Human trafficking affects all communities
According to the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General's BC Office to Combat Trafficking in Persons, the definition of human trafficking is the recruiting, transporting, harbouring or receiving of a person for the purpose of exploiting them. Traffickers use threats, force, coercion, deception or other means to force a person to provide labour, sexual services and sometimes even their organs.
Programs have been in place to raise awareness of human trafficking in Prince George as early as 2006, said Bally Bassi, community, social and justice programs manager at E. Fry.
"It's been coming to the surface with increased education awareness around human trafficking internationally, nationally and locally," said Bassi.
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