Red Light Anti Human Trafficking
Good day Crawford College, my name is Unarine Mashamba and I am here to talk to you about Human trafficking. I am part of the organisation Red Light Anti Human Trafficking which aims to fight the scourge of Human Trafficking.
Did you know that 600,000 to 800,000 women, children and men are bought and sold across international borders and exploited for forced labor or commercial sex every year, and 80% of those being women and children. It generates about $32 billion a year.
What is Human Trafficking? Human Trafficking is defined as the illegal movement of people, usually for the purposes of forced labor or sexual exploitation.Human Trafficking is caused by a number of things depending on the region, type of trafficking and cultural and social factors; such as poverty, general lack of opportunity, war or human rights.
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This is done through the making of jewellery by rescued trafficked victims and those sexually exploited. By purchasing these products you are adding your voice to hundreds. We don't just help those involved but inform, educate and raise awareness about the violation; how one can be approached and how it takes place. By doing this, we reduce the chances of someone falling for the tricks of traffickers.
I could tell you several heartbreaking facts like 80% of all trafficked victims are girls between the ages 0f 5-15 years old or that the average age of a victim is 12years but thats not what I want to tell you. I want to tell you that if we were to work together in reducing the vulnerability of potential victims through social and economic development or discouraging the demand for the services of trafficked victims and preventing/reducing the corruption of public officials. Together, we could make a difference.
STOP THE TRAFFICK. If we were all to say no to human trafficking. Some lives wouldn't be the
Did you know that 600,000 to 800,000 women, children and men are bought and sold across international borders and exploited for forced labor or commercial sex every year, and 80% of those being women and children. It generates about $32 billion a year.
What is Human Trafficking? Human Trafficking is defined as the illegal movement of people, usually for the purposes of forced labor or sexual exploitation.Human Trafficking is caused by a number of things depending on the region, type of trafficking and cultural and social factors; such as poverty, general lack of opportunity, war or human rights.
The most …show more content…
This is done through the making of jewellery by rescued trafficked victims and those sexually exploited. By purchasing these products you are adding your voice to hundreds. We don't just help those involved but inform, educate and raise awareness about the violation; how one can be approached and how it takes place. By doing this, we reduce the chances of someone falling for the tricks of traffickers.
I could tell you several heartbreaking facts like 80% of all trafficked victims are girls between the ages 0f 5-15 years old or that the average age of a victim is 12years but thats not what I want to tell you. I want to tell you that if we were to work together in reducing the vulnerability of potential victims through social and economic development or discouraging the demand for the services of trafficked victims and preventing/reducing the corruption of public officials. Together, we could make a difference.
STOP THE TRAFFICK. If we were all to say no to human trafficking. Some lives wouldn't be the