Essay On Human Trafficking In Thailand

Human Trafficking in Thailand The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines human trafficking as, “organized criminal activity in which human beings are treated as possessions to be controlled and exploited (as by being forced into prostitution or involuntary labor)” (“Human trafficking”, Merriam-Webster). This definition captures what human trafficking really does, it turns people into possessions and takes away their humanity. Many countries over the world have taken immense steps to end their issues of human trafficking, however Thailand has done little. Trafficking in Thailand has actually begun to worsen with the weakening of democracy and law (Abuza). Thailand continues to be a major center for human trafficking because of the corruption in its government, poverty, and its economic reliance on modern day slavery. The Thai government has a sizable effect on the prevalence of human trafficking in Thailand. Human trafficking reveals the corruption that occurs with government officials. Thai military and law enforcement aren’t doing much to battle the mistreatment of forced laborers at seas. Migrants have reported that they were rescued from a trafficker by a military officer only to be sold to the next smuggler for their profit (Urbina, “‘Sea Slaves’”). Thai military officials profit from smuggling people
Nobody should be able to sell their children for money. Nobody should be forced to work twenty hours a day, 7 days a week, in horrible conditions. Nobody should be rescued from a trafficker by a government official, only to be sold to the next trafficker. The three main causes to human trafficking in Thailand are corruption in the government, economic reliance on forced labor, and poverty. However, thanks to outlines to stop corruption in Thailand, the Labor Protection act, and organizations like ActionAid, the fight to end human trafficking continues in Thailand, and hopefully it ends