The Problem Of Human Trafficking

Human trafficking is a criminal activity that has risen to be the second largest after drug trafficking. According to the International Labor Organization, 21 million people globally are victims of trafficking involving forced labor and sexual exploitation (Merry, 2015). There is no doubt that human trafficking is an evil that requires robust countermeasures to combat it. However, there are popular myths about human trafficking that do not only distorts a proper understanding of the problem but also hampers efforts to combat it. This paper describes two myths about human trafficking and challenges these myths with the aim of creating awareness about the truth surrounding human trafficking for better actions towards combating it.

Human trafficking, or the selling and buying of people, is a well-hidden yet prominent issue within today’s society. It is both an immoral and horrific topic that needs brought to attention and dealt with. When human beings are manipulated into work, sexual servitude, or economic hardship, human trafficking is occurring. In the year of 2006, only one individual is convicted of human trafficking per 800 victims (UNGIFT). By looking at straight statistics, reasons human trafficking happens, and the toll it has on people, it is very clear that this is a major issue that is happening in our world.

You turn on the news and see another story about trafficking in a third world country. You’re not surprised. One day, you see a story about trafficking in the United States. You’re surprised. Human trafficking happens all around the world, yet it’s a taboo subject. Over 20 million people are trafficked around the world. They’re usually forced into labor or prostitution. There are government efforts towards combating this problem. Despite these efforts, the government is not doing enough because in preventing and regulating it.

Over the past several years, human trafficking has become a sizable world-wide problem. Human Trafficking has had a considerable affect on the World and United States. To combat this, several laws and initiatives have been enacted. While this allows for some headway in combating this problem, there are still several things that we can do to help. This review of literature on Human Trafficking focuses on these areas and provides the information on the steps that can help combat this epidemic.

Policies and regulations to combat human trafficking are motivated by diverse concerns; the concern for the humanity of those who are exploited and the concern for the United States’ economy as it participates in the importation of goods from countries who are knowingly active in the various forms of exploitive work. The following policies have been staples in the movement to combat not just a national but a global issue.

Sex Trafficking is a global phenomenon defined most often as the trade in women and children using force, fraud or coercion to cause a commercial sex act. Prostitution, pornography and sexual performance that is committed in exchange for money, drugs, shelter, food or clothes is defined as a commercial sex act. Sex Trafficking has a firm grip as a multi-million dollar production, recently skyrocketing with the modern era of technology that allows the business to become even more elusive and harder to track. We’ve all heard of the terminology, but how many of us actually know what sex trafficking entails? January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention

"We must show new energy in fighting back an old evil. Nearly two centuries after the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade, and more than a century after slavery was officially ended in its last strongholds, the trade in human beings for any purpose must not be allowed to thrive in our time" (George Bush, 2003). Human Trafficking, and other associated evils, have existed since the dawn of time. Today 's human trafficking has become a way of life, a criminal underworld upon whose existence stands crime rings, governments, government agencies and even some businesses. It has grown to a trade of immense dimensions with fingers throughout the entire realm of organized crime. Every aspect can be touched by the it, and it would seem as though there is nothing that can be done that is truly effective. This paper will attempt to analyze what has been done to stop human trafficking and discuss the attempts to stop it.

The illicit trafficking of humans for purposes of slavery continues to be a global issue and clear violation of fundamental Human Rights. Article 4 of The UDHR states; “No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms”. Human trafficking is defined as the commercial trade of human beings for the purpose of some form of slavery or exploitation, a clear violation of individual human rights. It is hard to quantify the extent of the issue, however the UN has estimated that there are over 2.5 million victims of human trafficking across state boarders. As an international issue, human trafficking requires international attention - however for international laws to be most effective they

Opening Statement The crisis of human trafficking has been an issue for centuries, what is the root of the problem? Why is this atonable crime still an issue in 2015? Exercise of human trafficking is stimulated by the absence of economic advantage, opportunity in the work force, and gender discrimination. As Shelley says in her article, "Human Trafficking as Transnational Organized Crime," there are both push and pull factors that stimulate the result of human trafficking.

