Human Trafficking In Modern Day Slavery

Throughout history, slavery reappears in several different forms. Various cultures around the world used slaves typically as a spoil of war or, at the current time, a legal market with intent to sell labor. As humanity progressed, slavery became a growing concern against the ideals of human rights. Deemed unethical and thought vanquished by most individuals, slavery still remains an underground market in the modern world. Referred to as human trafficking, modern day slavery exists as a brutal and abusive kidnapping scheme with all intents to traumatize its victims into slave-like obedience. Human trafficking stands as a living violation of human rights.
Victims of the human trafficking industry become mistreated with inhumane actions. An anonymous survivor of human trafficking expressed the levels of torture by explaining the traffickers actions of beating, torturing, and threatening him into paying enough ransom to be released. The survivor describes the actions of the traffickers, “They beat me with a metal rod. They dripped molten plastic onto my back. They beat the soles of my feet and then they forced me to stand for long periods of time, sometimes for days” (“I Wanted to Lie Down and Die”). The torture escalated
Requiring them to perform many forced activities, human trafficking continues to be equivalent to slavery of the modern age. Individuals of all backgrounds, ages, and genders become trafficked, and victims endure many uncomfortable and painful experiences that leave them scarred for life. Human trafficking must be looked at more seriously by all individuals, with a goal to end slavery. As declared by the United Nation, every human yields rights to self security, and liberation from cruel and abusive subservience (United Nations art. 1-5). Upholding proper treatment of humanity entails the coercion of each of all its