Sex Trafficking Research Paper

Contrary to popular belief, global slave trade was not demolished in the nineteenth century. Slavery, and the slavery industry is still prospering today; there may even be an increased number of people being affected by human trafficking today. Human trafficking usually involves women and children, who are affected in large part due to their vulnerability. Oftentimes, traffickers take advantage of their victim’s desperation, and trick them into crossing borders for a ‘job’, where they are then stripped of their identity and forced into slavery. Around 80% of the 35.8-million slaves are female, and up to 50% being under 181; the largest slave industry is the sex industry. Girls as young as 8 years old are kidnapped or sold off by their families

Sex trafficking is essentially systemic rape for profit. Force, fraud and coercion are used to control the victim’s behavior which may secure the appearance of consent to please the buyer (or john). Behind every transaction is violence or the threat of violence (Axtell par. 4). Just a decade ago, only a third of the countries studied by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime had legislation against human trafficking. (Darker Side, par.1) Women, children, and even men are taken from their homes, and off of the streets and are brought into a life that is almost impossible to get out of. This life is not one of choice, it is in most times by force. UNODC estimates that the total international human trafficking is a

Nothing drives emotions out the window more than hearing about innocent children being used for sex. In Cambodia, sex trafficking has grown into a troublesome issue. Sex trafficking has become one of the fastest growing crimes occurring internationally. It is the third largest crime-business in the world, after drugs and arms trafficking. Women, girls, and even men and boys are victims of the billion-dollar sex trafficking industry. Sex trafficking occurs everywhere, and it is not culturally specific, but a gender specific issue. There are numerous cases of sex trafficking within Cambodia, however child sex trafficking is extremely captivating and distressing to learn about.

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 NGO report conducted by Hope For Justice investigates the UK and global markets for the exploitation of human beings, outlines the methods of exploitation and informs us of the ways in which Hope For Justice, a non-Government organisation, is contesting and fighting against the issue at hand. Sex trafficking is a sensitive and complex issue which consists of 3 primary elements: what criminals do (act), how criminals do it (means), and why criminals do it (purpose). By understanding these three elements, one is able to delve into the mind of a criminal.

Human trafficking doesn’t happen in third world countries only. It doesn’t just happen to poor people and it certainly doesn’t solely happen to women. It is present here in the USA but it is hidden, and even worse, so are their victims. They are everywhere yet invisible. They are silently crying for our help through their eyes and smiles. According to Polaris, “…the prevalence of sex trafficking in the United States is still unknown, we do know that women, children, and men are being sold for sex against their will in cities and towns in all 50 states”. Human trafficking can happen to anyone even to Theresa Flores, the author of “The slave across the street”(“Sex trafficking” 2015). An average 15 year old American girl, coming from a privileged background and a respected family became a victim of sex trafficking and through her book, she convinces us that human trafficking doesn’t have a specific demographic.

Everyday hundreds of young girls become victims of sex trafficking. In the documentary “Half the Sky “as told by Nicolas Kristof, a columnist for the New York Times teaches us of such heinous crimes. Amongst sex trafficking stories as told by the young ladies who have lived through them, we are also introduced to gender inequality. Such continents as Asia, Africa and Egypt have the highest crime rate of sex trafficking. Nicolas Kristof reports to us from poverty-stricken area and parts of the world so dangerous that local law enforcements won’t go into.

There is many problems in this world today. One of those problems was unknown to me until I read a report from CNN’s reporter Sarah Sidner who is doing a five-part series on Sex Trafficking called the Freedom Report. In her first installment, she addresses that victims of this heinous crime are getting marked by their traffickers.

Are cyber-attacks on national institutions a threat to our country? Yes, While I believe it is important, it does not even begin to register on the same scale as cyber-crime directed against individuals. Human trafficking is modern day slavery, and all too often directed toward luring children who will later be sold for sex. These children are our family; nieces and nephews, sons and daughters, the people we hold near and dear to our hearts. Protecting specifically the innocence of children should be of the utmost concern of our country, and the United States is not doing enough in the fight against cyber-crimes.