The a wide range of sorts of human trafficking imply that there is no single, common casualty profile. Cases are found in all parts of the world and casualties are focused on independent of sexual orientation, age or foundation. Battling human trafficking ought not simply be viewed as the duty of the powers. Conventional individuals can handle the wrongdoing by monitoring it and by ensuring that the predicament of casualties does not go

It is perpetuated by the constant flow of globalization, which enables it to terrorize the most vulnerable groups of humans worldwide. Therefore, it is necessary for the protection of human rights such as the basic economic, social, and cultural rights as well as international advocacy for the rights of victims to help remedy this social issue. Moreover, given the transnational nature of human trafficking, it is highly unlikely that any real success in solutions will be achieved at the national level, thus it is necessary for international collaboration. Although many international institutions such as Interpol, the U.N., and a host of non-governmental organizations are teaming up to combat human trafficking, what they are missing is an internationally-accepted standardized methodology when it comes to human trafficking data collection (Kabance, 2014, p.31). States such as, international government agencies, NGOs, and even local law enforcement measure and define statistics and define various elements of human trafficking differently, which has proven to be a major barrier in the fight against human trafficking (Kabance, 2014, p.31). One suggestion of combatting the issue of international standardization, communication and cooperation between states is to create “an extra-governmental Coalition of Freedom comprised of key anti- trafficking NGOs, economists, business leaders, lawyers,

Human trafficking is defined as recruitment, concealing and transporting of individuals involuntarily for labor and sexual needs under fraudulent and forceful means (“Fact Sheet”). Modern day human trafficking first became a focus in 1994 when monitoring began. Human trafficking encompasses more individuals in slavery today then any previous time in history, with about 2.4 million trafficked globally (“Fact Sheet”). Human trafficking involves both the sex and labor trafficking, and is estimated to make over $27.3 billion dollars every year (“Human Trafficking”). The United Nations (UN) and the United States (U.S.) both put forth initiatives to curb the industry in the year 2000, however, there is still a large disconnect among researchers, investigators, and law professionals on the definitions and criminal prosecution. Education provided to not only potential victims, but also to consumers is the greatest potential way to reform the human trafficking industry.

Human trafficking is a serious global issue that needs the awareness and attention of the world. The United Nations Office for Drugs and Crimes identifies human trafficking as “an act of recruiting, transporting, transferring, harboring, or receiving a person through a use of force, coercion, or other means, for the purpose of exploiting them” (UNODC). According to the book Trafficking in People by the policy analysts Clare Ribando Seelke and Alison Siskin, this exploitation can include forced prostitution, ”forced labor and services, slavery, servitude, or the removal of organs” (Ribando Seelke and Siskin 4). Human Trafficking is a violation against fundamental human rights. But even 63 years after the United Nations Universal Declaration

Human trafficking is a crime that affects practically every country in the world. No country is protected from this modern day form of slavery (Winterdyk, Perrin, & Reichel, 2012, p. 9). Human trafficking is a 32 billion dollar a year business that ranks third only behind illegal drugs and arms trafficking and is flourishing like a weed in sunlight (11 Facts About Human Trafficking, 2016). In some countries, human trafficking flourishes even more because of the business like agreement that seems to exist between two countries

This research paper dives into the world of human trafficking looking into key details about the ethical implications of human trafficking as well as proposed solutions. With information such as statistics, methods of trafficking and the ending of trafficking that is found from websites from organizations that are dedicated to ending trafficking, the involvement of all countries are cited as necessary in ending this worldly crime. Information was found through University of South Florida’s library system and websites with information pertaining to their organization’s attempts at ending human trafficking. Articles utilized include Unintended Effects of United Nations Intervention, From Bush to Obama: Rethinking Sex and Religion in the U.S. Initiative to Combat Human Trafficking, Human Trafficking, and Supply and Demand: Human Trafficking in the Global Economy. In addition to these scholarly articles, websites used include the organizational websites of UNODC and UNICEF.