Slavery: Human Trafficking

The author of this book gives an in-depth explanation as to why many people today still do not view human trafficking as slavery. Because of mainstream influence, society assumes only females that are uneducated, poor, or in prostitution are trafficked. In reality, young children or teenagers who are kidnapped and forced into trafficking make up a lot of the sex trafficking industry. The writer goes on to explain that this stereotype is both inaccurate and a hindrance to obliterating trafficking in today’s world. Lastly, this author thinks that in order for human trafficking to be viewed as a real world threat to society, the media must step in and cover this topic with tenacity in hopes to uncover what really goes on behind the trafficking

According to the UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) reported on human trafficking in the year of 2014, the highest percentage for victim gender is women with 49% and 18% for men. Girls are 21% and boys are 12%. The significant part of human trafficking are women and girl who are below eighteen. They are kidnapped into slavery and sex exploitation. Escape is very hard for them, unless they are rescued. They are mostly seen as prisoners. If the “husband” are sick of the person who is trafficked, they can be sold to others. In the sex industry, the life span becomes shorter for women because one would get transmitted diseases such HIV and AIDS. For the children, they might be kidnapped or sold to the traders by their parents because

Social service professionals work to address the problem of human trafficking in a number of ways. Social workers are unique in their approach to this issue because they can address it from a number of angles. For example, social workers concentrate on both the individual victim as well as their social and economic situation which distinguishes it from other professions such as counseling (Palmer, 2010). Social workers meet the needs of human trafficking victims according to the principles outlined in the National Association of Social Worker’s Code of Ethics. (Palmer 2010). Nancy Palmer (2010) notes, that despite some similarities, human trafficking victims have “more complex and wide-ranging service needs” than those who suffer from

Human trafficking is a serious issue in the United States that has been going on for many years; human trafficking is the same as slavery. There are a lot of human rights issues that are being violated through this topic. According to Walker and Hunt (2009), human trafficking is described as, “the recruitment, harboring, transporting, supplying, or obtaining a person for labor or services through the use of force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of involuntary servitude or slavery” (p. 4). The problem with human trafficking is that the traffickers are either bringing people from outside of the country or use people from the United States and are making a profit out of them.

Slavery used to be obvious. Before it was abolished by the 13th Amendment, having ownership of other human beings was common and widely accepted. Though abolitionists at the time were opposed to slavery, they were not surprised by it. Today, however, many people would be surprised to know that slavery still exists, even in the United States. The elusive trade for sex slaves is hiding in brothels and hotels in every city. It hides at truck stops, residential houses, sporting events, and even online. Hidden in plain sight are the horrors of modern-day slavery.

When forced into sex trafficking statistics state that 67 percent of prisoners are forced into labor, 55 percent are women and girls, and 26 percent are children that endure the conditions and harshness of this generation 's modern slavery. Human trafficking is the modern slavery throughout the globe and 27,000 cases have been reported to the NHTRC hotline in the last eight years alone (Human Trafficking). Human trafficking is of all ages, all genders, and anyone can be forced into the labor. There are some movies that shine light on this topic, “Taken” for example seems to be one of the closest movies to the ongoings of sex trafficking. Two women were taken from their vacation and one of the girls fathers goes after her and tries to track her down. We saw from the beginning how the young man, who was to abduct them, was able to learn where they lived, that they were tourist, and that they were alone with a whole floor to themselves. It was an easy catch and the two ladies did not even know what they had done by sprouting what they thought was harmless information. Women are seen as weak and property, we can see this through-out social media, even though there is talk of equality amongst men and women in this generation it is clear that women are mere objects amongst a large group of men.

According to statistics from the United States Department of State, there are reportedly over 13 million people being forced into human trafficking, specifically sex trades. Sex trafficking is one of the most profitable crimes making 7 to 12 billion dollars yearly around the world (Research Paper). This is also often times referred to as “modern day slavery” as adults and children are exploited and striped of their human rights. Most commonly, the purpose of human trafficking is for exploitation. Most are in the form of prostitution, involuntary servitude and forced labor. Sexual exploitation is, of course, the most common form and directly impacts

Human trafficking has become a modern form of slavery. Hearing the word “slavery” is a harsh reality for those who finds themselves bought and being sold like objects, and treated with no dignity. Men, women, and children are usually kidnapped, drugged, rapped, and transported to other countries and be used as sex slaves. When they are used as sex slaves, traffickers physically and mentally assault their victims, for them to bring down their pride, dignity, and ones own worth.

Human trafficking is the trade of humans, most commonly for the purpose of sexual slavery, forced labor, or commercial sexual exploitation for the traffickers of others. Human trafficking can occur anywhere within the United States. Today, there are more than 20 million enslaved people. Human trafficking is a crime because of the violation of the victims rights of movement through coercion and because they’re being exploited. Victims may be forced into prostitution and other areas of sex trade, this would be called sex trafficking. In the US workers get recruited from homeless shelters and other places, to get transported to labor camps, where they are exploited. This type of human trafficking would be called Labor trafficking.

Good Morning, today I want to talk to you about one of the fastest growing issues in the world today, which is human trafficking, a modern form of slavery that seeks to exploit innocent victims for labor, sex and organ harvesting. Worldwide it is estimated that at any one time there are between 27 and 36 million trafficking victims, used by their captors to provide illegal organizations with the second largest source of illicit income worldwide exceeded only by drug trafficking. Many people know very little about this modern form of slavery and believe that people in this situation are there by their own choice…nothing could be further from the truth.

Human trafficking is defined as modern-day slavery that involves the use of force, fraud, or coercion to obtain some type of labor or commercial sex act by the Department of Homeland Security, and recently I have been learning a mass about the impact of this worldwide business on the traffickers, network operators, recruiters, victims, the victims' families and friends, and the economy from various sources such as TV series that integrate modern issues into the storyline, discussions in the classroom, and individual projects for a course. Therefore, I would choose to be involved in an organization that targeted human trafficking victims and perpetrators and set out to play a part in reducing this problem.

Human trafficking happens all over the world no matter what country you live in. Every year at least 600,000 to 800,000 men, women, and children are bought, forced, and sold into human trafficking. Law enforcement is trying to make this statistic go down by trying hard to prevent human trafficking not only in the United States but also in other countries.

Women and young girls have been snatched out of their everyday lives and forced to perform acts in which they have no control over or desire to be subjected to. Human trafficking is a form of modern day slavery in which women and sometimes men have been kidnapped and all of their rights were taken away from them. Though causes for the people involved are generally the same as the mechanism or the method as to how the victims are inducted into the world of human trafficking, the aftermath or effects that the system has on the victims is different for all.

Human trafficking isn’t something that we should ignore. People of all ages including children are kidnapped and sold into slavery or prostitution. According to www.freetheslaves.net, researchers estimate that 21 to 36 million people are enslaved right now. 78% of those people are in forced labor, 22% are in sex slavery and prostitution, and 26% are children. These people are being held against their will and are being used to generate money for the greedy. We cannot let this continue. We must stop human trafficking, punish those responsible, and abolish slavery worldwide. Innocent people are having horrible things done to them and it must end now!

More specifically then human trafficking, there is child trafficking. Child trafficking is today’s version of slavery that involves transferring a child for the purpose of abuse or illegal activities. According to the U.S. Department of State, “Child/Human Trafficking is one of the fastest growing crimes in the world and is the world’s second largest criminal enterprise, after drugs. Child trafficking happens in every single country, including the United States. When people think of trafficking of people, most think of women, but children are also being sold as slaves all across the world. Children who are most likely to become victims are those who come from low income homes, have limited access to education and are