#Rewind Kirsty’s story

Please support our appeal to prevent women and girls being trafficked this summer

Women and girls are being coerced into cheap labour in nail salons, forced to work long hours with little or no breaks. STOP THE TRAFFIK is working to help those vulnerable to being trafficked know how to spot the signs, make informed decisions and change the course of their future for the better. Donate today to help STOP this.

The issue

The beauty and grooming industry is present on every high street. As it is often unregulated, trafficking is an increasingly common practice, particularly in budget salons where there is a high demand for low-cost treatments. Young women and girls are the most likely to be recruited into this lucrative business, with many targeted from overseas by traffickers who prey on vulnerability. Denied their freedom and receiving less than minimum wage, victims can feel indebted to their employers, trapped in a helpless situation. Their passport is taken away, and violence or threats are routine practice: both against the victim as well as their family back home.

With every day that passes, a victim of human trafficking suffers, hidden in plain sight. We have the opportunity of changing futures by helping women and girls make more informed decisions, and supporting communities to spot the signs.

Our approach

At STOP THE TRAFFIK, we are working globally to prevent human trafficking. We develop and implement intelligence-led training and campaigns that identify human trafficking trends and hotspots. In partnership with Facebook, local law enforcement, government, financial institutions and rescue organisations we run geo-targeted awareness-raising campaigns in known hotspots, which have so far reached nearly 6 million people.

Donate today to help reach the next 6 million people, by empowering individuals and communities around the world to become more resilient to human trafficking.