Why One Dress?

Many of the girls who are trafficked only have One Dress.
We are wearing One Dress to remind us each day that wearing only One Dress is reality for these girls.

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Sex Trafficking at Truck Stops

"If you see a young person at a truck stop, think twice. Children generally don't go to truck stops, and if it seems wrong, it probably is. Don't be afraid to speak up about what you see."

"Sex trafficking occurs at truck stops in the United States often in two forms, through pimp controlled prostitution and through massage parlors. Pimps frequently move their victims from city to city, forcing victims to engage in commercial sex at truck stops along the way.  Brothels disguised as massage parlors are also sometimes present at or near truck stops.  These networks control women through confinement and complicated debt bondage schemes." (Polaris Project)

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