我们都需要参与解决这一问题。美国国务院发布了年度《人口贩运问题报告》（Trafficking in Persons Report），指出有关人口贩运的七点事实，以便帮助人们更清楚了解这个问题：

1. 人口贩运，又称人口走私或现代奴役，在21世纪仍然存在，即使在美国也是如此。

2. 任何人都可能成为人口贩卖的受害者。

3. 受害者可能一开始是自愿参加，但后来沦为贩运的受害者。

4. 偷渡移民和贩运人口是不同的犯罪，这两个词不应被混为一谈。

5. 自然灾害容易使弱势群体面临人口贩运的危险。

6. 环境退化和贩卖人口有可能相互关联，强迫劳动和性贩运也是如此。

7. 国际劳工组织估计，在全球私营经济中，从强迫劳动所得非法赢利每年达1502亿美元。

请了解“你可以帮助打击人口贩运的20种方法”(20 Ways You Can Help Fight Human Trafficking)，并在Twitter和Facebook上关注国务院打击人口贩运事务办公室(State’s Trafficking in Persons office)。

7 things you should know about human trafficking

Human trafficking is sometimes referred to as trafficking in persons or modern slavery. President Obama has called modern slavery “a debasement of our common humanity.” TheInternational Labour Organization estimates that there are over 20 million victims worldwide. Some are compelled to forced labor and sex trafficking.

We all need to be part of the solution. The U.S. Department of State issues an annualTrafficking in Persons Report and offers seven facts about human trafficking so you can be better informed:

1. Human trafficking, also known as trafficking in persons or modern slavery, exists in the 21st century, even in the United States.

2. Anyone can be a victim of human trafficking.

3. Victims may at first be willing participants, but can later become trafficking victims.

4. Migrant smuggling and human trafficking are distinct crimes, and the terms should not be conflated.

5. Natural disasters put vulnerable people at risk of human trafficking.

6. There can be intersections between environmental degradation and human trafficking, as well as between forced labor and sex trafficking.

7. The International Labour Organization estimates that the illegal profits made from forced labor in the private global economy amount to $150.2 billion per year.

Learn more about what you can do by visiting 20 Ways You Can Help Fight Human Trafficking. And follow State’s Trafficking in Persons office on Twitter and Facebook.