FBI looks to raise awareness on human trafficking

(WTAJ) -- The FBI Philadelphia is looking to raise awareness about human trafficking and the forms that it comes in.

What are the types of human trafficking?

Human trafficking is the illegal exploitation of a person. Under the human trafficking program, the FBI investigates sex trafficking, labor trafficking and domestic servitude.

Sex trafficking happens when individuals are compelled by force, fraud, or coercion to engage in commercial sex acts. Sex trafficking of a minor occurs when the victim is under the age of 18.

Labor trafficking is when individuals are compelled by force, threats or fraud to perform labor or service. Domestic servitudes are when individuals within a household appear to be nannies, housekeepers, or other types of domestic workers, but they are being controlled and exploited.

Traffickers use violence, manipulation, false promises of well-paying jobs or romantic relationships to exploit victims, according to the FBI.

"With the diverse region our office covers, from rural communities to major cities, we have seen that human traffickin...