Human Trafficking Types

Human Trafficking – What It Is and The Different Types In the United States slavery was abolished in 1865, over one-hundred and fifty years ago, however, slavery is still a problem for most countries, including the United States. The modern day term for slavery is human trafficking. Just like slavery these individuals are generally forced or manipulated by their captors. Human trafficking victims vary from the young to the old and usually involve those who are uneducated and poor. The types of human trafficking vary greatly. The three types of human trafficking are sex trafficking, forced labor and organ trafficking. Sex trafficking is the most known type of human trafficking. Women and children are the usual targets of sex traffickers, because they believe that women and children are weak and naïve. “They worked seven days a week, serving up to 30 clients each day. The traffickers took nearly all the proceeds; they used physical
This brutal practice involves removing organs and limbs from individuals. Only few scientific publications have so far reported this illegal human organ trafficking, particularly because of the intricacies of tracking these cases (B. Adhikari). Traffickers involved in organ trafficking find loopholes to bypass legal prosecution. They may promise the individual whom they are targeting, a generous payment. Organ trafficking victims undergo surgery in non-sterile conditions and risk contracting dangerous infections or dying from the procedure. In the absence of a government, Libya has devolved into a brutal marketplace of human lives (K. Vick 38.) After natural disasters and fallen economies some countries become a target for organ trade. Such places are ideal for organ trafficking because the government is either focusing on rebuilding the country or there is no government at all. These situations make it much easier to commit a crime without being