horrible period that our country looks down upon‚ and to see it happening again with little effort to end the new slavery is horrifying. Sex trafficking is a big money making an illegal industry that‚ “-Has an estimated revenue of $87 million everyday”(Heffern). This is money the traffickers make off buying and selling other humans. The victims of sex trafficking go through large amounts of trauma that they may never recover from. According to Tina Frundt‚ a writer at the Women’s Funding Network‚ one
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The Effects of Sex Trafficking There are approximately 20 to 30 million slaves in the world today‚ around 80% of trafficking involves sexual exploitation. The victims of sex trafficking are forced into prostitution‚ to appear in pornographic material‚ and to work as exotic entertainers. Every year young women are often tricked‚ kidnapped‚ or forced to enter prostitution. Although sex trafficking is most common in countries such as Thailand‚ India‚ Cambodia‚ and Mexico; between 14‚000 and 17‚500
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Mental illness is comprised of various distinct attributes and is defined by one’s behavior. In sex trafficking‚ "Depression‚ post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)‚ stockholm syndrome‚ suicidal ideation and anxiety‚" are just some of the types of disorders that could be found in a victim (Kaylor 8). PTSD is the flashbacks of memories that a victim has from
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technology‚ a more contemporary issue‚ known as sex trafficking‚ has begun to spread. Because these societal complications have remained untouched‚ this phenomenon continues to exist because of victims’ circumstances‚ as needing a source of income‚ searching for the basic necessities‚ and debt bondage. Although sex trafficking is a sub-category of modern slavery‚ it is a human rights violation that activists have been pushing to eliminate. Sex trafficking can be mitigated‚ and ultimately eliminated‚ by
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CHILD TRAFFICKING IN INDIA INTRODUCTION * Trafficking in human beings‚ especially in women‚ and children has become a and girls – have been exposed to unprecedented vulnerabilities commercial exploitation of these vulnerabilities has become a massive organized crime and a matter of serious national and international concern. Women and children – boys multimillion dollar business. * Trafficking violates all known canons of human rights and dignity. In this world of tragic and complex
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Not For Sale EQ: What is the history of child trafficking in the United States‚ and how effective have the current laws been in stopping this practice? Child trafficking is disturbing. It is even more disturbing to know that the child trafficking business is making billions of dollars. More shocking than the huge consumption of money is that the trafficking of children all around in the United States especially California. Our home state. There have been cases in all fifty states in the
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Sex trafficking is a worldwide epidemic affecting hundreds of thousands of people‚ sex trafficking is a booming business that can make anyone a target; regardless of age‚ gender and nationality. Although sex trafficking has higher numbers in less developed countries it is still a problem in the United States‚ as long as there is a demand there will be a market for it. There are many situations where "Human trafficking is the recruitment and transportation of people from one place to another‚ or
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According to The Huffington Post‚ 2 million children a year are victims of sex trafficking‚ with the age of 12 being the average age. The article explains that most of these children come from backgrounds of abuse‚ some trying to escape to a better life‚ they run away looking for safety and trying to find love. Some are kidnapped and forced into this life to survive. One problem is that sex trafficking is a very profitable industry‚ bringing in 32 billion in a single year across the world. The other
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Child Trafficking in the U.S. Imagine getting in a fight with your parents‚ your mom is on meth‚ your dad is drunk and just beat you and your mom‚ you go outside and some man pulls up in a lamborghini and says “I can give you all the money you want‚ and some loving parents”. As soon as you get close to his car some guy in the back grabs you and puts a gun to your head telling you not to do anything stupid. He takes you to his house where he keeps other little girls like you and decides to try you
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Sex Trafficking in Connecticut The Girls Next Door It is hard to imagine that in our own backyards‚ there are people being demoralized and abused for sex. An industry where mostly women are exploited for their bodies and used for profit‚ more and more women are entering the practice of prostitution‚ unaware of the risks involved. Promises of a glamorous lifestyle‚ lots of quick money‚ and rights of being your own boss‚ are beliefs among the women entering this trade. Unfortunately‚ this is a
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