The global issue of sex trafficking is substantial and it is not going away. The International Labour Organisation estimated*:
40.3 million people are in modern slavery in the world today
4.8 million are forced into sexual exploitation
99% of victims in the commercial sex industry are women and girls .
It is easy to turn away from difficult subjects; “ the problem is too big, too difficult, it's not mine, it's not here... ” but it is.
IIT, collaborating with local expertise, aims to intervene, prevent and limit the underlying causes through education and skills training, which are paramount in avoiding the ‘poverty trap’ – the fertile breeding ground for sex trafficking; to rescue and rehabilitate survivors through a vocational training rehabilitation centre and to break up the networks and bring the perpetrators to justice.
In the words of Nelson Mandela:
“ For to be free is not merely to cast off ones chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others. ”
*Source: Global Estimates of Modern Slavery: Forced Labour and Forced Marriage , Geneva, September 2017
RESCUE AND REHABILITATION
Even if rescued from the grasp of traffickers, individuals often find it difficult reintegrating back into their communities and society more widely, and are not readily accepted back. IIT aims to ensure that those rescued can have the opportunity to build a new future through developing skills, support, trust and friendships in a safe place.
PROSECUTING THE NETWORKS
Justice and Care helps to rescue people who have been trafficked and brutally exploited in slavery. They restore their lives. They partner with law enforcement agencies to dismantle criminal networks and bring abusers to justice. They protect communities at risk from traffickers and work with Governments to achieve systemic change.
Justice and Care has rescued 4,700+ victims and trained authorities to rescue thousands more; supported 3,200+ victims in aftercare programmes; trained 45,000 police, judges and front-line professionals; helped the Police arrest more than 1,150 suspected traffickers; pioneered national systemic change, and shaped legislation in India and the UK; and educated 170,000 vulnerable people in communities at-risk of trafficking.
Core to their approach is a belief that it is the role of the state to protect its citizens. That is why they work internationally with governments and law enforcement agencies to fight slavery and share their expertise with people in power to spark systemic change.
Justice and Care has teams working to fight slavery in the UK, India, Bangladesh and mainland Europe - including partnering with police forces and the National Crime Agency in the UK.
IIT aims to assist Justice and Care in raising funds for them to work alongside the police to help bring perpetrators of trafficking to justice.
Integrity International Trust is a registered charity (number 1176502), registered in England and Wales as a company limited by guarantee (number 11121606) whose registered office is at 10 Queen Street Place, London, United Kingdom, EC4R 1BE.