Mag Crew Book Report

To highlight this topic, Kristof and WuDunn relate the history of Meena Hasina, an Indian woman in her thirties as she walks down the street while adults stare at her, some even glowering – this reflects how bad gender inequality is in some developing countries, to the point of not even being able to walk on the street. Kristof explains that Meena was from a poor family that sold her to a brothel. Of all the possible ways to raise money like reaching out to a foreign non-government organization (which offers incentives to set up stalls so women can start their own business selling goods), or joining an activist group to promote education to young girls, her family simply saw no value in Meena and decided to sell her. Meena ended up in a brothel, but the authors also use this event to thoroughly develop on the abuse of women. Kristof clarifies that once women enter into the brothels business they feel worthless with no hope; in fact, society looks them as a sub-level of illiterate girls with the sole purpose of prostitution – which is absolutely false. The problem here is that women feel rejected by society and are psychologically traumatized as is the case of Ainul the family matriarch in Meena’s brothel. She had been herself a prostitute when she was young, and eventually her daughters were also forced into prostitution. Ainul was so shattered that eventually she became the woman in charge of beating up new girls and finally in charge of the brothel forcing the daughters of other women into prostitution. In this case, the authors pointed to the fact that society forces women into sexual slavery, and that they get punished when they try to escape, so in turn, women exploit more

The sex industry alone produces $99 billion in illegal profits2, making it one of the largest slave trade industries in the world. Victims are forced to work in this commercial industry against their will, and are constantly subjected to physical and emotional violence, which takes advantage of their economic, physical, and psychological vulnerability. To ensure they don’t escape, victims are kept locked in their rooms, and are constantly threatened and beaten by their traffickers. Their traffickers or pimps will also take hold of any forms of identification and justify their bondage on the victims by saying they have to repay the ‘debt’ they owe them, making it impossible for victims to

The research highlights the different ways in which women enter into the field of prostitution. In relation to sex trafficking, not all women who are sex trafficked are simply kidnapped and directly forced into prostitution. According to Leuchtag, a scholar and social worker in this field of study, many women are coerced into sex slavery through different means of manipulation. Often, distributors of sex slaves will claim there is a work opportunity in a nearby region doing manual labor, such as working on a farm. Though the context may seem risky, women who are in great economic distress will often take such ambiguously titled jobs in order to send money to their families. These women only find out after they have accepted the job offer the reality of their situation. Other women are kidnapped and

The devastating story of the thirteen year-old girl, Lakshmi, endures all kinds of hardship when she was sold into sex trafficking in hopes to earn her family more money. Patricia McCormick shows her readers the horrors of the reality of sex trafficking, through the eyes of Lakshmi, a girl in her book in Sold. All of the victims make life-changing decisions hoping to help their families have a better life. Every one of them go through many individual circumstances that make each of them a different person to help them with their situation. In Sold, Patricia McCormick uses the sex slaves experiences to show how people become stronger as they overcome the challenges in their lives.

On Black Sisters Street recounts the unpleasant story of four ladies who like so many immigrants today, have left their African country, political turmoil and family risking their lives to reach the lands of opportunity. Desperate to overcome poverty and hopelessness for a better life they become victims of human trafficking sacrificing their bodies to the pleasures of men. Every day, men, women and children are sold into slavery, prostitution, and forced to work in agriculture, domestic work, or factories and sweatshops producing goods for global supply chains. This is happening on almost every continent and country. Thousands of foreign nationals arriving in this and many other countries are allured with promises of a better life by promising

Prostitution is considered one of the eldest and most nefarious professions throughout history. In fact Mary Magdalene, a figure of the bible who walked with Jesus, was considered a repentant prostitute. Whore, tramp, wench, jezzebel, ho, thot, are some of the nouns used to describe women who sleep with numerous men. But has anyone ever thought to describe them as victims? This paper will take a look at modern day slavery in California, as it pertains to human trafficking. I will attempt to explore who is being trafficked, how they are “groomed, and why prostitutes are victims of sex trafficking.

Constant terror, abuse, long days and Isolation. These are the feelings human trafficking victims endure while being held captive and deprived of every basic human right (Behnke 15). When speaking of the term “slavery”, most would think of slaves from past centuries who were brought to North America and were abusively forced to work. However, slavery is not an issue of the past centuries. “Human Trafficking is the term that is used today for modern-day slavery” (Hart 4). Human trafficking manifests through various types of labor exploitation along with sexual exploitation and it is a rapidly increasing problem due to lack of awareness, education and law reinforcement.

The second article Human trafficking survivor: ‘We need jobs, not pity’, is about a survivor of human trafficking named Evelyn Chumbow. She was born in Cameroon and forced into human trafficking from ages 9-18. Evelyn was sent from Cameroon to United States through labor trafficking. She tells her story about how she was forced into domestic servitude and was abused. Evelyn stresses how the lack of education, skills, and resources contribute to those that are a part of human trafficking. She was able to make a positive change because she received a scholarship to attend college, and is now an advocate for survivors of human trafficking. If jobs, resources, and education are not made available for those who are able to escape, they may return to trafficking in order to

Human sex trafficking is often considered a form of modern-day slavery. Marie Leonard said, “Individuals are forced to provide services which becomes a violation of civil rights.” In the heart of Houston there are massage parlors next to daycare 's, across the street from bars, and even on the streets we drive going to and from our daily routine. Victims, which are mostly women and teenagers, get told they are going to do an honorable job until they unknowingly end up in a brothel. Suspects wind the victims in by threatening to call immigration, or by taking their documents so the individual

As a child, in elementary and middle school, I enjoyed reading many books. The last time I read an engaging and fascinating book was in sixth grade. But as time went by, my interest in reading decreased, especially when I took AP Literature and Composition and was forced to read five literature books, unfortunately. However, one book became notable and important to me for the reason that the book was compelling on the subject of sex trafficking.

