METRO - LOS ANGELES COUNTY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICE is announcing that there is a new number to call if you know or suspect that someone is being trafficked through Los Angeles.
Take this number down and carry it with you!
888.950. SAFE (LINK FOR MORE INFORMATION HERE)
Almost one million people - mostly young girls - are trafficked against their will each year. An increasing number are being trafficked right here across LA COUNTY.
A young person may appear fearful or depressed and is not on her own... is being closely watched so that she can't flee... does not have any possessions such as her paperwork (ID, INS card etc.) or money... May show signs of physical abuse.
Everyday, in small towns and big cities in countries throughout the world, women and girls are being trafficked into a horrible life of sexual slavery. Often tricked into traveling for work, these women face unendurable pain and humiliation. They are stripped of their human rights. They are bought and sold like objects. They are trapped in a life of degradation and abuse.
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