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*'''Debt bondage''': Many people who have been trafficked owe money to their traffickers for transportation, visa fees, food or drugs. They are told they cannot go free until the debt is paid. The amount is often arbitrarily increased so that the debt bondage continues. | *'''Debt bondage''': Many people who have been trafficked owe money to their traffickers for transportation, visa fees, food or drugs. They are told they cannot go free until the debt is paid. The amount is often arbitrarily increased so that the debt bondage continues. | ||
*'''Dependency and isolation''': The trafficked person likely has no family or social network. Surroundings and culture maybe unfamiliar and they don’t know where or who to turn to for help. The trafficker may forbid conversation and keep moving the trafficked person from place to place so they cannot get to know anyone. The trafficker may take away identity documents and provide drugs or alcohol to complete the dependency. Children are particularly vulnerable to extreme isolation. | |||
*'''Trauma bonding''': ''Trauma bonding'' occurs when a person develops positive feelings towards their trafficker, usually caused by being isolated and being controlled by the trafficker. | |||
*'''Shame and Guilt''': | |||
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