Prostitution Prevention And Prevention Act

Worldwide statistics reveal that each year around 150 million girls and 73 million boys are victims of sexual abuse, (WHO, 2018). Human trafficking is without doubt part of the statistic which causes unspeakable abuse on children and it is driven by profit from criminal business that stacks in a lot of profit reaching almost billion dollars. One of the countries that have a huge problem with child abuse is Thailand. In 2004, studies suggest that over eight hundred thousand child prostitutes in Thailand are under the age of sixteen. Furthermore, in more recent studies it shows that 30 to 40 thousand

Human trafficking has been a controversial issue for many years. There are different types of trafficking, which helps makes it a widely diverse issue. In Thailand, traffickers rely on the poor desperate people of other countries as well as their own to fulfill their needs financially, physically, and emotionally. Thailand has various reasons why they use human trafficking; sex exploitation, forced labor, and obtaining their organs for an organ transplant. Sex exploitation has been used by mainly men for a long time. They choose both women and children to violate, sometimes even men. The prettier the woman is the more she is worth. All men, woman, and children could be forced into labor. This varies from what the owner wants from them. People can also choose to go and work for them because they think this is their only way of making money, but they usually do not see much of it. Finally, others purchase them just for their organs. There are very long waiting lists on some organs, by the time one comes about the person in need of the organ has already passed away. There are a number of steps and reasons that are involved in human trafficking. With all of these issues of; sex exploitations, and forced labor, and organ trafficking, the trafficked can become physically and mentally injured.

Human trafficking is an organized crime that undermines the rights of citizens and violates many laws. Because trafficking is threatening to the human population, human trafficking is a huge problem and has caused great controversy globally. Sexual exploitation has been reported as the most common form of human trafficking, making up 79 percent of offenses followed by forced labor at 18 percent. This form of trafficking has been determined the most serious form of organized crime because it results in victims being victimized multiple times (Dammer, 2011). Human trafficking is a transnational crime that has become a huge problem throughout the world. To completely understand the issues of human trafficking one must first understand which

Women and children who are being sexually exploited are often found in the urban areas of Thailand, but even rural areas have a share of commercial sex workers (Lau, June 2008). The Thai society is extremely male dominated as men are considered superior to women and hold the government and societal power (Vejar & Quach, May 2013). Foreign investors have a great deal of power in Thailand as the country has become more dependent tourism and manufacturing rather than the traditional small farm economy (Geary & Meyer, June 1993).

In a review by the New York Times, the author, Stephen Holder, highlights the context surrounding prostitution in each different country. From Thailand having a high end brothel ran by rich Asian men, to Bangladesh full of towering, run down apartments oversaw by madams,

Most people throughout the world would think of slavery as an issue of the past, but sex trafficking is today’s form of “modern day slavery” (Countryman-Roswurm, 2014). Sex trafficking has become the fastest growing and most profitable criminal enterprise in the world due to the fact that people can be sold over and over again. Corrupt governments have tried to cover this issue up and have worked alongside traffickers to help them obtain illegal documents to continue operating (Deshpande et al., 2013). The effects of this crime causes victims of trafficking to have many emotional, physical, and mental traumas (Deshpande et al., 2013).

The Global Alliance Against Trafficking in Women (GAATW) , is based out of Thailand. In 2003, Thailand enforced a law which focused on child sexual labor, and created an anti-corruption team to investigate reports of government officials involved in human trafficking . However, these laws did not clearly define what trafficking was or the appropriate punishment for the rimes committed. More recently however, the Thai government passed its anti-trafficking law, the Prevention and Suppression of Human Trafficking Act , which was enforced in 2007. What this law entails which previous legislation did not have was the, public recognition of sexual slavery, and the inclusion of male victims. In addition the penalties for infringing upon this law is much harsher than ever

Despite being multi facet in its proposal the Bill countenance opposition by the sex agencies Scarlett Alliance and the Australian Sex Party. The sex worker organisation Sacrelt Alliance presented a submission and argued that the Western Australian Prostitution Bill 2011 is not a practical model of sex trade regulation for WA, as it will create potential hurdle to the laws itself and at considerable cost to the taxpayer Scarlet Alliance (2010).

