The Causes And Effects Of Human Trafficking In Michigan

Human trafficking is a public health problem within the United States and Internationally. The victims subjected to the lifestyle of human trafficking can have sexually transmitted disease, HIV virus, and AIDS. It is an estimated 30,000 victims of human sex trafficking dying each year from abuse, disease, torture, and neglect. According, to U.S. government an estimates, of 800,000 people are trafficked across international borders annually, and up to 17,500 people are trafficked into the United States each year (Hodge, 2008). “According to United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), over the past 30 years, over 30 million children have been sexually exploited through human trafficking” (Random Facts, 2015, para. 24).

Many organizations have formed to establish several resolutions for combating the issue of human trafficking , both locally and nationally. I chose to investigate two existing social awareness campaigns located in Ohio. The reasons I decided to explore these two organizations is because of the obvious, that my classmates and I are in the state of Ohio but overall, it is due to the fact that this state rank's number five in the nation for human trafficking. There are explanations behind the ranking of Ohio for this issue. The first explanation is due to the inner city centers and country counties, which included a big immigrant population. The second explanation is due to five main highways located throughout Ohio. These highways make it convenient for human traffickers (Ohio State Bar Association, 2014).

The United States has always been known for sticking their nose in places where it does not belong. America has been part of wars that could have been avoided, scandals that had nothing to do with the United States. Millions of lives over the years could have been spared if America would have just simply stayed where they belong. What if though, America feels like they have to get involved in forging affairs if they think it can cause or is causing a problem on American soil or with the Americans themselves? Human trafficking is issues that most people do not necessarily knows about or even really think about. There are several different types of human trafficking and smuggling crimes that are in today's society. The number one kind of human trafficking is sex trafficking. The handlers usually kidnap someone, ninety percent of the time, a girl under the age of eighteen, and sell them to different people all over the world for sexual reasons. The girls they kidnap and sell can be from the area or just passing through and get in the wrong place at the wrong time. Forced labor is the second most common type of human trafficking in the world. This is where a person takes advantage of a worker and changes labor laws to make them work longer hours or harder, more tiring jobs with very little pay. Victims of forced labor most of the time do not even know what is happening to them. Most of the people that get sucked into the forced labor trade are very vulnerable;

Each year about 17,500 individuals are brought into the United States and become victims of human trafficking. Every country has this problem and it has become the 3rd largest illegal industry worldwide.

Human trafficking is a worldwide problem. From California to Australia, it happens. “161 countries are reported to be affected by human

Nevertheless, Wisconsin has been decreasing and saving countless lives for those who are suffering and putting their life at risk of being in human trafficking. “The secret of change is to focus all your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new” - Socrates, The following quote represents how a community can impact many lives of those who have been victims of forced sexual activity, commercial sex and most importantly people who are severely wicked and are making a living off trading people for the purposes of exploiting them. This quote visualizes how the effect of human trafficking can impact a civilian, victim, community, and those who have illegally mistreated another human for personal gain. To those who have experienced

Human trafficking is a serious problem in modern society. In fact, the United Nations has referred to it as “one of the gravest human rights violations of our times” (“Secretary - General Calls Human Trafficking”). It is a fast growing industry that affects millions. No gender, age, or status is spared from the cruelty that is trafficking. To stress this point again, human trafficking is not just a problem of the “world” or “United States”, in general. As previously seen, it strikes very close to home, affecting hundreds of men, women, and children of our own community. In fact, “North Carolina ranked as a top-10 state for human trafficking with Charlotte being the top destination. It is estimated that more than 1,700 girls are trafficked

People who are in deep poverty often have few options which pushes them to take risks which in turn puts them at a higher risk of being trafficked. In such cases, impoverished migrants become dependent on brokers to find them jobs abroad and assist in their migration. However, during such a process causes them to drown in debt which locks them into their job. In countries where many people in a population have lost land due to factors such as political discord, crime, natural disasters, etc., human trafficking is a very tangible risk, as landless people are left vulnerable to exploitation.

Human trafficking has become an issue in the Bay Area with many individuals unaware of it and how it occurs. To illustrate, there were two recent cases of a 13 year old girl and a 17 year old girl in San Jose who were victims of human trafficking. To illustrate, the 13 year old girl was drugged and sexually assaulted by a variety of individuals while the 17 year old girl met a couple online and reported them to the police because of horrifying messages of what they were going to do to her. In order to prevent incidents like these, San Jose law enforcement patrols the locations of where human trafficking is more common in such as Monterey Highway in San Jose. In addition, detectives have even gone undercover to catch human traffickers by going

I would have never imagined that in my community young men, women, and children are being forced into the trafficking industry. Each and every city in the world has a specific place in which targets are most commonly picked out. Barbara Wheeler, the state representative from Illinois, informed me on the issues of human trafficking in Illinois, Crystal Lake included. She described how massage parlors in Illinois are used as ways to bring in women, to be forced to perform sex acts for the customers (Wheeler). The fact that this is happening so close to my home is very frightening. I cannot fathom how difficult this is for these women to go through and not have a say in what is to be done. One of the biggest questions I had running through my mind at the beginning of this project was why aren’t we (the community) doing anything to stop and help these women?

Human Trafficking has been the biggest criminal case of many other cases. Its been going on for years and still going on today. The campaign of Human Trafficking- Ohio's Tragic Reality came up with this poster for awareness of human trafficking. There task is to open people's eyes so they can identify the different typed of human trafficking and to help others who are being forced. Also, they want to improve their strategy to stop human trafficking. They try to connect with the victims more, analyze their cases, and being able to stop other cases before is too late. They also go out on public places on the look for other humans being trafficked. With this poster they want from our help to save these victims that are being mistreated and being forced into something they don’t want to do.

Human trafficking is a continuous issue in the United States. Trafficking affects millions of lives every day. This so called modern day slavery has become a complete inhumane activity. This practice is unfortunately as old as ancient times. We live in a society that knows little about trafficking and the amount of activity of this crime is still super alive today. Human trafficking is gaining momentum every day around the world but specifically in the United States. Human trafficking revolves around sexual and economic exploitation. This modern day model is based on competitiveness that stresses a supply and demand. In the past, slaves were caught by groups and held as a commodity. Today, poverty forces people that are socially vulnerable

a. In 2016, The National Human Trafficking Hotline and Polaris BeFree Textline reported over 31,600 cases of where human trafficking was the perpetrator behind those illegal acts sent in (citation).

In the year 2015 there were 122 sex trafficking cases reported in Michigan; 152 human trafficking cases reported all together (NHTRC, 2015). In Michigan sex trafficking is the most common form of human trafficking and are usually arranged through an online ad. Females make up over 83% of the sex trafficking victims, men are less likely to become a victim of sex trafficking because they have many more options for work than women do. At least in Michigan that is the case, many jobs women are not capable of due to either strength or other qualities that men

many academics, public officials, law enforcement authorities, and the news media believe human trafficking to be among the most tragic and horrendous transnational criminal activities facing us today. Victims are typically transported from