PARTNER RESOURCES
TRAINING & RESOURCES ON LABOR TRAFFICKING
SJI shares resources developed by partner organizations to support the identification, prevention, and response to labor trafficking. These materials include trainings, survivor-informed resources, case studies, and practical tools for service providers, advocates, policymakers, and community members.
FRAMEWORK RESOURCES
The following resources were developed through Framework, an initiative of the International Rescue Committee focused on strengthening responses to labor trafficking. Framework’s original website is closing, but many of its trainings and resources remain available through IRC, Kaya, and its YouTube channel.
Labor Trafficking Foundations
| Resource | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Foundations to Combat Labor Trafficking | eLearning | Introduces core concepts related to labor trafficking and responses to exploitation. |
| Child Labor vs. Child Labor Exploitation vs. Child Labor Trafficking | Tool | Helps distinguish child labor, labor exploitation, and labor trafficking. |
Outreach, Screening & Identification
| Resource | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fundamentals of Labor Trafficking Outreach | eLearning | Provides guidance on outreach to communities affected by labor trafficking. |
| Increasing Identification Through Outreach: Anna’s Story | Case Study | Explores how outreach can create opportunities to identify trafficking. |
| Survivor Panel on Outreach | Recorded Panel | Survivor perspectives on effective outreach practices. |
| Screening and Interviewing Series | Video Series | Practical guidance for screening and interviewing potential trafficking survivors. |
Survivor Engagement & Support
| Resource | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Enhancing Engagement with Survivors of Labor Trafficking | eLearning | Focuses on survivor-centered engagement and service delivery. |
| Supporting the Mental Health Needs of Labor Trafficking Survivors | Guide | Provides trauma-informed considerations for supporting survivors’ mental health and long-term recovery. |
| Trauma-Bonding in Labor Trafficking | Survivor Soundbite | Discusses trauma bonding within labor trafficking situations. |
| Economic Empowerment | eLearning | Coming soon. |
Forced Criminality & Criminalization
| Resource | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Forced Criminality | eLearning | Introduces forced criminality as a form of labor trafficking and how people may be coerced into criminal activity. |
| Identifying Forced Criminality: Aisha’s Story | Case Study | Follows a 13-year-old exploited through forced criminality and helps users identify vulnerabilities, trafficking tactics, and barriers to leaving. (Framework) |
| Internalized Perceptions of Forced Criminality in Gangs | Survivor Soundbite | Xavier McElrath-Bey discusses what drew him into gang involvement and what kept him there. (Framework) |
| Gangs Using Children as Scapegoats | Survivor Soundbite | Explores how younger gang members may be used as scapegoats while those exploiting them avoid accountability. (Framework) |
| Trafficking, Incarceration, & Survival: How the Criminal Legal System Harms Victims | Recorded Training | Survivor panel examining forced criminality, wrongful prosecution, and why trafficking victims may be criminalized instead of identified. (Framework) |
| Sofia’s Story: Identifying Child Labor Trafficking | Case Study | Builds skills for identifying child labor trafficking and recognizing barriers that may prevent a young person from leaving exploitation. (Framework) |
Labor Trafficking Across Industries & Settings
| Resource | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Labor Trafficking in Agriculture | Skills Video | Provides practical information for recognizing labor trafficking in agricultural work. |
| Labor Trafficking in the Agricultural Industry | Video | Introduces agricultural work in the U.S., including where it occurs and information about the agricultural workforce. (Switchboard) |
| Labor Trafficking in Traveling Sales | Case Study | Follows a young person exploited in a traveling sales crew and highlights vulnerabilities, trafficking indicators, and opportunities for identification. (Framework) |
| Labor Trafficking in Domestic Settings: Crystal’s Story | Case Study | Uses a case example to explore labor trafficking occurring within a private household. |
| Domestic Servitude | eLearning — Coming soon | Training focused on recognizing and responding to labor trafficking in domestic work settings. |
Men & Boys
| Resource | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Men and Boys in Trafficking Situations | Survivor Soundbite | Highlights the experiences of men and boys affected by trafficking and barriers to recognizing their victimization. |
| Men and Boys | eLearning — Coming soon | Training focused on the experiences, identification, and service needs of men and boys impacted by trafficking. |
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