HUMAN TRAFFICKING

Human Trafficking



Human Trafficking

Introduction

Human trafficking constitutes a form of modern-day slavery and one of the most severe forms of human rights abuses in the 21st century. It is one of the fastest growing forms of international crime and poses a significant threat to the safety and well-being of individuals throughout the world (Aronowitz, 2001). Trafficking refers to the transfer, relocation, or transportation of human beings for the purposes of economic gain or other forms of exploitation and through the use of threat, coercion, fraud, abduction, or deception. It is typically done for purposes of sexual exploitation, forced labor and domestic servitude. Trafficking is a phenomenon associated with increasing globalization and perpetuated by the ever-present global inequalities of gender, race, and economics. Trafficking victims are denied their basic human rights and are often kept locked up and isolated, thus restricting their opportunities for escape. Victims who are trafficked into sex work are at high risk for violence as well as human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) and other sexually transmitted diseases (Protection Project, 2002).

Thesis Statement

The main theme for this paper is “Human Trafficking has a relationship with organized crime, and it is also modern day slavery.” We would be discussing the criminal acts in the form of human trafficking that is happening all around the globe and some measures that have been taken against it.

Discussion

As with most forms of criminal activity, it is difficult to collect accurate data about human trafficking. However, advocacy organizations and governments alike assert that the overwhelming majority of individuals who are trafficked are women and children-including both female and male children-and it is estimated that approximately half of all individuals trafficked are under the age of 18 (Ebbe & Dilip, 2008). Data indicates that internationally between 1 and 2 million individuals are ...