About Human Trafficking
Human trafficking is a severe form of exploitation for labor (including sex) involving force, fraud, or coercion.
Exploitation: The action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work.
Force: To make someone do something against their will.
Fraud: Wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain.
Coercion: The practice of persuading someone to do something by using force or threats.
Who experiences it?
Human trafficking is a crime against a person, not a border. It can impact individuals from a range of diverse backgrounds and identities, including:
- Those at risk of or experiencing homelessness
- Individuals struggling with substance dependency
- LGBTQIA+ community members
- Sex Workers
- Minors not residing with legal guardians
- Undocumented individuals
- Asylees and refugees
Where does it happen?
Human trafficking occurs across Colorado, in both urban and rural areas. It can take place in a variety of settings and sectors, including:
- Food service and hospitality
- Construction
- Farming and agriculture
- The commercial sex industry
- Temporary foreign worker visa programs
- Debt bondage scenarios with recruiters or smugglers
- Involuntary servitude or forced marriage arrangments
- Exploitave labor operations involving children
How to help
Volunteer
Become a volunteer advocate for Colorado’s Human Trafficking Hotline. Advocates take calls/texts remotely and are trained to handle a variety of scenarios with a focus on connecting callers to the hotline’s vetted list of statewide resources.
Get Trained
Grow your knowledge about human trafficking. LCHT leads trainings for community groups and a variety of professionals on the frontlines of combatting human trafficking in Colorado.
Donate
Your generosity has the power to advance progress through anti-trafficking training, community-based research, the strengthening of Colorado’s 24/7 Human Trafficking Hotline, and the development of future human rights leaders.
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