Episode 81: I’m not a Human Trafficker, I’m a Businessman: The Perspective of 342 Human Traffickers

Emancipation Nation

Dr. Justine Pierre takes us inside the world of trafficking in the Caribbean and into the minds of human traffickers. As the lead investigator for one of the largest Human Trafficking studies to ever be conducted in the Caribbean region he surveyed over 600 individuals involved in human trafficking including survivors, current human trafficking victims, customers (or “johns”), and 342 human traffickers. Dr. Pierre shares his research, methodology, and findings granting us a rare glimpse into the mindset of human traffickers.