Oct 31, 2024 • Last updated Nov 01, 2024 •
An anti-human trafficking seminar on November 6 in Port Elgin will explain how trafficking affects the community, what signs to watch for, and where to seek help. – Anti-Human Trafficking in Grey Bruce Table
Finding out that a nine-year-old victim of human trafficking was being supported at the Owen Sound Women’s Shelter recently surprised one of the organizers of an upcoming seminar in Port Elgin on November 6.
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Erin Zorzi shared that she was “blown away” when she learned about human trafficking happening in Bruce County – it’s not just a problem you see in big cities on TV.
“So, I just thought other people might be like me and not realize this is a real problem, right here,” Zorzi said during an October 30 phone interview. Experts indicate that human trafficking is often under-reported but is considered one of the fastest-growing crimes globally, and Grey Bruce isn’t exempt from this issue.
Local law enforcement received 65 calls related to Human Trafficking from 2015 to 2019, with 44 occurring in just the last two years. The panel will include a Saugeen Shores Police Service officer, a victim services expert, and a women’s shelter representative who will provide information during the question-and-answer session about human trafficking. This crime falls under Canada’s criminal code as well as the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
It entails recruiting, transporting or holding victims for exploitation for profit, often involving sexual exploitation or forced labor. Although men, women, and children of all ages can fall victim to this crime, women and children make up most victims in Canada. This has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Zorzi hopes many attendees will be people like her who “know nothing” about this issue but want to learn what signs to look for and how they can help. She reached out to local schools hoping parents would get the information since traffickers often target kids aged around 12-13 years old. The free seminar at The Hall at Faith Lutheran Church starts at 7 p. m. Some human trafficking stats:
– Ontario accounted for 67 percent of reported human trafficking incidents between 2019-2022 according to the Canadian Human Trafficking hotline
– A significant 91 percent of victims knew their trafficker
– About 93 percent of those trafficked within Canada were born here. NOTE: The date for this event has been corrected to Nov. 6. Share this article in your social network
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“So, I just thought other people might be like me and not realize this is a real problem, right here,” Zorzi said during an October 30 phone interview. Experts indicate that human trafficking is often under-reported but is considered one of the fastest-growing crimes globally, and Grey Bruce isn’t exempt from this issue.
Local law enforcement received 65 calls related to Human Trafficking from 2015 to 2019, with 44 occurring in just the last two years. The panel will include a Saugeen Shores Police Service officer, a victim services expert, and a women’s shelter representative who will provide information during the question-and-answer session about human trafficking. This crime falls under Canada’s criminal code as well as the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
It entails recruiting, transporting or holding victims for exploitation for profit, often involving sexual exploitation or forced labor. Although men, women, and children of all ages can fall victim to this crime, women and children make up most victims in Canada. This has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Zorzi hopes many attendees will be people like her who “know nothing” about this issue but want to learn what signs to look for and how they can help. She reached out to local schools hoping parents would get the information since traffickers often target kids aged around 12-13 years old. The free seminar at The Hall at Faith Lutheran Church starts at 7 p. m. Some human trafficking stats:
– Ontario accounted for 67 percent of reported human trafficking incidents between 2019-2022 according to the Canadian Human Trafficking hotline
– A significant 91 percent of victims knew their trafficker
– About 93 percent of those trafficked within Canada were born here. NOTE: The date for this event has been corrected to Nov. 6. Share this article in your social network
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