1. Unit ABUSE On a global level

2. Discussion Question  Is there modern day slavery?

3. Human Trafficking  It is the recruitment, transportation, harboring, or taking of persons by means of threat, force, coercion, abduction, fraud, or deception for the purpose of exploiting them.

4.  The United Nations estimates that 2.5 million people are trafficked annually. It deprives people of their human rights and freedoms, it is a global health risk, and it fuels organized crime.  http://amfix.blogs.cnn.com/2009/12/01/how-one-woman- escaped-sex-slavery/ http://amfix.blogs.cnn.com/2009/12/01/how-one-woman- escaped-sex-slavery/

5. Human Trafficking  Human Trafficking Is The Fastest Growing Criminal Enterprise In The World.  Human Trafficking Is The Second Largest Criminal Enterprise In The World

6.  There Are An Estimated 13 Million Children Trapped In Slavery At This Moment  Human Trafficking Is Often Run By Organized Crime

7.  Approximately 20,000 Individuals Are Trafficked INTO The United States From Other Countries Every Year.  The Average Age Of A Young Woman First Being Trafficked Is 12-14 Years Old

8.  75% Of All Victims Of Human Trafficking Are Female.  Over 50% Of All Human Trafficking Victims Are Children 