Supporting Survivors of sexual exploitation and #humantrafficking by providing long term residential housing, survivor-led peer programming and holistic care.
How a restaurant job helped a human-trafficking survivor escape exploitation
“My idea of prostitution was ‘Pretty Woman’ or seeing women on Jarvis (Street in Toronto),” she said.
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"How a restaurant job helped a human-trafficking survivor escape exploitation."
How lucky are we at Restorations to get to work with this amazing woman?!
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On the two-year anniversary of her rescue, the young woman sent a message to the Hamilton police human trafficking unit detective who investigated her case.
Two years ago you helped me, she wrote, @NicoleatTheSpec reports #HamOnt
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Happy #InternationalWomensDay
✨Today we celebrate women all around the world & also acknowledge the biases that women still face. We fight for a world of equality where all women are included and free to be themselves. Together we can #BreaktheBias.
#humantrafficking
Addressing #humantrafficking requires a collaborative effort. @EndSlaveryCA takes a multi-partisan approach to address human trafficking.
Today is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day in Canada. Thanks, @EndSlaveryCA for this video highlighting how we can make a difference.
On National #HumanTrafficking Awareness Day
we are reminded of the many forms of human trafficking such as sex trafficking, forced labour, forced marriage and organ trafficking. In Canada @EndSlaveryCA 97% of victims are girls and women. We must #EndTrafficking#EndModernSlavery
Just finished up a monthly call with @thistlefarms sister organizations. Community and collaboration (and encouragement!) in action 💜
#HumanTrafficking
#DYK that perpetrators of #SexTrafficking are difficult to identify. While they can be strangers, more often than not, they are “boyfriends.” Boyfriend traffickers control and coerce their victims in four stages: 👇
#KnowHumanTrafficking#EndHumanTrafficking
#OnlineResource. If you are unable to locate a service or a particular organization, or require personal assistance, please call The Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-833-900-1010. We are here to help!
#KnowHumanTrafficking#EndHumanTrafficking 👉https://t.co/ex8ZRyGkSL
#HumanTrafficking isn’t what you think it is.
Some victims may be lured into human trafficking situations by friends, family members, or intimate partners.
Get the facts. Know the signs.
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Our Executive Director wrote this for @cpublicdialogue on changing the narrative about how we talk about #humantrafficking. Don’t forget: you are SOMONE, special, important and unique in your own way.
It was 2011 when I first started working with victims and survivors of human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation. 2 years later my daughter, Amy, was born.
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@JuniorLeagueHB Survivor perspectives are so important! Our blog is committed to amplifying survivor voices - we just published a new reflection this week https://t.co/gizzaDZk22
New on our blog: "What 'peer support' means to me," reflections from a participant in our Survivor-Led Peer Program. https://t.co/gizzaDZk22
#HumanTrafficking#HamOnt#BurlON
December 2nd is International Day for the Abolition of Slavery. The focus of this day is on eradicating contemporary forms of slavery, such as trafficking in persons, sexual exploitation, child labour, forced marriage & forced recruitment of children for use in armed conflict.