Prostitution was not a crime at that time nor was it a controlled factor. The orginal sex trade began in New Amsterdam due to San Francisco’s Gold Rush foundings. Once arriving to the colony, women figured out that the sex trade offered them more independence than having an arranged married. However, the issue had began when men came down with STD’s. Pregnancies and deaths from syphilis grew beyond measures, and the law had come up with an scenario to prevent any further damage which was the result of prostitution being illegal. However, prostitution is not illegal in every

It needs to be dealt with using criminal powers to investigate and prosecute offenders for trafficking and any other criminal activities in which they are involved. There are various organizations that are working to combat human trafficking. There is the International Labor Organization/ Mekong Sub-Regional Project to Combat Trafficking in Children and Women. The project has an office in Thailand. Also, the project works with different bodies of government, The Ministry of Labor and the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security. There is the International Organization for Migration which takes a multi-pronged approach to prevent trafficking mainly in the countries of origin and support the victims. Finally, there is the Global Rights Organization which is a human rights advocacy group. The group partners with local activists to promote women’s human rights and combat discrimination on the basis of race or ethnicity (Fisanick 180-183). Trafficked persons should be seen as victims of

Kevin Bales’ Because She Looks Like a Child is an editorial piece that enlightens readers on a tragedy that has befallen the country of Thailand for decades, sex trafficking and child prostitution. Aside from the horrific realism of the stories portrayed throughout the piece, the cultural acceptance and evolution of the epidemic is truly frightening and eye opening. Furthermore, Bales explains how in time, sex trafficking and child prostitution has reached American soil in efforts to expand profits and the market for these young, child slaves. While many steps have been taken by the United Nations to help condemn slavery and

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.

In a small village consumed by poverty a man in a business suit shows up. He goes from family to family offering to buy children for a year’s worth of pay. He gets to one family with a young girl whose father sells her to feed his addiction for heroine. Scared and confused the girl is now forced into a brothel, sexually pleasing more than 20 men a day. Nearly five years later she is rescued only to lose her life to AIDS from unprotected sex. The human trafficking industry in Thailand has long been overlooked both internally and externally. Corruption, greed, foreign relations, economic pressure, and overall demand have fueled the trafficking industry in Thailand. Until the world and the Thai government make serious changes to the way they

To begin with, in Cambodia, human trafficking has been a pertinent problem for the past two decades, mainly because of myths, poverty, and traditions. In the country, a tradition often surfaces about men having a great desire to have sexual intercourse with those who are pure and young because it will remove all of their sins. The myth is that when men had sexual relationships with virgins, it would grant them luck and good health. For this reason, an abundance of pedophiles used to visit Cambodia because they knew that the country condoned prostitution (Pesta). Due to the myth and the command of pedophiles for prepubescent girls, brothels are targeting those younger and younger. Children as young as four are being sent into the sex trade, and “prostitution has become a ‘fixture of urban life’ in Cambodia” (“The Face of”). Furthermore, “visiting prostitutes has become a common and accepted male pastime [in the country]” (Sidner). The abundance of people in Cambodia visiting the cities for the sole purpose of sex sullies the reputation of the country, and it puts the

The small country of Cambodia has become a transit, source, and destination for child trafficking victims. There are many children going through Cambodia from Vietnam and Thailand as a result of child trafficking (“Human Trafficking” 2). In 2006 Cambodia was one of the busiest spots in the world for child trafficking, with many of those victims being delivered into the sex trade in Thailand, Malaysia, Macao and Taiwan (“Global Crime Case: The Modern Slave Trade” 1). Child trafficking is happening all over the country but t one place notorious is Svay Pak, a run-down village on the outskirts of Phnom Penh (“Children for Sale” 4). As tourists in Svay Pak you are bombarded by many young children assuming you are there for sex. Throughout the village there are many girls as young as nine who are for sale. As stated by the reporter Bob Mosier, “You have an 8-year old or 9-year-old little girl you know just looking at you smiling, realizing that you’re going to in just a few