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LABOR TRAFFICKING RESOURCE GUIDE

There are many resources available to help organizations and tribes understand, identify, and serve 

survivors of labor trafficking. The resources listed in this document are a starting point to assist 

professionals with understanding what labor trafficking is, what are the identifiers of labor trafficking, 

and what services may be helpful for survivors of labor trafficking. 

Online Trainings and Webinars 

Webinars offer easily accessible training and help service providers build a foundational 

understanding of labor trafficking. 

WEBSITE SUMMARY

Framework, Survivor Perspectives: Increasing 

Identification Through Labor Trafficking 

Outreach

A survivor panel discussion on missed opportunities for 

identification by community stakeholders and 

recommendations for more effective identification of labor 

trafficking survivors within various venues. 

HEAL Trafficking, Addressing the Needs of 

Labor Trafficking Survivors

A panel discussion on labor trafficking survivors and 

trafficking service providers examining promising practices 

for serving labor trafficking survivors. 

Blue Campaign, Department of Homeland 

Security, Labor Trafficking Awareness Videos

Awareness videos depicting interactions with labor 

trafficking victims in order to highlight indicators across 

various scenarios. 

Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) Training and 

Technical Assistance Center (TTAC) Building 

Trauma-Informed Organizations 

Part four of an online training series offering guidance on 

how an organization can become trauma-informed and how 

to respond to trauma victims through modifying policies and 

procedures. 
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Publications 

Researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and survivors have done extensive work to advance the 

understanding of labor trafficking and contributed to the growing body of literature on statistics, 

challenges, and recommendations. 

WEBSITE SUMMARY

Polaris Project, Resources, Labor Trafficking A list of publications by Polaris Project focused on labor 

trafficking including Crisis in Human Trafficking During the 

Pandemic; Human Trafficking at Home: Labor Trafficking of 

Domestic Workers; The Typology of Modern Slavery: Defining 

Sex and Labor Trafficking in the United States, and more.

Department of Labor List of Goods Produced 

by Child Labor or Forced Labor

A comprehensive annual report providing a list of goods, 

types of work, and sources of goods produced by child and 

forced labor, as well as reviewing statistics and challenges 

and progress in combating international labor trafficking.

National Institute of Justice (NIJ), Urban 

Institute, Understanding the Organization, 

Operation, and Victimization Process of 

Labor Trafficking in the United States

A federally funded study using labor trafficking victim 

records and stories to examine the cycle of labor trafficking, 

from recruitment, through victimization and efforts to seek 

help, to their recovery or escape and use of social services. 

NIJ, Labor Trafficking in North Carolina: A 

Statewide Survey Using Multistage Sampling 

A comprehensive study utilizing new methodologies and 

survivor stories to examine prevalence and indicators of 

labor trafficking amongst farmworkers in North Carolina. 

National Human Trafficking Resource Center 

(NHTRC), Labor Trafficking Cases by Industry 

in the United States

A list of labor trafficking cases adjudicated in the United 

States by industry to offer a review of common labor 

trafficking industries, tactics, identifiers, and criminal/civil 

charges. 

International Labour Organization, Profits 

and Poverty: The Economics of Forced 

Labour

A study examining the variables that drive labor trafficking 

and using data to provide curated recommendations for 

specific regions. 
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WEBSITE SUMMARY

Polaris Project, 2019 U.S. National Human 

Trafficking Hotline Statistics

Analyzed data from the National Human Trafficking Hotline 

reviewing demographics, types of trafficking, vulnerabilities, 

tactics, and more. 

Case Studies and News Reports 

Reviewing case studies and news reports can help service providers examine real life scenarios, 

provide data for a stronger understanding the issues associated with labor trafficking, and more. 

WEBSITE SUMMARY 

Countering Labor Trafficking: Two Case 

Studies

A U.S. Department of State brief review of two recent cases of 

labor trafficking involving the exploitation of H-2 visas in Texas 

and Minnesota. 

Labor Trafficking: The Garcia Case and 

Beyond

A book chapter written by Gonzalo Martinez de Vedia reviewing 

the first use of labor trafficking provisions established in the 

2000 TVPA by federal prosecutors and examining the limited 

prosecution of labor trafficking since.

The ‘Boys’ in the Bunkhouse A New York Times article examining the forced labor of 

intellectually disabled men for thirty years at a meat processing 

plant in Iowa. 

For Some Domestic Workers, A Life of 

Isolated Servitude

A Boston Globe article examining the abuse of a domestic 

worker in a Boston, highlighting common abuse tactics and 

vulnerabilities of domestic workers. 

How America's 'ground-zero' For Modern 

Slavery Was Cleaned Up by Workers' 

Group

A CNN article examining the effects of a workers rights group, 

Coalition of Immokalee Workers, on the labor conditions of 

tomato farms in Immokalee, Florida, formerly known as 

“ground zero for modern slavery”. 
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Technical Assistance Providers 

With expert knowledge on trauma-informed care, technical assistance providers offer support to help 

organizations take concrete steps to be more trauma responsive within their organization. 

WEBSITE SUMMARY

The Human Trafficking Capacity 

Building Center from the Office for 

Victims of Crime.

The Center offers free coaching and mentoring to federally 

recognized tribes starting, sustaining, or growing their antitrafficking work. The Center’s human trafficking support is 

intended to provide immediate and sustainable benefits to

organizations and tribes with minimal demands on their time. 

Framework Framework provides organizations with training and technical 

assistance as well as resources for addressing labor trafficking in 

the United States. Visit www.frameworkta.org to access a resource 

library, request assistance, and sign up to receive the latest labor 

trafficking news, information, and training opportunities.

Office for Victims of Crime Training and 

Technical Assistance Center (OVC TTAC)

OVC TTAC offers customized technical assistance on a variety of 

topics, including human trafficking. The Understanding Human 

Trafficking training series of five interactive online modules offers

foundational learning on trauma-informed and victim-centered 

approaches to human trafficking.

National Human Trafficking Training 

and Technical Assistance Center 

(NHTTAC)

NHTTAC is the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 

TTA provider focused on a public health approach to combating 

sex and labor trafficking. 

Additional Resources 

Labor violations—related to improper payment of wages or other working condition violations—can be 

submitted at any of the Wage and Hour Division offices across the U.S. or the national phone number 

at 1- 866–4–USWAGE. Visit www.dol.gov/whd.

Contact the Human Trafficking Capacity Building Center at contact@ovc-htcbc.org or 1-844-682-0411.