Nova Scotia website tackles warning signs of human trafficking, offers support to survivors
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The new site is the culmination of years of community work, dedicated to preventing sexual exploitation and supporting survivors.
A new website has been launched in Nova Scotia, with the goal of helping people spot the warning signs of human trafficking, and to offer a place to reach out for help.
The Trafficking and Exploitation Services System (TESS) is a partnership of more than 70 agencies in the province, including YWCA Halifax, advocacy groups, the provincial government and police.
The new site is the culmination of years of community work, dedicated to preventing sexual exploitation and supporting survivors.
Teaira Cain, TESS co-ordinator with YWCA Halifax, said trafficking and exploitation is more common than people think.
“I think Nova Scotians would be surprised to know that it is prevalent, and they would be really surprised to know that it happens all over Nova Scotia and not just in the city or in rural areas,” said Cain.
“And it does affect African Nova Scotian, Indigenous and LGBTQ people more.”
A Statistics Canada report released in 2021, which looked at data from 2019, showed that Halifax had the highest incident rate in the country.
“At a rate of 5.3 incidents per 100,000 population, Nova Scotia had the highest rate of police-reported human trafficking incidents in Canada that year and the highest rate reported by the province since 2009,” the report noted.
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