By Paul Waldmiller
Did you know that July 30, 2022 is designated as “The World Day against Trafficking in Persons”?
In a resolution proclaimed by the United Nations, The World Day against Trafficking in Persons is now a yearly day to recognize men, women and children that are trafficked around the world.
Thousands of individuals end up in the hands of traffickers every year, often through being kidnapped, forced or tricked into believing that they can help their families by allowing themselves to be trafficked.
The internet is ripe with human traffickers who use computers and social media to take advantage especially of children and teenagers, manipulating them to meet with traffickers where these children are often kidnapped and exploited for sex trafficking.
At any given time, approximately 2.5 million people around the world are directly impacted by human trafficking. Nearly every nation is involved in trafficking whether for reasons of forced labor, sex or otherwise.
The State of Florida is ranked third worst of all states having the most sex trafficked individuals within the United States.