Not My Life Documentary Summary

The documentary Not My Life gave a tragic overview of the multiple forms of exploitation that children face around the world. Fishing boys in Ghana are forced to work in dangerous and sometimes deadly conditions. Street beggars in Senegal are abused, starved, and overworked. Impoverished children in India work in garbage dumps to try and make money. Young girls in Nepal start as laborers before being trafficked for sex in India when they grow older. The dehumanizing conditions child soldiers face leave them traumatized for their whole life. Sex trafficking in Midwestern US services truck drivers. Cambodia is a huge hub for sex tourism. Violence and poverty in Guatemala City leaves many vulnerable to trafficking. To make matters worse, traffickers almost never face severe punishment, and they compound this advantage by targeting areas with weak anti-trafficking enforcement. The only way to stop this problem is to provide children with education, freedom from violence, economic
They are experts in exploiting vulnerability, whether it be the natural vulnerability of a child, the insecurity of a teenage girl, or conditions like poverty and lack of safety that can affect whole communities. They deftly adapt to the situation and psychology of their victims, which means the anti-trafficking movements must be just as adept in accommodating their policies and strategies to different cultures and situations. Besides the financial benefits, the lack of consequence seems to be a huge motivator for traffickers. Not only must anti-trafficking movements, especially governmental ones, be adaptable, they must also be swift and harsh in their punishments against the traffickers. In addition to this, equal focus must be placed on the victims and potential victims of trafficking. The only way to really solve this problem is by addressing the root of the issue. Systems of poverty, inequality, and corruption must be