Understanding the 'lover boy’ technique of human trafficking (Ukrainian)

Have you heard about the ‘lover boy’ technique of trafficking, where traffickers use false promises of ‘love’ as a weapon to lure and manipulate?
‘Lover boys’ are human traffickers who usually operate by trying to make young people fall in love with them. Once they have victims under their influence, they exploit them, for instance in the sex industry or for other illegal activities. They are often kept in this situation through coercive control including through a combination of affection, violence and/or other threats against them and their families.
This pernicious scheme is very complex and dynamic, taking place in a wide variety of contexts, that’s why awareness is so important. The animation will help you to better understand how the lover boy trafficking operates, as well as some of the early warning signs of this type of crime.