{"id":2954,"date":"2019-09-05T08:52:26","date_gmt":"2019-09-05T08:52:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/site.hopetoheal.org.za\/staging\/?p=2954"},"modified":"2019-09-05T08:56:25","modified_gmt":"2019-09-05T08:56:25","slug":"thats-not-really-my-uncle-scared-boy-tells-woman-behind-him-on-plane-then-a-text-message-changes-everything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.hopetoheal.org.za\/staging\/2019\/09\/05\/thats-not-really-my-uncle-scared-boy-tells-woman-behind-him-on-plane-then-a-text-message-changes-everything\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThat\u2019s Not Really My Uncle,\u201d Scared Boy Tells Woman Behind Him on Plane \u2014Then a Text Message Changes Everything"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/faithit.com\/author\/kstraeter\/\">Kelsey Straeter<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/faithit-eszuskq0bptlfh8awbb.stackpathdns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/beans\/images\/uncle893-8b38574.jpg\" alt=\"human trafficking\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>All too often, people assume that human trafficking is a third-world problem\u2014but disturbingly, one of the most privileged countries in the planet is also one of the most prevalent for this heinous crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the State Department\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/reports\/2019-trafficking-in-persons-report\/\">2019 Trafficking in Persons Report<\/a>, The United States is a breeding ground for human trafficking. Even more unsettling is the massive number of labor-trafficking victims that arrive in the United States via&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/faithit.com\/flight-attendant-saves-teen-sex-trafficked\/\">airplane<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;before being exploited:&nbsp;<strong>a whopping 71 percent<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now more than ever, airlines are realizing the critical role they play in the fight to end human trafficking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Delta Airlines is joining the fight through their partnership with Polaris, the originators of the National Human Trafficking Hotline. In addition to donating $1.5 million to Polaris, Delta has also donated over 100 flights to rescue trafficking&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/faithit.com\/weve-got-it-all-wrong-5-myths-about-human-trafficking-protecting-your-kids-shontell-brewer\/\">victims<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;as part of their SkyWish program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Delta customers are encouraged to donate any number of their miles to Polaris, as a means of providing even more flights that can bring victims to safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To shine a spotlight on the cause, the airline created a video designed to be played in-flight on any plane equipped with TVs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The video features a frightened young boy who turns to talk to a woman in the seat behind him after the man seated next to him falls asleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy uncle will get mad if he hears me talking to you, but he\u2019s not really my uncle,\u201d the child explains. \u201cThat\u2019s just what he told me to say.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"video video-fit mb\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><iframe  id=\"_ytid_89429\"  width=\"1020\" height=\"574\"  data-origwidth=\"1020\" data-origheight=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x6Eue3tiLag?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The boy continues to disclose that the man told him he\u2019s \u201cworth a lot\u201d but still won\u2019t buy him any clothes that fit. The only ones he owns are the ones on his back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The boy simply hopes that where he\u2019s going is better than where they were before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe had to work all the time,\u201d he said. \u201cWe never got to eat or sleep, and it was worse for the girls.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m scared,\u201d he adds as his \u2018uncle\u2019 starts to show signs of awakening from his slumber. \u201cI don\u2019t know what\u2019s gonna happen or how to get out, but I can\u2019t say anything. I need you to do it for me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The woman proceeds to text \u201cHelp\u201d to&nbsp;233733 as a means of alerting authorities that the boy is in trouble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Delta has now trained 66,000 of its employees how to identify and report those who show the warning signs of being human trafficking victims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since Delta started its partnership with Polaris, their hotline has seen a 36 percent increase in contacts from trafficking survivors. 86 percent of those victims are female, and 77 percent are U.S. citizens or legal residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/freedomforother\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/935048547115913217\/r7rEb60R_normal.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/freedomforother\"><strong>Justice plus Freedom<\/strong>@freedomforother<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/freedomforother\/status\/1164358072371994625\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Delta?src=hash\">#Delta<\/a> for raising awareness about <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HumanTrafficking?src=hash\">#HumanTrafficking<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/freedomforother\/status\/1164358072371994625\/photo\/1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/ECihfxCXoAA9U2Y?format=jpg&amp;name=small\" alt=\"View image on Twitter\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/like?tweet_id=1164358072371994625\">4<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/freedomforother\/status\/1164358072371994625\">4:06 AM &#8211; Aug 22, 2019<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/support.twitter.com\/articles\/20175256\"> <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/support.twitter.com\/articles\/20175256\">Twitter Ads info and privacy<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/freedomforother\">See Justice plus Freedom&#8217;s other Tweets<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s rewarding to see tangible results of our partnership with Polaris helping the fight against human trafficking, and watching our support change lives,\u201d&nbsp;said Allison Ausband, Senior VP of Delta\u2019s in-flight service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe problem of human trafficking, has to be aggressively combatted from every angle, and for Delta, that means getting our nearly 200 million customers and 80,000 employees onboard in the fight,\u201d said Ausband. \u201cWe all have a role to play and can make a difference.\u201d<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kelsey Straeter All too often, people assume that human trafficking is a third-world problem\u2014but disturbingly, one of the most privileged countries in the planet is also one of the most prevalent for this heinous crime. 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