Human Trafficking Issues

affects all countries, without regard to level of development or type of government, while the way a country may be impacted by these factors, they are all influenced. Different places of the world experience human trafficking slightly differently. Nonetheless, through globalization 3.0, they are all interconnected.
One of the oldest places for human trafficking is in Asia. This originated with Japanese Yakuza and Chinese triads (Shelley). They were some of the first crime organizations that would sell people, often members of their own families into sex trafficking (Shelley). These illicit Asian human trafficking markets were eventually introduced in Europe and the Middle East as human trafficking began to grow more global in earlier phases
Due to the fact that this is a transnational issue that touches everywhere regardless of development, type of government, or culture a one sided approach may not be the best way to deal with the problem. For example, there have been multiple human rights interventions by the United Nations that led to further problems. These interventions were included United Nations interventions to combat human trafficking as well as other humanitarian crisis’s (Smith and Smith). The United Nations sends peacekeepers to different nations to deal with internal humanitarian issues. There have been multiple times the UN has sent peacekeepers to deal with the issue of human trafficking. However, this has not always been helpful in dealing with this global phenomenon. Charles Smith and Heather Smith conducted a case study of different regions, including Kosovo, Haiti, and Sierra Leone, where intervention by the United Nations made the human trafficking problem
This issue does not simply affect one area or group of people. It is a transnational crime that exists without borders. As globalization has moved through its different phases so has the issue of human trafficking becoming more widespread as the world become metaphorically smaller. Globalization has many positive benefits and contributions to the world. However, there are also some negative aspects of globalization. It is important to recognize these issues and see what can be done alleviate these kinds of issues. Within the new global context where ideas, good, and services can move at a rapid rate it is important to acknowledge the pitfalls to see what can be done, especially considering the need for more international collaboration to deal with transnational