influence human trafficking in Latin America. This analysis will take a critical‚ neoliberal look at the countries of El Salvador and Guatemala. Evidence of corruption at a state and individual level will support the argument that corruption plays a major role in the continuance of human trafficking in these regions. Human trafficking can be defined as the illegal trade of forced or coerced people for labor or sexual exploitation. Human trafficking is unique‚ especially in comparison to human smuggling
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Human trafficking is similar to a modern day slave trade; however‚ human trafficking is more problematic and encompasses more than just agricultural work. Sara Birkenthal‚ researcher and author of Human Trafficking: A Human Rights Abuse with Global Dimensions‚ defined human trafficking as “…the movement of persons within or across borders by any means (such as force or fraud) into forced labor‚ slavery‚ or servitude” (28). Humans can be trafficked for many different industries‚ such as commercial
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Human Trafficking in Thailand The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines human trafficking as‚ “organized criminal activity in which human beings are treated as possessions to be controlled and exploited (as by being forced into prostitution or involuntary labor)” (“Human trafficking”‚ Merriam-Webster). This definition captures what human trafficking really does‚ it turns people into possessions and takes away their humanity. Many countries over the world have taken immense steps to end their issues
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Literature Review Poverty and its Impact on Human Trafficking Many articles have addressed human trafficking and its relation to poverty from multiple perspectives. According to Logan‚ Walker‚ & Hunt‚ extreme poverty is the most important factor in an individual being a target for trafficking (2009). The details of an interview with two women from Indonesia‚ provides insight into the struggle that victims of trafficking may endure. The two women interviewed expressed how they sought financial opportunity
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Human Trafficking There’s no debate that human trafficking is simply wrong‚ and that it remains a present issue in many countries‚ including the U.S. According to the Department of State’s‚ “there are approximately 244‚000 American children and youth that are at risk for sex trafficking each year”. However‚ human trafficking also includes child soldiers‚ forced labor and involuntary organ transplants. I will argue that from the utilitarian perspective‚ human trafficking is unethical in any way
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Human trafficking is the fastest growing criminal enterprise in the world. Worldwide‚ human trafficking is the second largest source of organized crime‚ only behind drug cartels. By CIA estimates‚ there are 45‚000-50‚000 victims of sex slavery and trafficking each year in the U.S. alone. The sex industry in the United States is worth a staggering $14 billion a year. Decriminalization of prostitution and the sex industry promotes sex trafficking and expands the markets for prostitutes. The argument
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Human Trafficking: A Transnational Problem Human trafficking is the world’s oldest form of slavery. Since biblical times‚ men‚ women and children have been sold across borders into slavery. Human trafficking today is a growing business. Human rights groups estimate that the number of modern slaves exceeds that of the Atlantic slave trade in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries (ProQuest Staff). In the modern world‚ globalization has made it easier to mobilize these victimized individuals. Human
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An End to Human Trafficking At the ages of 15‚ Mary Cummins and Kathy Abell were abducted and forced into a dark life of exploitation and abuse. They worked in anything that would make money‚ while living in fear never knowing when they would be beaten. “Abell’s nickname was Rocky Raccoon‚ because her face was always so badly beaten. Once she was beaten for 12 hours‚ and locked in the house for 4 days” (Coffey). After 20 years‚ they finally managed to escape and now share their stories with
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S P D I S C U S S I O N PA P E R Summary Findings Human trafficking‚ as it is defined by international law‚ subsumes all forms of nonconsensual exploitation. That is‚ whenever people are forced or lured into exploitation – no matter if movement of victims is involved – it is considered human trafficking. There is‚ though‚ a large overlap with consensual exploitation‚ namely when economic vulnerabilities force victims to accept exploitative work arrangements. Consensual exploitation is mostly
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Human trafficking menace makes people question‚ either is human trafficking happening in my neighborhood that I am not aware of or is trafficked labor used to produce anything I use daily? The menace of human trafficking is prevalent and pervasive in modern society and carried on in secrecy by cartels in cohorts with well-connected parties backed by powerful governments blessing (Burke‚ 2013).The act of human trafficking is both an abuse of human rights and evil action that leaves the victims life
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