• • Forced sexual activity without consent.
  • Coercion or threats used to exploit human rights.
  • Can happen to anyone, regardless of age or gender.
  • Often occurs in plain sight.

• Sex trafficking in the UK

  • Exact numbers are hard to document due to its illegal nature.
  • Organisations like Unseen UK estimate 4.8 million victims of forced sexual exploitation worldwide.

• How sex trafficking differs from sex work

  • Sex work: Consensual and willing participation.
  • Sex trafficking: Involves coercion, threats, and exploitation.
  • Conflation may occur because some trafficked individuals appear to be sex workers.

• Why it’s harmful to conflate the two

  • Sex workers can be unjustly targeted.
  • Misunderstanding leads to negative consequences, pushing sex workers into dangerous situations.
  • Consensual sex workers may be wrongly labelled under trafficking.

• Signs someone is being sex trafficked

  • Closely guarded and unable to stray from captors.
  • Signs of physical abuse, such as bruises or untreated medical conditions.
  • Emotional abuse indicators like anxiety, depression, or lack of confidence.
  • Branded with specific tattoos symbolizing trafficking groups.
  • Isolated from family and moved to another country.
  • Limited English vocabulary, mostly sexual terms.
  • No control over their own money, often taken by traffickers.

• What to do if you suspect someone is being trafficked

  • Raise the alarm safely by contacting local authorities or organisations like Unseen UK.

Here at Empire Escorts Agency, we aim to clarify the differences between sex work and sex trafficking. It's crucial to remove stigmas around sex work and raise awareness of trafficking.

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