While slavery is known for being throughout the worlds written history, many seem to believe that slavery is an extinct practice in the twenty-first century. Unfortunately, human trafficking still thrives. Anthropologist David A. Feingold reported "The ILO estimates the total illicit profits produced by trafficked forced laborers in one year to be just short of $32 billion". According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, approximately 600,000 to 800,000 people are annually taken from their homes and forced into various types of slave labor, including labor and sex trafficking; between 14,500 and 17,500 of those victims are trafficked into the U.S. borders.

Ending human trafficking is a daunting task; and may be difficult to figure out where to begin. Therefore, Polaris Project developed a seminar called the Training, Technical Assistance and Strategic Planning Program. This program has been designed by Polaris Project to help companies similar to Swift Transportation to contribute the reduction of human trafficking through U.S. ground borders.

In association with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of State, Polaris Project designed the TTASP program to help identify, assist, and report victims of human trafficking and to raise awareness of modern-day slavery in the United States. The TTASP program is the proposal from Polaris Project to Swift Transportation. Polaris Project arrange seminars at the workplace of the targeted company. As specified earlier, the main goal of PP is to help reduce human trafficking. Thus, the seminar will be held for the employer and their employees. The seminar will describe in detail of what the Swift employees (truck drivers) should analyze while diving and frequenting truck stops.

Trafficked victims can be identified in several ways. The victim is usually accompanied by a controlling person and doesn't speak on their own behalf. They lack money, official identifications, travel documents, and control over personal schedule. The victims are usually held by force in an inhabitable place. In most cases of labor slavery, they most likely be work at the same place they reside. As for sexual exploitation, they are observed by traffickers or masters. Trafficking victims can never leave jobs. Another indicator, is trafficking victims are always depressed, frightened, overly submissive, and have bruises. In general, victims are always in a bad health status and never free to participate in any part of daily life routine; every aspect of their life is controlled.

Victim Assistance

If any of the conditions mentioned were encountered by a Swift employee, it's mandatory to call the National Human Trafficking Resource Center at 1.888.3737.888 before reporting to the law enforcement; the NHTRC will help determine a case of human trafficking or not. If the suspected case was confirmed to be involved in human trafficking, The NHTRC will take immediate action along with the law enforcement.