Wear a Dress in December

 

Wearing a dress in December can help bring awareness of human trafficking. Dressember is about wearing a dress throughout December for thirty-one days. It is estimated that 9.2 million men experienced human trafficking. If you see someone in an abusive situation or suspect human trafficking, contact the authorities. Do not investigate by yourself. 

It is recommended to let authorities investigate especially for your safety and their safety. Also, do not follow the person or the group, especially if they are traveling. It is necessary to contact authorities and the National Human Trafficking hotline. Do not post images of someone who might be experiencing human trafficking on your social media. Do not get involved in the investigation but do report it. 

To prevent human trafficking, you can take a training course. As well as participating in your child's school and learning about human trafficking prevention in the school. As a parent, you can suggest having a class about human trafficking prevention and internet safety. Additionally, you can speak to your child about internet safety. Last, if you are taking classes in college, suggest an information day about bringing awareness of preventing human trafficking. 

Participate in Dressember and use the hashtag, " End Trafficking" on your social media. Seven in ten cases of human trafficking are women and children. Recognizing the warning signs of human trafficking can help save someone's life and can help you to report it to authorities. Additionally, recognizing the consequences of human trafficking can help them find the necessary resources for their recovery. Furthermore, understanding human trafficking and bringing awareness online can help someone who is experiencing it.

Depression, PTSD, anxiety, traumatic brain injuries, and memory loss are some of the consequences of human trafficking. Be cautious about advertisements online and with unknown friend requests. Report and block any messages that you receive regarding fake job frauds or romance frauds. If you see any suspicious or inappropriate messages from someone, do not reply to the messages online. Make screenshots of the messages and report it. 

Do not over share personal information about yourself. Be careful when sharing job postings, information about jobs overseas, romantic dating postings, and online romance applications, and other suspicious postings on social media. Also, be cautious when using dating websites and dating applications online. If you feel uncomfortable, nervous, or feel it is a fraud; Do not hesitate to report it on social media. Be informed about human trafficking prevention and read current information about it. 

Be informed about where your food and clothes come from. Donate to organizations that help survivors and help prevent human trafficking. Dressember is a yearly campaign about preventing and to help end human trafficking. Also, volunteer to help give out brochures and information about recovery services in schools, colleges, or in hospitals. Here are websites about human trafficking prevention and Dressember. 

Why a Dress-Dressember

https://www.dressember.ca/why-a-dress

What is Human Trafficking-United Nations:

https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-Trafficking/Human-Trafficking.html

National Human Trafficking Hotline:

https://humantraffickinghotline.org/en

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