1. Tell someone: Share what you've learned in Invisible Chains.
2. Help the heroes: Support organizations that help survivors.
3. Raise awareness: Host an awareness event.
4. Call for change: Contact your municipal, provincial, and federal politicians asking what they're doing to address the problem of human trafficking, and ask them to implement the recommendations for government.
5. Take a stand: Become an advocate for at least one recommendation in Invisible Chains that you personally want to see adopted.
6. Let your dollar talk: Buy fair trade products where possible and, if you can't be sure, avoid products whose makers are notorious for using forced labour.
7. Speak up: Raise the issue of human trafficking in letters to the editor, at political debates, in the classroom, and at town hall meetings.
8. Be a woman against human trafficking: Talk to males you know about the realities of women and girls exploited in the sex industry.
9. Be a man against human trafficking: Don't pay for sex or got to places where commercial sex acts take place, either in Canada or when travelling abroad. Discourage your friends from doing so and explain your concerns.
10. Report it: Be aware of the warning signs of human trafficking in your community, at work, and when travelling. Report suspicious activity to your local police, or Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
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