Sex trafficking is the violation of human rights: equality, health, and dignity. Today ninety-six percent of victims of sexual exploitation are women and girls. (Shared Hope International) There is an extensive debate on how women are viewed as an object rather than an actual human being. The portrayal of women today is sickening. Women are shown as a sex object to men rather than a person. In this horrific act of self-destruction, women are exposed to sexual performance in trade off to the “buyer” or much known as a sex trafficker, for money, drugs, and or values of life. Traffickers trap women, child, or even men into guarantee relationships, gifts, and other false promises. This is known as a Commercial Sex Act. Women who are involved in human trafficking have their complete existence taken from them. Most victims that are involved in sex trafficking do not have a peaceful ending. Sex and human trafficking is a prime example of how our society over-sexualizes women. The whole academic of human trafficking shows that women are stigmatized as weak individuals. It is mainly from how they are treated, many are known know as a “Sex Slave” after the “entertainment” from the traffickers has been done. The results of human trafficking are degrading to the women in society. It may be known as “prostitution” but what some people do not understand or care for, it is a Federal Law identified as Sex trafficking. Human trafficking not only happens in the United States of American but all parts of this alarming world. This form of slavery denies the freedom to 20.9 million human beings in the world around us. (Polaris)

The majority of human trafficking that occurs in the world today is in the form of forced labor (Types of Human Trafficking). Men, women, and children alike are subject to this particular form of human trafficking. Depending on the situation, victims can be prone to different forms of forced labor ranging from bonded labor to domestic servitude. Men are generally affected by bonded labor on a greater scale; nevertheless, it is not exclusively restricted to males. Bonded labor most commonly occurs when a worker falls into debt and fails to repay it. It is not uncommon for the captive’s successors to enter bonded labor as well, being that the wages are often too low for them to make a quick assent from their debt. Involuntary servitude is yet another form of forced labor. It often times occurs when a person has entered into a position where they are an unpaid servant to another. Although there is usually no contract or official working agreement in place, the worker feels intimidated by their employer and therefore feels as if there is no option of escape. Domestic servitude is one of the most commonly seen forms of human trafficking and is found almost exclusively in women (Trafficking in Forced Labor). “In the main, women leave on tourist visas, with the promise of jobs as nannies or domestic workers or in the hotel, catering, and entertainment sectors. A minority, as in other contexts, know that they will engage in prostitution” (Quirk 229). Educated women from

In ‘Shades of grey’: spaces in and beyond trafficking for Thai Women involved in commercial sexual labor in Sydney and Singapore, Sallie Yea introduces her article cleverly; sharing her opinion along with societal opinions about how sex workers are subjectively viewed. She opens the door to a very controversial topic while still remaining neutral. Yea explains, that most sex workers are viewed with sympathy by society when they are perceived as being forced into prostitution. However, when the perception is adverse, such as, the sex worker voluntarily chooses a profession in prostitution the ideology is hard to accept and are no longer viewed as victims but more as societies scum.

Society is familiar with the hazards and vulnerabilities that exist when women are abducted, traded and sold into trade. Nevertheless; if we only focus on women who are traded; we are disregarding the concern of disempowerment among women who are bound to enter the trade due to circumstances and surroundings curtailing from their schooling, incomes and livelihood or their lack of. This disempowerment should be a problem that is exploited and spoken. It’s often disregarded and goes unnoticed by the theory that all women in this line of work are forced in by pimps, johns, and madams other than the conditions, circumstances or their choice. By only paying attention to trafficked women we’re ignoring another population.

Olivia is a 16-year-old girl who is always fighting with her family. One day Olivia decides that she has had enough and runs away from home. With no money or clothes, Olivia is cold and hungry, and has no place to sleep. About an hour or so of walking later, a stranger comes up to Olivia and offers her a place to sleep and food; because Olivia was so tired she accepted. For the entire car ride the man was very kind to Olivia, he told her that he would take very good care of her and she could leave whenever she liked. The initial worrying of Olivia had worn off because of the kind words of this stranger. When they finally get to her new home Olivia notices that the house is a little beaten down from the outside but she thinks nothing of it as the man smiled at her reassuringly. Olivia climbed the stairs with the man right behind her and she opened the door, but when she looked inside she froze petrified. Inside there was numerous girls her age, or even younger, with barely any clothes on, and with bruises decorating their bodies. When Olivia finally realized what was going on, it was too late. Sex trafficking is today’s modern slavery. To understand sex trafficking, there are a few need to know subjects. For example, what exactly sex trafficking is, how it works, statistics, consequences that come from it, and lastly hear from people who have actually been trafficked.