When Nick, one of the authors, asked a police officer why pirating DVDs was a more important matter to address than human trafficking, he replied by stating that prostitution is inevitable, and that it keeps the "good girls" in India safe. The authors then stated that if western countries were to overtly show their disapproval of slavery as they do for the distribution of pirated DVDs, then India would consequently dispatch people to halt traffickers. While measures are being taken by members of congress, it seems as though the parties are working separately, even though unifying the efforts would make them more effective. It seems as though the most favorable approach to ending sex trafficking is by cracking down, but also by providing job training and drug rehabilitation in order to decrease the chances that a freed woman would return voluntarily, due to being stigmatized or an addict searching for the drug they desire. To prove this, an example was given of Sweden and the Netherlands, both countries with different approaches to limiting sex trafficking and AIDS. The Netherlands legalized and regulated prostitution while Sweden cracked down and treated prostitutes more as victims than criminals. Ten years after the methods were put into place, Sweden reported having a 41% decrease in prostitutes, while the Netherlands showed almost no change. While preventing sex trafficking has proven to be a challenging yet important task, it is also important to take into account the effort required to rescue a girl from a brothel. Two girls, Srey Neth and Srey Momm were prostitutes from separate brothels, and were rescued and returned to their families. Although they had fairly similar experiences, Momm returned to her brothel due to her addiction to meth. Even though she hated the brothel, her “owners” had an insurance policy in

A young girl from Nepal, filled with hopes and dreams, moves to America. She, like anyone who moves to the United States, wishes to get a job and start earning money. (Transition) A family friend provides her the transportation she needs to get to America and sets her up with a job in the new country. She arrives in America and meets her employer. Unknowingly, the young girl has been sold into slavery by her family friend in America. In that moment, her whole life turned upside down and her heart filled with fear. Everyday thousands of women, men, and children are sold into the sex industry and feel the same way as the young girl. (Transition)(explain the way she feels) The effects of sex trafficking are psychological

Human trafficking is a form of modern day slavery where its perpetrators profit from control, exploitation, coercion and defrauding of others through forced labor, or sexual exploitation and in some cases both. Sexual exploitation is the most prevalent form of human trafficking especially in the United States. Even though accurate statistics are rare in this field, those currently existing approximate that massive numbers of women and girls are sold for sexual exploitation within America’s human trafficking industry, which is worth an estimate of $ 9.5bn (Kelly, p.1). Additionally, the US Department of justice reveals that 300,000 children are at a risk of being sold into this inhumane and highly exploitative industry (Kelly, p.1). In the United States sex trafficking commonly takes place in the streets, residential brothels, brothels disguised as massage parlors and spas, online escorts services, truck stops, strip clubs, motels, hotels and anywhere else that is conducive for the trade to thrive. In addition to the inhumane treatment and extreme hardships that victims of sex trafficking are subjected to, all victims of sexual exploitation share one common experience, which is the loss of their freedom. This paper is a demonstration of how victims of sex trafficking in pursuit of lucrative jobs, education or loving romantic relationships, unknowingly and unwillingly trade off their freedom and freewill to perpetual bondage characterized by drugs, sex

When one thinks of the sex trade it may bring to mind some nameless, faceless person across the ocean, when in reality, it is a very familiar place and quite possibly the child next door. The human trafficking industry has no home; It’s wherever the victims are present.

Sex -trafficking has not dissipated over time; it is a growing, adaptive market that is prevalent across the world. We are not talking about an industry that sells depleting commodities. Sex trafficking is a giant market that profits on human slavery. It is paramount that this issue be moved nearer to the forefront of global consciousness, in light of violations of basic human rights and losses of autonomy.

We can all probably think of a time we watched a movie that depicted the ominous and illustrious circle of human trafficking. Movies like the blockbuster hit Taken dramatized the storyline in order focus on Liam Neeson’s character who is a father and a retired CIA agent that utilizes his skills to get his daughter back from the possession of sex traffickers. Although the movie is an exaggeration, the reality is that many victims fall into the vicious circle of human trafficking, which does not just include sexual exploitation. According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), human trafficking includes “exploiting the prostitution of others, sexual exploitation, forced labor, slavery or similar practices and the removal of organs.” In an event hosted at the United Nations Headquarters, the president of the General Assembly, Mr. John W. Ashe addressed human trafficking issues in the modern world stating that the,” annual profits as high as $36 billion per year, it ranks as the world’s third most profitable crime after illicit drug and arms trafficking.” The profit made by human trafficking involved not just girl and women but it also involves boys and men as well. Many make generalization that naïve girls are the victims to this organized crime; however, the case is that boys and men make up the population of millions of individuals who are victims to human trafficking.