The Real Sex Traffic, Sex Traffic

Trafficking is a modern-day slave trade. This script provides details on campaigns working to stop trafficking and exploitation as well details of support organisations for anyone affected by the issues in the programme including rape, abuse and homelessness.

Traffickers use violence, coercion and deception to take people away from their homes and families, and force them to work against their will. People are trafficked both between countries and within their own country. Those trafficked may be forced to work in prostitution, as domestics, as labourers, factory workers, and in many other jobs.

How you can help

Anti-Slavery International is committed to eliminating all forms of slavery, and related abuses, human trafficking is the fastest growing form of slavery today. Anti Slavery International is calling for national and international changes to policy that will protect the human rights of trafficked persons, penalise the traffickers and address the root causes of trafficking. To find out more about these issues and how to get involved go to www.antislavery.org or call 0207 501 8920 (office hours).

Amnesty International UK has a number of ongoing campaigns working to improve the human condition in many ways including stopping trafficking. Amnesty has more than a million activists worldwide and believes that mass public pressure is sometimes the only way that human rights can be improved. Find out what you can do to stop trafficking by going to www.amnesty.org.uk/svaw/trafficking.

The Poppy Project works to develop services to enable women to exit prostitution and the situations into which they have been trafficked. Find out more about the project and how you can help with a donation by going to www.poppy.ik.com.

UNICEF UK is funding projects to protect children from trafficking and exploitation through their End Child Exploitation campaign. If you want to help End Child Exploitation by making a donation or would like to know more about the campaign, or UNICEF's work in general, please phone 0870 606 3377 (9am-5pm). Alternatively, visit their website at www.unicef.org.uk/sextraffic.

Asylum Aid is a national charity assisting refugees in the UK. Helping the most vulnerable and disadvantaged people with free legal advice and representing them in their asylum application, and campaigning for the fair treatment of refugees. Much of their work depends on sponsorship and donations and you can find out about becoming a member or friend of Asylum Aid by calling 0207 377 5123 or by going to www.asylumaid.org.uk.

The organisation ECPAT UK - End Child Prostitution and Trafficking, runs various campaigns against the commercial sexual exploitation of children including child sex tourism and trafficking. Their post card campaign is aimed at ending child trafficking. To find out about how you can support ECPAT, go to www.ecpat.org.uk or phone them at 0207 501 8927 (Mondays to Fridays 10am-4pm) or e-mail ecpatuk@antislavery.org.

Do you need help?

If you, or someone you know, is in immediate danger, call the police on 999. They have specially trained officers who work with people who have been abused.

Poppy Project works to enable women to exit prostitution and the situations into which they have been trafficked. Their support line, which is only available to women escaping trafficking, is 0207 840 7129 (staffed during office hours, recorded message at other times). You can find out more about the project at www.poppy.ik.com.

The Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre offers support and information for women and girls who have been raped or sexually abused, however long ago and whatever the circumstances. Call their local rate helpline 0845 1221 331 (Mondays to Fridays 12pm-2.30pm, 7pm-9.30pm, weekends and bank holidays 2.30pm-5pm).

You can find details on regional support for men or women on the rape crisis website, which also contains information on what to expect when you go to the police or about court procedures. The website is at www.rapecrisis.org.uk.

Victim Supportline can provide help and information for anyone who has been affected by a crime including a violent or sexual assault in the UK. You might not want to involve the police but want someone to listen to how you feel. If you do want to go to the police, they can help you deal with this and can accompany you at court. Call them on 0845 30 30 900 (Mondays to Fridays 9am-9pm, Saturdays and Sundays 9am-7pm, bank holidays 9am-5pm). There's a minicom number for people who have hearing difficulties on 020 7896 3776. You can also e-mail them on info@victimsupport.org.uk or visit their website at www.victimsupport.org. Similar organisations exist in many European countries find out about them at this link www.euvictimservices.org/.

Shelter offers advice and information for anyone who finds themselves homeless, regardless of the reason why. They don't run shelters but can advise you on your best course of action and possible hostel placements as well as much more. The free Shelter housing advice line is on 0808 800 4444 (every day 8am-12am) or go to their website at www.shelter.org.uk.

Asylum Aid provides an advice line offering free legal advice about claiming asylum to first time callers, both individual refugees and organisations working with refugees. Call 0207 247 8741 (Mondays 2pm-4.30pm, Thursdays 10am-12.30pm). You can also find information on their website at www.asylumaid.org.uk or by e-mailing info@asylumaid.org.uk.

If you're feeling distressed and need someone to talk to, you can phone Samaritans at any time of day or night on 08457 90 90 90. You can e-mail them at jo@samaritans.org or visit the website at www.samaritans.org.

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