Human Trafficking In The Dominican Republic

“It’s one of the biggest problems that we have”, said Jean-Max Bellerive, Haiti’s previous prime minster. What he 's referring to is the human trafficking issue that has boomed in this country. Human trafficking has existed in Haiti for years, destroying families and individuals. The issue hasn 't been this big until recent years, which I plan to look into. Human trafficking has become such a huge industry not only in Haiti, but also through the whole world causing it to have such a huge impact on global politics. What I plan to investigate is how the issue of human trafficking affects global politics in a whole.

Human trafficking is a prominent problem within the United States that is often overlooked. The definition of human trafficking is, “Human trafficking - the illegal practice of procuring or trading in human beings for the purpose of prostitution, forced labor, or other forms of exploitation” (“Human trafficking”). People in the United States believe that human trafficking is a problem that occurs in other less developed countries compared to the United States. What these individuals do not realize is that human trafficking occurs on American soil contrary to popular belief. The United States is one of the top three destination countries of human trafficking and human trafficking is a top criminal enterprise across the world (“WEAVE, Inc.”).

“Globalization influences human trafficking as traffickers take advantage of new transparent borders, broadband communication, and economic upheaval to prey on those most vulnerable … people are largely defined by their economic worth, and since the most vulnerable have only their bodies to sell (labor … sex) … human beings become commodities and victims” (Burke 2013). Additionally, chapter four defines population and migration as an explanation for human trafficking. As the world’s population increases dramatically, there are many poor and vulnerable individuals who are forced to find a way to survive. “Traffickers are resourceful, inventive, and opportunistic, and can find a way to manipulate … population growth … there is an increase in the supply of potential victims who traffickers can exploit and from whom they can profit” (Burke 2013). Victims are driven into human trafficking because they are unable to sustain themselves living in poverty, or are vulnerable as an immigrant or refugee.

Throughout the larger Caribbean region, the conversation of trafficking on a national platform, is virtually nonexistent. The Dominican Republic is the only country to have any sort of agenda for it. Through non-governmental organizations, trafficking survivors have access to orientation, assistance, protection, and health services, all of which are not available anywhere else in the region, which leaves survivors at greater risk of being re-trafficked. Throughout the Caribbean and Latin America, many countries have varying degrees of support for victims and the organization that shows the most promise for actually being successful in that

In Nepal, many leave their homes in order to get money to send back to their families, but end up being trafficking victims (Haerens, 72). In Haiti, the 2010 earthquake destroyed not only law enforcement and government but the country’s economy as well. As a result, much of the already impoverished country is doing poorly financially, and, as in Nepal and countless other developing nations, moving elsewhere for work appears to be a solution, but instead results in absorption into this modern-day analogue of slavery (Haerens, 96-99). Nigeria’s human trafficking crisis appears to be due to the same issue. A troubled economy has led to high unemployment, and with high education costs, much of the nation in poverty. To many, it seems that becoming a commodity to be bought and sold in human trafficking could bring employment. The combination of high unemployment, high human trafficking rates, and low standard of living has also led to a sort of mentality that one need not be educated because prostitution is a fine way to live (Nigeria: Current … Trafficking -

As the world is shrinking and the global community is evolving, the transfer of people both voluntary and coerced is becoming more frequent. The condensing of world can be attributed to the process of globalization. It is mainly due to globalization that human trafficking has become such a lucrative and fast-growing criminal activity across the globe. The problem of trafficking and smuggling which involves the trading of humans for sex and cheap labour has been referred to as ‘the dark side of globalisation’ , a threat to ‘the human rights

A prevalent domestic issue in Cuba is human trafficking. Cuba is globally identified as a primary supplier of humans who are enslaved and trafficked around the world. Child trafficking is the most dominant form of human trafficking. Many trafficked humans are sold into sexual slavery; are victims of debt bondage; and forced into factory labor around the world. Victims are promised better lives to lure them into their traps. Once they are recruited, the traffickers withhold important items from them like passports, visas, identification and money in order to keep them in line and preventing them from running away. The Cuban government has not done much to

Approximately 1.2 million people were victims of human trafficking within Mexico in 2010 (Gurney, 2014). An estimated 50,000 women and children are trafficked into the United States (O'Niel Richard, 1999). The majority of the trafficking victims in the United States are either from or pass through Mexico (O'Niell, 2010). These smuggling rings tend to be small gangs, larger criminal groups and corrupt individuals that victimize people from their own country, that work together to traffic individuals (O'Niel Richard, 1999). In addition to these groups, there is evidence that state officials, such as police officers, that are involved in trafficking, either directly or by compliance to the gangs (House, 2010). Human trafficking is a fast-growing

Trafficking in persons is a serious crime and a grave violation of human rights. Every year, thousands of men, women and children fall into the hands of traffickers, in their own countries and abroad. Almost every country in the world is

Foreign governments are making efforts in combating the growing issue of human trafficking in their perspective country, however, Guatemala only reaches the minimal standard requirements that complies with the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA). In fact, when establishing the location Guatemala plays on human trafficking, it serves as a source, transit, and destination country (U.S. Department of the State, 2016). The country’s standpoint on continuing efforts in combating trafficking affects all countries where any victim has been trafficked from, trafficked through, or forced to work in. The purpose of this essay is to analyze the Guatemalan governments’ current and past efforts in eliminating human trafficking and debating the Trafficking

My choice in this topic was to examine the many diverse global causes, effects, and efforts that combat domestic and global human trafficking to further promote social justice through research and adaption of foreign policy. The purpose of this research is to identify the different causes of human trafficking. The research question was, what are the main causes of human trafficking? The goal is to determine the primary causes of human trafficking in order to research how to minimize the use of forced labor that is human trafficking.

By the late 1980’s, Costa Rica had become one of the principal tourist destinations in Central America. The boom in tourism had also resulted in Costa Rica becoming a source destination country for sex trafficking. Women and girls were being sex trafficked into Costa Rica from all over the world. In the 1990’s nongovernmental organizations began to raise concerns about Costa Rica’s problem with sex tourism and children exploitation, but the Costa Rican government did not make a concerted effort to address the issue until 2006. It was not until 2009 that country made all forms of trafficking

The United States is a major port for human trafficking and, “Due to the covert nature of human trafficking, it is difficult to ascertain which countries are the primary source nations for trafficking into the US”

According to Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, Supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime trafficking may

This research paper dives into the world of human trafficking looking into key details about the ethical implications of human trafficking as well as proposed solutions. With information such as statistics, methods of trafficking and the ending of trafficking that is found from websites from organizations that are dedicated to ending trafficking, the involvement of all countries are cited as necessary in ending this worldly crime. Information was found through University of South Florida’s library system and websites with information pertaining to their organization’s attempts at ending human trafficking. Articles utilized include Unintended Effects of United Nations Intervention, From Bush to Obama: Rethinking Sex and Religion in the U.S. Initiative to Combat Human Trafficking, Human Trafficking, and Supply and Demand: Human Trafficking in the Global Economy. In addition to these scholarly articles, websites used include the organizational websites of UNODC and UNICEF.