No matter where in the world you are, there is going to be some type of human trafficking going on in the dark. We need to bring this problem to light so we can help the victims reclaim their lives. Since the early ages, human trafficking has existed. Gaye Clark, the author of “Is the problem of human trafficking exaggerated?” thinks human trafficking has become over-exaggerated as it has been brought to the world’s attention. She thinks that the more attention there is, the more false information there will be and the less likely that others will believe or trust the efforts to stop human trafficking. On the other hand, Tsin Yen Koh, the author of “Human Trafficking: Overview.” thinks there could be more attention towards human trafficking.…
According to the Human Trafficking Intelligence Report, Human Trafficking is a booming international business in today’s society. The articles talks about the victims and the offenders. It also gives us information about how the issue affects the global economy, and how it generates billions of dollars in profits every year.…
Abas, M., Ostrovschi, N., Prince, M., Gorceag, V., Trigub, C., and Oram, S. (2013). Risk Factors for mental disorders in women survivors of human trafficking: a historical cohort study. BMC Psychiatry. Volume 13. Issue 1.…
Over time, the amount of people forced into human trafficking have been steadily increasing. Although it is considered a worldwide crisis, many people are not aware of the growth in numbers nor take any form of notice or action against this illegal business. There are many factors that contribute to the lack of prevention of this crisis, though the fact that it is well-hidden is the main reason of its continuation. The invisibility of modern day slave trade leads to victims being overlooked in the continuation of trafficking across the globe.…
Modern slavery, also known as human trafficking, is present and prevalent in today’s world. As stated by the International Labour Organization, upwards of 20 million individuals are in forced labor around the world, and globally, $150 billion is generated each year. A report from the United Nations states that women and children make up 70% of all trafficking victims. Traffickers are also proceeding to adapt to changing times, for they have started taking advantage of high-speed Internet access to more efficiently continue exploiting victims for monetary gain(Flores-Oebanda). There are so many victims and so few traffickers convicted for their crimes. Although human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery that infects even the greatest…
The statistics worldwide of human trafficking are astronomical. There are 800,000 people trafficked across borders annually. Women and children are the forerunners in abductions and sales, due to being used primarily for the sex trade. Around 80% of slaves are women and children. The other percentage are forced military recruits and hard laborers. As evidence supports, human trafficking is at a higher rate now than ever…
You may think slavery is a phenomenon from the past, but today we are facing an equally large problem; Human trafficking. Human trafficking is the third most profitable illegal business in the world - surpassed only by weapon and drug smuggling. Worldwide, trafficking generates profits of more than 25 billion euros a year. And the risk of being caught and prosecuted is unfortunately minimal for traffickers. Victims of trafficking are lured or forced into sexual exploitation or work without pay. It is estimated that between 600,000 and 800,000 people - mostly women and children – are annually trafficked across national borders. Human trafficking is illegal, therefore it is not possible to know the exact numbers of how many that get trafficked every year. It is even worse when you look at the estimated number of people traded within national borders – the number is estimated to be over 2,500,000.…
Central America’s failing economic systems have left many of its citizens unemployed, leading many men, women, and children to become enticed by trafficked sex workers in a desperate attempt to provide for their families. Central America has now emerged as the largest market for trafficked individuals in the modern era. Central Americans once living on stable household incomes have experienced deep socioeconomic uncertainty and insecurity prompted by the excessive violence and corruption within local governments. Human trafficking has been able to succeed in regions like Central America because there is little opportunity for social nor economic advancement. In many impoverished Central American nations, dissipating job opportunities have left…
Today many women, men, and children are victims of human trafficking. Every single country has humans that are being trafficked. The ILO says in an article; the Asia-Pacific region accounts for the largest…
The international community has recognized the factors that feed into and facilitate human trafficking, including: (1) the increasing gaps between rich and poor both within countries and between regions, which means that many (women) have become more subject to trafficking in view of their economic circumstances and their hopes for increased income for themselves and their families ; and (2) the increasing ease of international travel and the growing phenomenon of temporary migration for work, which means that opportunities for trafficking have increased .…
Albeit the fact that slavery was banned by several international agreements and treaties, beginning with the Slavery Convention of the League of Nations (1926), for tens of millions of people worldwide, slavery never ended. Estimately, there is still 27 million people held in “some form of bondage”, based on anti-slavery groups like Free the Slaves. Slavery is particularly prevalent in today’s Sudan, India, Pakistan, and Ukraine; a humongous number of sex-trafficking victims are also transported to the U.S. and Japan every year. Human trafficking is now a $12-billion-a-year global industry. According to the article, kidnapping is the most common means for today’s traffickers to obtain people, in addition, victims are very likely to be lured by promising jobs. But the reality is that they are forced to work as bonded laborers. Lots of victims are also “tied to lifetime servitude because their father or grandfather borrowed money they couldn’t repay”. To prevent slaves from escaping, traffickers keep victims’ passports and use violence.…
Perpetrators can found from global networks to a single pimp. Cheaper labor and sexual exploitation have increased in high demand. Human trafficking provides cheap labor to sweatshops, nail salons, and other places in need of cheap workers. These employees earn as little as a dollar a day while working 12-15 hours a day. In addition, people who suffer sexual exploitation end up working for brothel owners, pornography producers, strip clubs, and sex tourists. Sex tourists are men who travel to a certain country or place for a “sexual adventure.” In Giselle Routhier’s essay on sex trafficking she quotes “Asia has one of the largest markets for sex tourism, as do other countries with legalized prostitution, such as the Netherlands. Developed countries such as the United States create some of the largest demand and produce the largest numbers of sex tourists for the commercial sex industry (Getu, 2006, p.…
Overall, human trafficking is an issue that many nations battle. Women, men, and children are all victims of modern day slavery and the problem continues to grow. Without proper knowledge, guidelines and preventative steps taken place, human trafficking will only get worse and keep captivating innocent peoples’ freedom that everyone deserves regardless of who they are or where they come…
Alas, no gender, age, nor ethnicity is exempt from the global crisis of human trafficking. However, the victims are not dispersed evenly throughout the planet. The International Labour Organization (ILO) has concluded that the over half of all trafficked persons, for a total of 11.7 million slaves, come from the Asia-Pacific region. Meanwhile, the highest rates of people trafficked per thousand inhabitants exists in Central and Southeastern Europe (depicted in light blue) and Africa regions (depicted in tan), both having a rate of over four trafficked persons for every one thousand inhabitants (“Statistics on Forced Labour…”). Though the United States of America has one of the lowest rates of human trafficking worldwide, slavery still poses…
Who does not want a better life? There are those who in countries like Cambodia, India or Thailand that are so desperate for a better life that they fall for the lies they are sold by those who wish to exploit them. Every year, every day, every hour, every minute a man, woman or child is being trafficked and the majority of Earth 's population is unaware of what is transpiring. Most would tell you the idea of human trafficking was something made up for a movie, most likely one with Liam Neeson in the testosterone driven, butt-kicking lead. However, human trafficking, especially sex trafficking, is a harsh reality that we face today.…