By Clint Fleury, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, TBnewswatch.com THUNDER BAY \u2013 Human trafficking is a much more complex issue than one might think. It\u2019s often described as an abduction where an individual grabs a person, more often a female, off the street and holds them captive. Although there are cases where this scenario happens, the co-chair of the Thunder Bay Coalition to End Human Trafficking, Cindy Paypompee, said this is only one scenario of how bad actors claim their victim. To educate the public about human trafficking, the Thunder Bay Coalition to End Human Trafficking held an awareness event at Intercity Shopping Centre. \u201cIt’s not an abduction. Some people might think it’s an abduction, but it’s not. It’s calculated,\u201d said Paypompee. \u201cThe other thing is like sometimes people mistake smuggling… <\/p>\n
By Clint Fleury, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, TBnewswatch.com THUNDER BAY \u2013 Human trafficking is a much more complex issue than one might think. It\u2019s often described as an abduction where an individual grabs a person, more often a female, off the street and holds them captive. Although there are cases where this scenario happens, the co-chair of the Thunder Bay Coalition to End Human Trafficking, Cindy Paypompee, said this is only one scenario of how bad actors claim their victim. To educate the public about human trafficking, the Thunder Bay Coalition to End Human Trafficking held an awareness event at Intercity Shopping Centre. \u201cIt’s not an abduction. Some people might think it’s an abduction, but it’s not. It’s calculated,\u201d said Paypompee. \u201cThe other thing is like sometimes people mistake smuggling... <\/p>\n