Specific purpose: To inform my audience about human trafficking. Central idea: To make people aware of the seriousness of human trafficking. Introduction I. Imagine yourself leaving for a trip that you have been looking forward to. A. You are all packed‚ on the plane‚ and then arrive at you destination. B. After settling in you go exploring the area. II. At this point‚ you are kidnapped A. You cannot do anything to protect yourself or
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Human Trafficking- Unethical and Underestimated Every year‚ thousands of men‚ women‚ and children fall into the hands of traffickers. These traffickers not only capture individuals traveling abroad‚ but they also search for those in their own country (UNODC‚ 2016). Human trafficking has been around for thousands of years. Many people know about this form of slavery‚ but underestimate the detrimental effects that it places on those who have been victimized. Because of the dramatic outcomes that
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speaker; she and her husband found the A 21 Campaign that helps fight human trafficking. “Human trafficking is the illegal trade of human beings‚ mainly for the purposes of forced labor and sex trafficking. As the world’s fastest growing criminal industry‚ it affects every nation across the globe. Every 30 seconds‚ someone becomes a victim of modern-day slavery. There are more slaves in the world today than at any other point in human history‚ with an estimated 27 million in bondage across the globe
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slavery is a phenomenon from the past‚ but today we are facing an equally large problem; Human trafficking. Human trafficking is the third most profitable illegal business in the world - surpassed only by weapon and drug smuggling. Worldwide‚ trafficking generates profits of more than 25 billion euros a year. And the risk of being caught and prosecuted is unfortunately minimal for traffickers. Victims of trafficking are lured or forced into sexual exploitation or work without pay. It is estimated that
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this paper will be covering today is of grave importance on a global scale. While not a new concept with the advances of technologies and the entrenching of routes used for other illicit crimes this subject has morphed into a whole new animal. Human trafficking‚ an act spoken about in big government meetings and hinted at vaguely in many tv shows and songs like Bad Romance by Lady GaGa but often kept to the shadows as bad business. Well‚ off or poor‚ troubled past or bright future‚ it affects people
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forced into human trafficking have been steadily increasing. Although it is considered a worldwide crisis‚ many people are not aware of the growth in numbers nor take any form of notice or action against this illegal business. There are many factors that contribute to the lack of prevention of this crisis‚ though the fact that it is well-hidden is the main reason of its continuation. The invisibility of modern day slave trade leads to victims being overlooked in the continuation of trafficking across
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There are several hardships in taking strides against human trafficking. The first of the obstacles presented by human trafficking is the lack of reporting. Because it is such a secretive and discreet organization‚ it is hard to uncover the root leaders and prosecute them. Many cases are not even reported because the victims have no information on their captors or are too afraid to provide any. Another reason many cases are not reported is a deep rooted government corruption‚ which is most commonly
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greater defeat than that of human dignity. The range at which human trafficking has grown is beyond imaginable. Approximately 20 to 30 million modern-day slaves render this torture‚ with over 600‚000 illegally pursuing these actions within the United States. Figure 1 exemplifies globally as to the areas that have higher trafficking rates. While all forms of human trafficking are indeed atrocious‚ one such that has come to light is sex-trafficking and prostitution. Sex-trafficking is defined as the migration
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Gaudan‚ Laverne Krysthel S. Informative BMC IV Enslaved "Am I trafficked?" That question echoed through the minds of the people that joined the advocacy campaign against human trafficking‚ MTV-EXIT Philippines‚ had in the Cebu Technological University in Cebu City. Ellen Ramirez‚ as she introduced herself‚ was a former overseas foreign worker. She narrated that her story happened 2 years ago when she was enticed to apply for a job in another country in her high hopes to earn big for
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5% of the population are unemployed. 28.6% of the population live below poverty line”. As maintained by the U.S. Department of State‚ “Millions of Russian workers are underemployed. Unemployment is highest among women and young people”. Through Human Rights Watch‚ I learned that “Until recently‚ women made up approximately half of Russia’s work force”. However‚ due to “the overall dislocation of the Russian economy”…numerous people found themselves unemployed and in need of work in “market that
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