Ohmygawd CNN.. (How to spot someone is being trafficked)

[WinnieTheKhwai]

I read the below article on CNN, further establishing that most people really don't have a clue about what trafficking is or how it works. They come up with a glossy-magazine style listing of 'Seven ways to...' see if someone is trafficked. Yet each of those reasons has a much more likely explanation than being trafficked, likely one that will apply to just about anytime (almost) any of us here would travel with their Thai wife/girlfriend, and her/their children. (This is why it's relevant to Thailand / Thaivisa members)

Some are laugh-out-loud ridiculous, like having a tattoo, or referring to her husband when spoken to. (which would be out of the blue, with someone speaking American to her, while English not being her native language to begin with.)

Anyway, a couple paragraphs and a link to the full article the below.

7 ways to spot that someone is being trafficked

Sometimes, victims are flown into another country on the promise of a legitimate job, other times traffickers move their victims within a country, to keep them powerless or to avoid detection. But you can help. By being aware of the telltale signs that someone is being trafficked, you may be able to keep them from a life of modern slavery.

1 -- A traveler is not dressed appropriately for their route of travel.

You might notice right away that a traveler has few or no personal items. Victims may be less well dressed than their companions. They may be wearing clothes that are the wrong size, or are not appropriate for the weather on their route of travel.

2 -- They have a tattoo with a bar code, the word "Daddy."

Many people have tattoos, so a tattoo in itself is obviously not an indicator, but traffickers or pimps feel they own their victims and a barcode tattoo, or a tattoo with "Daddy" or even a man's name could be a red flag that the person is a victim.

3 -- They can't provide details of their departure location, destination, or flight information.

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Full article: http://edition.cnn.com/2015/07/30/travel/human-trafficking-at-airports/index.html

[Seastallion]

Yeah, silly, sensationalist article.

Editor-in-Chief says to journo, "I want something on trafficking, give me an original angle..."

Journo goes home, buys a few bottles of wine, and invites friends over to brainstorm...and they make it all up from their vivid imaginations and wine-fueled fantasies.

The article is worthy of a serious complaint.

[tolsti]

Chicken Noodle News.... What else would you expect?