Human Trafficking And Its Effects On Society

From children who attend school to young adults that live a “normal life,” many get subjected to human trafficking. Therefore, having an impact on various things such as victims, society, and schools. An estimated 20.9 million people around the world are trafficked every day. “In the year 2015, two million children were involved in human trafficking, out of those two million, only half of them will be saved. Human trafficking is a modern-day slavery, involving exploiting a person through force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of forced labor, commercial sex, or even both.” (“Human”)

Human trafficking has received increasing global attention over the past decade. Trafficking of women and girls for forced sex work and, to a lesser extent, domestic servitude, were the sole focus of advocacy and assistance. There is recognition in today’s society that women, children, and men are trafficked into many different forms of labour, and for sexual exploitation. In her article, “Understanding and Addressing Violence Against Women”, Cathy Zimmerman and Heidi Stockl focus on the commonality of human trafficking and how evident it is in everyday life. They bring in the health effects and possible solutions to human trafficking to help validate their opinion and argument. In the solutions they offer, Zimmerman and Stockl shine a light on policy-makers/decision-makers, health-care providers, and researchers/funders and what each of these groups of people can do to help combat the issue of human trafficking. In a quote from their article, Stockl and Zimmerman say: “Health care providers and organizations involved with trafficked persons should increase their capacity to identify and refer people in trafficking situations and provide sensitive and safe services to people post-trafficking”. This quote shows how Zimmerman and Stockl believe human trafficking should be combated by caring and talking to those affected by the issue but how they also believe awareness should be made about human trafficking so as to allow people surrounding the issue to identify and help victims of this issue. Zimmerman and Stockl’s view on the ways human trafficking should be combatted relate to those of Soroptimist due to the fact that the two groups of people are focused mainly on helping women and girls who have been trafficked and trying to get them to a better life after getting out of the trafficking situation. Both groups focus on helping men as well, providing options to help them such as raising money and awareness, and getting educated on being able to identify victims of human trafficking.

This paper is on the Psychological effects that Human Trafficking has on a society and the individual. It will describe stories of experiences and stories of hard ache. As this is not only a major factor here in the United States but is also a major factor and issue around the world. I will briefly describe the national and worldly effect that this may have on the way people are treated on an everyday occurrence and how sheltered people, mainly women have become.

Imagine being taken from the comfort of your house and family. Then envision that you are forced to either inject or ingest as drugs to give sexual pleasure to one person while the other reaps financial benefits. You are experiencing such atrocity at the same moment in which your loved ones are mourn your loss. Eventually, you are unrecognizable and affected by traumatizing experiences. The effects that you frequently feel are numb and now you are suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder. This is the reality that many endure on daily basis. It is caused by the constant practice of human trafficking.

In the second section of my essay, I will propose mandatory training of law enforcement officials in order to identify victims and ensure that they are not labeled as criminals. I will also emphasize the importance of increasing awareness about the issue of human trafficking among the general public to help rescue victims and prevent trafficking situations. I will explain how victims come into contact with people other than their traffickers but are often unable to directly ask for help. Frequently, women trapped in trafficking have a crippling fear of their trafficker and would not dare to brave the unknown of calling for help, even if

There is a wide misconception among Americans that support the idea that human trafficking is something that only occurs overseas and not something that takes place in the United States. As a country that puts a huge value on freedom of choice, many U.S. citizens naively wish to believe that such an inhumane offense could never occur on our own free soil. Unfortunately, this notion is not true at all and domestic trafficking is an ongoing issue that needs to be addressed within our own borders. In addition to this disturbing crime occurring in our country, it is apparent that female immigrants are the most at risk of being victims of this crime. A better understanding of why this crime occurs would be beneficial in all aspects of the law and would aid in preventing domestic trafficking from reoccurring and in helping those more at risk to become safer. From a policing standpoint it is clear that only through a more comprehensive and in-depth look into what provokes criminals to become involved in domestic trafficking, by utilizing different criminological theories, can there be any real changes. The key is not only to stop one specific instance of domestic trafficking in the U.S. but to also aid in preventing it from reoccurring. It is also important to utilize different criminal theories when considering what makes immigrant women more vulnerable when it comes to this specific crime. If more officers of the law become more educated regarding the different

"People were created to be loved, things were created to be used. The reason the world is in chaos is because things are being loved and people are being used". This is a statement by anonymous, and it is a statement that rings all too true for many adults and children being used in human trafficking. Human trafficking is a topic that too many in society ignore, and it is arguably that ignorance that serves as a bigger conundrum than the topic itself. Human trafficking, also known as slavery, is when humans are sold to the highest bidder at an auction or used in businesses as slaves, and all too often these slaves are used for sexual purposes. Roughly 79% of slaves are sexually exploited according to The United Nations Protocol against Trafficking in Persons. Dictionary. Reference defines a sex slave as a person who is forced into prostitution and held against their will. Sex trafficking is a major issue around the globe, for no matter how diverse cultures may seem they all share the common horror of sex slavery which results in grave violations in human rights. Being a global problem that creates a common factor in nearly all cultures, one would expect humanity to be able to spot the sign of a slave or even know what’s going on and help solve the crisis, but conversely people have shunned the topic of slavery and try not to even think about it. How ignorant people have become is the real problem, for if more people were aware of the issue then more people would be willing

