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Using data from the Counter Trafficking Data Collabourative (CTDC; N = 9,900), we developed breakdowns of labour trafficking victims worldwide, for two countries (the USA and Russia), and by job category (e.g. ‘domestic worker’). These tables refer to the frequency with which each of nine victim types occur, based on their motivation to participate in a trafficking arrangement. For instance, ‘Tricked and Trapped’ comprises a large segment of US labour trafficking victims. Such victims willingly begin jobs, but are subsequently forced to continue. Based on attitude-behaviour and marketing theory, the intervention framework prescribes specific interventions for each victim type. These include ‘information sharing,’ ‘radical and moderate confrontation,’ ‘economic and noneconomic rewards,’ and more. The results of our study indicate that labour trafficking victim types can vary substantially by region and job category. For instance, Russia’s highest percentage of labour trafficking victims hold construction jobs as ‘Enlightened Apostates’ (e.g. those tricked by a friend) while most US victims perform ‘unspecified’ work as ‘Trapped and Robbed’ (i.e. minors and coerced adults) victims. Thus, the interventions prescribed for them will vary.

We analyzed participation modes for sex and labor trafficking victims from a large, global, sample. Results indicate that most victims are "Willing Assimilators. " Thus, they are "voluntarily" (i.e., no interpersonal coercion) trafficked (e.g., due to economic desperation), and cease working at will. The percentages of coerced victims are twice as high for sex trafficking compared with labor. Information regarding which strangers to trust when pursuing sex work or traditional work should reduce subsequent enslavement. Similarly, better information may help potential "Enlightened Apostates" (i.e., lured and enslaved by a loved one) decide which types of friends and relatives to trust. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]