Human Trafficking, Individuals with Disabilities
Abigail Meharg, Attorney, Gateway Alliance Against Human Trafficking Program Committee Member According to the World Health Organization, individuals with disabilities represent roughly 16 percent of the world’s population. Traffickers may target individuals with...
Exploitation, Human Trafficking, Individuals with Disabilities
By Christine Sylvia, Ed.D., Gateway Alliance against Human Trafficking, Program Committee Human trafficking is about money, plain and simple…and trafficking is a very lucrative business. In 2024 alone, traffickers profited $236 billion from forced labor...
Child Abuse, Exploitation, Individuals with Disabilities, Sex Trafficking
By Andrea Nichols, Ph.D., Professor St. Louis Community College Forest Park, Lecturer Washington University in St. Louis, Gateway Alliance Against Human Trafficking Member. Human trafficking of people with disabilities (PWD) is an understudied area of research and...
