How are the victims recruited?
The traffickers are well-organized, often in large international and mafia criminal organizations. They can recruit through newspaper ads offering opportunity and work abroad and through a network of local recruiters who lie and cheat to catch the victims. The recruiters can also be friends or community members the victims have come to know and trust. They are often women who easily build trust with their desperate countrywomen. Each criminal network can employ up to 40 people, who deal with everything from housing to travel arrangements. They often include phony employment, travel and modeling agencies, passport forgers, truckers in human cargo and brothels. ^ top..
