260: Labor Trafficking Outreach with Rachel Parker

Dr. Sandra Morgan and Rachel Parker discuss labor trafficking outreach strategies, touching on community allyship, training and safety protocols, and outreach with and to the local community to identify labor trafficking victims.

Rachel Parker

Rachel Parker is the Anti-Human Trafficking Services Program Manager at World Relief Triad, which she had led for 10 years. She has a master's in international studies from East Carolina University. Rachel coordinates and supervises outreach and direct services for survivors of both labor and sex trafficking, as well as supervising the coordination of the Triad Labor Trafficking Task Force, the Guilford Minor Trafficking Response Team, and the Triad Rapid Response Team to support victim identification and effective responses across Guilford, Forsyth and Davidson counties.

Key Points

Development of a labor trafficking task force to fill the gap in identification and building stronger networks across the community.

Outreach at seasonal fairs required community support and yielded responses from migrant populations.

Redefining success to also include providing information and awareness of services available to victims of labor trafficking, even when they decline services.

For outreach, using a decentralized bystander approach.

Prioritizing safety for workers and volunteers during outreach.

Resources

The Typology of Modern Slavery: Defining Sex and Labor Trafficking in the United States - Polaris Project

Anti-Human Trafficking Resources - World Relief Triad

Anti-Human Trafficking Certificate - Vanguard University

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Transcript

Dave [00:00:00] You're listening to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast, this is episode number 260 Labor Trafficking Outreach with Rachel Parker.

Production Credits [00:00:09] Produced by Innovate Learning, maximizing human potential.

Dave [00:00:29] Welcome to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. My name is Dave Stachowiak.

Sandie [00:00:35] And my name is Sandie Morgan.

Dave [00:00:38] And this is the show where we empower you to study the issues, be a voice, and make a difference in ending human trafficking. Today, Sandie, so glad that we have an expert with us to really look at labor trafficking outreach in more detail. I'm so glad to welcome to the show today Rachel Parker. She has led World Relief Triad's anti-human trafficking program for 10 years. She has a master's in international studies from East Carolina University. Rachel coordinates and supervises outreach and direct services for survivors of both labor and sex trafficking, as well as supervising the coordination of the Triad Labor Trafficking Task Force, the Guilford Minor Trafficking Response Team, and the Triad Rapid Response Team to support victim identification and effective responses across Guilford, Forsyth and Davidson counties. We're so glad to welcome you to the show, Rachel.

Rachel [00:01:32] Thanks so much for having me. I really appreciate it.

Sandie [00:01:35] I'm really excited to have this conversation today, Rachel. I think in recent days I've talked to so many victim service providers who were surprised when they learned from the survivors that they weren't looking for someone to rescue them. They didn't even know that anyone was looking for them. They didn't identify as a victim, and they often were a little concerned when people approached them that they...