness raising campaigns relating to human trafficking and slavery.

5. Question 1 Name of Soroptimist submitting this sheet.
 SI
Trinidad and Tobago

6. Question 2 To what extent do you think human trafficking and modern slavery are present locally?
Reply
Do not occur locally
Not widespread
Fairly widespread
Widespread
Very widespread
Don’t know
Totals 6 2  0 1

7. 2. To what extent do you think human trafficking and modern slavery are present locally?

8. Question 3 Where have you heard about human trafficking and slavery?
RESPONSES
Port of Spain held training from a Caribbean umbrella organisation on raising public awareness.
Training providers work in schools.
Probation officers, immigration officers and the police provide information.
Reply
Newspaper
On line
Leaflet
Community group
Other - From presentation
Other SIGBI magazine
Totals 8 4 5 2 1

9. Question 3 Where have you heard about human trafficking and slavery?

10. Question 4 What types of exploitation do you believe victims of human trafficking and slavery are subjected to?
Reply
Sexual exploitation
Forced labour
Domestic servitude
Forced begging
Forced criminality
Organ harvesting
Don’t know
Totals 12 10 8  0
Please list any other as identified:
National Security
Legal Fraternity

11. 4. What types of exploitation do you believe victims of human trafficking and slavery are subjected to?

12. Question 5 Who do you think could become a victim of human trafficking/slavery?
Reply
Adults
Men
Women
Children
Boys
Girls
Foreign nationals
Local people
Vulnerable people
Totals 7 11 12 6
Please list any other as identified

13. 5. Who do you think could become a victim of human trafficking/slavery?

14. Question 6 Would you recognise the signs that someone is potentially a victim of human trafficking and modern slavery?
Reply
Yes No
Not Sure
Totals 3 6 2
If ‘yes’ please list other recognised signs:
Child with an adult they do not know Child very quiet.
No eye contact Shifty and unable to speak to strangers.
Trying to make verbal contact Not talking about themselves
Being watched Wandering and asking for directions
Responding to ‘to good to be true’ job adverts People wanting to go abroad.
Unable to speak the language Claiming to be married but not living with a
partner.
Speaking to a victim No proof of identity
No schooling No family
No cash

15. 6. Would you recognise the signs that someone is potentially a victim of human trafficking and modern slavery

16. Question 7 Would you know how to report suspicions of human trafficking/modern slavery?  
Reply
Yes No
Totals 8 4
If ‘yes’ please specify:
Ministry of National Security- Counter trafficking Unit.
Police station.
Human trafficking is a criminal offence
Speak to school principal

17. Question 8 Which part of the Caribbean are you from?
Anguilla
Barbados
Grenada
Jamaica
St Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
Turks and Caicos
Totals 12

18. Question 9 Gender
Female
Male
Other
Totals 12

19. Question 10 Age Range 16 – 24 years 25 – 40 years 41 – 60 years
16 – 24 years
25 – 40 years
41 – 60 years
61+ years
Totals 1 3 8

20. Question 11 Occupational status
Self employed
Employed
Unemployed
Retired
Student
Totals 2 10

21. Question 12 Are you a Soroptimist?
Yes No
Totals 12

22. Conclusion
“The International Organisation for Migration has conducted research in the Caribbean and has found that there are three major forms of human trafficking occurring here. They are Trafficking for the purpose of (1) Labour exploitation, (2) Sexual exploitation including that of children, and (3) Domestic servitude”.
The survey although small in number of responses is highly correlated to the research
Slide #11 shows this correlation

23. Thank you