Emancipation Nation

Episode 13: Trust, Faith, and Promise: A Labor Trafficking Victim's Journey from Survivor to Thriver

October 07, 2019 Celia Williamson, PhD Season 1 Episode 13
Emancipation Nation
Episode 13: Trust, Faith, and Promise: A Labor Trafficking Victim's Journey from Survivor to Thriver
Show Notes

Harold D'Souza, a highly educated man, came to the U.S. in search of a better life only to find he and his family trapped in a labor trafficking nightmare. He was worked 16 hour days, 7 days per week to the point of physical and psychological exhaustion. Their traffickers demeaned Harold and his family and made him feel like a failed parent, failed protector, failed provider, and failed person. But he knew deep down inside that he was a good and strong person and that suicide or silence was no longer an option for him. In extreme daily fear, Harold called on God and recounted that he had to remember that he should not tell God how big the storm is in his life, but should tell the storm how big God is in his life. Harold found the courage to get himself and his family away from their traffickers only to find out that the systems designed to help vulnerable people were unkind and unsympathetic to what he and his family had suffered. Today Harold and his family are doing well. Harold has devoted his life to helping other victims. He also does presentations and works both locally and internationally helping professionals understand that labor trafficking is a critical issue in the U.S. and around the world. Harold is a brilliant, compassionate, and devoted advocate focused on bringing both awareness and effective solutions to those modern-day labor trafficking slaves in the U.S. and abroad.