According to a 2017 study done by the International Labor Organization,

human trafficking is a $150 billion global industry annually.

And there are over 40 million people in slavery around the world and in the United States.

The fight against human trafficking is one that must happen in our own communities as well as around the world.

And that fight is what we're going to talk about today.

On today's special episode of Essential Oil Solutions with Dutera,

we sat down with a survivor of sex trafficking to talk to her about her experience, her escape, and the advice she has for

others.

In order to protect the identity of the survivor, some names, locations, and identifying details

have been removed or changed.

In some instances, you may hear a beep indicating information that has been removed.

Thank you so much for coming and sitting down with us today.

You're welcome.

To start off, can you tell us a little

bit about your experience? Sure, I will be happy to tell my story. At the age of 13 years old,

my friend mentioned to me that she was dating with a guy and he had a friend that she wanted to

introduce me to. I end up meeting with a guy and he had a friend that she wanted to introduce me to. I end up

meeting with this guy, and a few days later, he asked me to be his girlfriend. Later on, he took

me to his hometown. He became to brought me into the U.S. He was a 16-year-old at that time. When I arrived into the

U.S., he controlled my life. He told me all of what I have to do. I felt like I had no choice at that time.

One day he came and told me that I had to work as a prostitute

and that I had to sleep with men.

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