#HumanTraffickingAwarenessMonth

· Human Trafficking,Awareness Month,Exploitation,Human Rights,Human Dignity

 

Language matters. Word choices are powerful. The manner in which human trafficking is described or discussed can- often despite the very best of intentions - harbor a sense of tokenization or triggering survivors. Worse yet, the language we use could keep victims from recognizing that they're in a trafficking situation in the first place, which ultimately prevents them from reaching out for help. Learn 5 ways your language may be impacting trafficking victims and survivors and why it's critical we center survivors to tell the real story of humam trafficking.