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How aviation can be a frontline defence against human trafficking
No longer confined to clandestine border crossings, today's traffickers recruit victims through fake job advertisements, social media and online scams, then move them through legitimate travel routes into forced labour and other criminal enterprises.
Aviation has long been celebrated as an engine of connection, trade and opportunity and every day, millions of people cross borders in search of work, education, safety and new beginnings.
But did you know that unknown to many, it is the same networks that make global mobility possible, that are now becoming increasingly exploited by criminal syndicates moving trafficking victims across continents. The systems criminals exploit can also become powerful tools for prevention and protection.
