Primary+Stakeholders


 * The people who have some opinion or influence regarding the issue:**


 * Traffickers:** Both men and women are involved in human trafficking. They can operate alone, or within small structured groups, families of traffickers, or even large-scale criminal organizations. Many criminals can turn toward human trafficking as a business because of the high profit and low risk factors involved.


 * Participants**: The women who are involved in the sex trade may fuel the fire by encouraging other women to get involved through pretentious means in an effort to pay back their own debt bondage faster.


 * Investigators:** Federal investigators fight trafficking crimes everyday in attempts to bring this tragic practice to an end.


 * Government:** By instilling and upholding laws against human sex trafficking. Also by ensuring traffickers and contributors are severely punished for the commitment of these crimes.


 * Public:** The public has a major part to play in ending human sex trafficking—stop the demand. We live in a society where our culture encourages and allows prostitution, pornography, etc. If there is no demand for the services, sex traffickers will no longer make a profit. We have the choice to say no, and one of the main reasons sex trafficking continues today is because we choose to ignore it.


 * Media:** The media can play a major role in the eradication of human sex trafficking simply by raising awareness. Through television, movies, radio etc. general awareness about these heinous acts can be raised. The media also has the power to reveal the faces of the criminals, and share the stories of the victims who want the world to know what they’ve been through. Through media, the terrible act of human trafficking can be brought to light, and people can learn how to protect themselves and their families.


 * Organizations:** Organizations such as Shared Hope International are diligently working to eradicate human sex trafficking, and finding ways to help restore the lives of the many victims of this heinous crime. Through public fundraisers and awareness campaigns, organizations are desperately trying to rescue and rehabilitate victims, as well as prevent future cases.