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    Adapted from the thoughts of Martin Luther King Jr. It is human tendency to believe what they are shown but there is always a whole lot more than what is needed to know. The same is the case with Human Trafficking statistics. According to Global Report on Human Trafficking by the UNODC [United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime]; there are about 20.9 million victims all around the world but we never know the original number.[1] Human Trafficking is such an issue which was never paid attention to and

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    However, human trafficking happens on every scale possible in society: locally, nationally, and internationally. When people think of human trafficking, they often think of third world countries with weak enforcement policies, right? Thats not always the case since sex trade is heavily underestimated in first world countries like the United States. The city of Toledo,Ohio, for example, is rated fourth for youth sex trade in the United States according to the Toledo Blade. Human trafficking immensely

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    ntro: Human Trafficking Supply Chain Risk When the media talks about human trafficking, the first thing that comes to mind is the kidnapping and sale of women and children. Of girls lured from their homes. But human trafficking is more than just sex trafficking. Many victims of trafficking are conscripted into modern-day slavery through force, fraud, or coercion. This takes the form of debt bondage, forced labor, and involuntary child labor. Human Trafficking is also a supply chain issue. Human

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    What if you could have sex 40 times a day? It may sound pretty glorious to most, but for the victims of human trafficking, this is a horrendous reality. According to the Polaris Project, 244,000 children were at risk to be sexually exploited because of human trafficking in 2000. It is obvious that sex trafficking is a problem all over the world, and many Americans do not believe that it is happening right in their backyard. In fact, between one and three hundred thousand people are at risk of being

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    In 2014, the states considered more than 220 bills that addressed human trafficking, including 24 bills in 11 states that called for expanding services to sexually exploited youth. (State Legislative). The United States expanded services like the “safe harbor” for sexually exploited children. In the United States, about 300,000 children are at the risk of being exploited and trafficked for sex. Human trafficking impacts millions of people globally; as a community we need to come up with a solution

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    as sex slaves. Another common question would be what is human trafficking? “trafficking has been defined most often as the trade in women and children for prostitution or other immoral purposes.” “ It has been further clarified that victims do not need to be transported across international or other boundaries in order for trafficking to exist.” (Clawson J Heather, Dutch Nicole, Solomon Amy, and Grace Goldblatt Lisa. Aspe. Human Trafficking Into and Within the United States: A Review of the Literature

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    Human Trafficking Sadly, there are more slaves today than ever before. According to “the Facts”, there are approximately twenty period nine million slaves today, more than ever-in history. Picture someone taken against his or her own will and once captured by traffickers they have no choice, but to play Simon says with no freedom in the cruel game ran by the trafficker. This is what human trafficking looks like; in fact, most are women and girls when it comes to sexual exploitation (Johansen).

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    “Good-Luck” Sex trafficking is the violation of human rights: equality, health, and dignity. Today ninety-six percent of victims of sexual exploitation are women and girls. (Shared Hope International) There is an extensive debate on how women are viewed as an object rather than an actual human being. The portrayal of women today is sickening. Women are shown as a sex object to men rather than a person. In this horrific act of self-destruction, women are exposed to sexual performance in trade

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    Human Trafficking around the world In today society you would think slavery has ended, but in actuality it hasn’t. Human Trafficking is a huge epidemic that’s going on around the world daily. The government have very little to no understanding on this underground epidemic. Over the past few decades the people have come out and seen what this trade really is. The world has to know the truth about this growing trade of human life and rights. Human Trafficking is taking someone from their love ones

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    Human Sex Trafficking is the action of illegally recruiting, human beings either within national or international borders for sexual exploitation purposes. It is hard to pinpoint how many people are being affected by trafficking, due to the secrecy that traders practice. Young teens are admitted in sex trade around the age of 12-14 years old. The sex traffickers are generating almost 100 billion in profits per year. It is the third largest international crime industry. In the U.S alone, around 15

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