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[[link removed]]The Coronavirus Pandemic

Human trafficking thrives on chaos and calamity, and in communities ravaged by
addiction or by poverty. So while we do not - and cannot - know exactly how the pandemic will affect sex
and labor trafficking in America
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COVID-19 will mean more people will be even more vulnerable to abuse and
exploitation. We also know - because we have heard from you - that you want to
help.

2020 marks the 20th anniversary of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, the
law that for the first time made sex and labor trafficking a crime in the United
States and created programs and policies to reduce victimization and support
survivors. In celebration, we invite you to consider 20 actions you can take in
2020 to do the same. We can honestly say that your support has never been more
important.

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If you’re looking for a way you can support Polaris while still practicing
social distancing, check out the new Do-it-Yourself Fundraising Toolkit. In the
toolkit, you’ll find different fundraising ideas as well as best practices,
guidelines, and language to use to help ensure a successful and fun campaign.

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[[link removed]]Learn about the temporary work visas system and support federal policies that
provide protections for domestic and agricultural guest workers: A significant portion of labor trafficking situations we learn about through
the U.S. National Human Trafficking Hotline involve workers who are in this
country on legal, temporary work visas. Those workers know to call the
Trafficking Hotline because they receive information about it before they enter
the country. Now that may be changing. At a moment when the importance of these
workers has never been more obvious, we need to do better to protect them. Learn
more about temporary work visas and how they leave workers vulnerable to
trafficking.

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[[link removed]] [[link removed]]Support survivor-owned or led businesses and businesses that offer meaningful
employment opportunities to survivors: In the best of times, it can be difficult for survivors of sex and labor
trafficking to rebuild their economic futures. Barriers to employment often
include criminal records they have as a result of having been trafficked or gaps
in their employment history that make it harder for them to find jobs. These
are, of course, not the best of times. Learn about survivor-owned businesses or
businesses that support survivors or work within your own organization to ensure
your hiring practices do not discriminate against survivors of human
trafficking.

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[[link removed]]Advocate for state and local policies that support healthy families, good jobs,
and strong communities as a way to prevent and reduce trafficking: As the economic fallout of COVID-19 continues unabated, more people will lose
their homes, and with them, any semblance of economic security. That will make
them more vulnerable than ever to the lies and manipulations of exploiters. The
first and most important step we can take to right now is to support moratoriums
on evictions and foreclosures.

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