2024 PBCR/PLC

People of color face inequities and inequalities, culturally and systematically. People of color are one of the most vulnerable populations for being trafficked – Black girls make up most of the sex-trafficking victims in the US, while most labor-trafficking victims in the US are Latinx. We will give a brief overview of human trafficking, why people of color are most at risk for trafficking, how systemic racism leads to lost opportunities to identify survivors of color, the societal barriers that trafficking victims of color face as it pertains to their interactions with “first responders” such as law enforcement at times of emergency or crisis, and challenges that lead to access to health care, legal representation, and other resources and support systems. We will use Language access as a case study, with an impact video about language access provided by Co-presenter Zurisday Briz Robbins.