Force, fraud, or coercion to commit a commercial sex act with either an adult or causing a minor to commit the commercial sex act is called sex trafficking (shared hope). In other words, it is another name for sex slavery. In a journal article I read called “The Frequency of Burns Among the Victims of Sex Trafficking in Some Lower-Middle-Income Countries” by Mohsen Rezaeian, he wrote, “human trafficking can be considered as the mediator of modern slavery. Evidence suggests that human trafficking is going to surpass other varieties of trafficking including arms and drugs. It has been estimated that annually sex trafficking of young females is worth $32 billion. This explains why 49% and 21% of detected modern day slave victims are women and girls, respectively.” (Science Direct) When I think about slavery, I think about the horrific acts of slavery in the 1800’s, where African Americans were treated as the scum between our toes. Sex slavery, or sex trafficking, to me, is treating those victims the same as the African Americans were treated. Victims are lured into the business with numerous promises, all they have to do it commit the horrendous act. Being involved in prostitution, sexual performance, or pornography for something like money, food, clothes, drugs, or shelter is committing a commercial sex act.

Human trafficking is organized crime where human beings are controlled and exploited (Merriam-Webster).  Despite slavery being illegal in the United States and countless countries around the world, human trafficking known as the "modern slavery" still exists both domestically and internationally.  There are multiple forms of human trafficking such as forced labor, sex trafficking, child exploitation, organ and tissue trafficking, and people smuggling (INTERPOL).  Specifically looking at sex trafficking there are issues in ensuring that individuals can lead successful lives in the aftermath of victimization.  Sex trafficking is defines as sexual exploitation of an individual 's body in exchange for money or goods.  Often these victims are

Human trafficking is defined by the United Nations as the acquisition of people by improper means such as force, fraud or deception, with the aim of exploiting them. Unfortunately, human trafficking is a crime that occurs globally with many men, women, and children being forced to work as laborers and or sex workers. As is the case with many crimes, the statistics regarding human trafficking are sensationalized, making it seem as if it is more prevalent than it actually is. Many tag the Super Bowl as an event that draws large crowds of trafficked people. These reports, though widely believed by the general public, are grossly incorrect.

Throughout history human trafficking has been a plague upon the human race. Human trafficking is the unlawful migration of people to be used for forced labor or sexual exploitation, similar to slavery. It is believed that Thailand is the main source of human trafficking. This is an issue that affects everyone because innocent lives are endangered as well as Thailand’s neighboring countries, which are at the highest risk. This is a violation of human rights due to the fact it is dehumanizing to use a person as an object for personal gain and ignore their freedom of speech even if it is occurring outside of the United States.

“Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are”(Benjamin Franklin). This quote implies that individuals who are not affected by the felonies or immoral acts done by others, people would not care as much or ignore it whether justice is done to the ones who committed the crime. In addition, people only acknowledge the wrongdoing of others until it happens to them. We live in a society where mankind overlooks those who try to control or rule over another. This quote relates to this topic because humanity does not do enough to stop human trafficking and needs to take more precaution of the situation.

The study brought into perspective some of the issues of basic human rights that the sex trafficking workers will encounter when being exported, such as being stripped of her identity, as Elaina was preoccupied with concern that her temporary visa was only valid for three months and she remained at risk of being deported (Kleinschmidt, 2009, 264). Along with her loss of identity in adulthood, Elaine also encountered abuse in her childhood. A barrier to overcome as a social worker is the abusive interaction in an authoritative figure normalizing the treatment to the victim as her father abused her as he drank increasingly heavily and he was physically and violent to both Elaina and her mother (Kleinschmidt, 2009, 264). The abuse of the victim at a young age is not uncommon to the sex trafficking industry as the vulnerability of the victim creates an easy target for the perpetrator to abuse Elaina without anyone noticing the

Human Trafficking is something that goes around all over the world. In this essay I will discuss what human trafficking is, how it is done and give three countries who are mainly known for this kind of inhuman act. The three countries are countries that are vey much known and are known as Bangladesh, Brazil and Ghana. All three countries are known for tourism so human trafficking is expected to be in act, especially if its over populated and having different people from different countries coming in and out. Human Trafficking is not something that should be promoted or celebrated and should be put to a stop. It is not fair for people to be taken against their will from their families and friends. Men, women, and even kids are being taken, so a person should never just think they’re special if not caught they are blessed instead. Human trafficking is sickening and a disgrace to every nation and country possible.

Human Trafficking is one of the many horrors that occur across the world that is not spoken about enough in society. Human trafficking can include organ trafficking, prostitution, child pornography, forced labor, debt bondage, child labor and child soldiers. In all cases of human trafficking, human beings are controlled and exposed for profit the most common type of profit being money. People who are victims of human trafficking can be found working in a myriad of places such as massage parlors, sweatshops, brothels, fields, online escort services, and even in private homes. This horrific crime occurs all over the world. Many people never know that this is highly prevalent in the United States as well. Traffickers often have a separate language that they use when discussing their “business”. For example, some words can include bottom, cathouse, daddy, circuit, branding, pimp, trap queen, seasoning, john, madam, queen pin, stroll and trick.