Program areas at Polaris
National human trafficking hotline: Polaris continued operating the u.s. national human trafficking hotline (nhth), with funding from the u.s. department of health and human services, office on trafficking in persons (otip) and private donations. The nhtc provides victims and survivors of human trafficking access to critical support and services to get help and stay safe, 24-7, in more than 200 languages across five modes of communication - phone, chat, text, webform, and email.
Strategic initiative on labor trafficking: the strategic initiative on labor trafficking works to end labor trafficking of migrant workers in the agricultural sector between mexico and the u.s. In mexico, Polaris' work includes support for the expansion of mexico's first national human trafficking hotline and building a source country worker data platform to collect information directly from agricultural workers about their working conditions and experiences with exploitation, which will ultimately provide strategic recommendations on ways to address the root causes of labor trafficking both in mexico and from mexico to the united states.
Learning, innovation and data systems: the program develops a data driven understanding of human trafficking, generates research and data products for use by the anti-trafficking field, and supports Polaris' monitoring and evaluation to ensure programs have their intended impact.
Polaris' financial intelligence unit (fiu) leverages the reach, expertise, and motivation of the global financial sector to identify and disrupt trafficking operations through their financial footprints. To do this, the fiu generates new insights through a combination of in-house research and collaborative efforts with the financial services industry, survivors, law enforcement, and others in the anti-trafficking field.
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