Chicago Massage Parlors: Illinois Rescue and Restore holds outreach day

Illinois Rescue and Restore goals are to reach out to potential victims, collect data, educate first-responders, prosecute offenders and provide help to the victims of human trafficking.   According to the U.S. Department of State, the number of annual victims of human trafficking across international borders worldwide is approximately 800,000 and between 14,500 and 17,500 of those victims are trafficked into the U.S., other sources estimate that up to 27 million people are in some form of slavery around the world.   In Illinois, it is estimated that around 16,000 to 25,000 women and girls are victims of commercial sexual exploitation in Chicago every year.
Traffickers often take away the victims’ travel and identity documents, telling them that if they attempt to escape, the victims or their families back home will be harmed.   Many men, women and children that are encountered in brothels, sweat shops, massage parlors, agricultural fields and other labor markets may have been forced or coerced into those situations and are potentially trafficking victims.   Fraud plays a big part to lure people into trafficking situations, offering false jobs, money, fame or even love.

See the full article from “Examiner.com”