Subscribe to our Newsletter  Learning about TIP: Identifying
Victims of Human Trafficking   Veronika Gruber   Since my first
working day at UN.GIFT, I read a lot about human trafficking and
its different aspects. Naturally, many questions appeared during
my research, which I tried to answer by reading even more
publications and reports of victims. As I read the Survivor Blog
"My name is Jana", I was shocked by her story and the way she
became victim to sexual exploitation. The question, why people
become victims of such awful crimes started bothering me.
Actually, there are several studies listing conditions which
could lead to vulnerability, but I realized, that there is no
general agreement.   First of all I tried to figure out, why
especially children are often victims of human trafficking. A
publication of UN.GIFT thought me, that children are vulnerable
to the demands and expectations of those in authority, including
parents, extended family and teachers. Physically, they are not
able to protect themse