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    individual by force or coercion for some aspect of labour purposes. The phenomenon of human trafficking for sexual exploitation is not a recent one. Human trafficking has historical roots in traditions of worldwide slavery and in debt-bondage in the South East Asian region. In the 20th century, during the periods of the First World War and the Second World War, human trafficking for sexual exploitation grew as ‘comfort women’ were used in Japanese occupied areas in South East Asia. In modern times, globalization

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    simply being knowledgeable about an issue, exclusively educating others will not end human trafficking, nor protect those who are vulnerable or gain justice for the exploited. My goal is to work internationally combating human trafficking and sexual exploitation primarily through legislation, with a focus on Southeast Asia. An introduction to human trafficking from Women At Risk, International lead to an internship. This internship, while providing me with practical skills, also provided me with foundational

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    Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation

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    The United States - An Unsafe Haven Human trafficking is the trade in humans, most commonly for the purpose of sexual slavery or forced labor. The most common form of human trafficking is sexual exploitation which is the slavery of unwilling people for sexual purposes. According to the Federal Bureau Of Investigation (FBI) sexual exploitation is the most common form of modern day slavery. Although it’s a commonly talked about subject, media’s portrayal of the matter has led many people from the

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    increased sexual exploitation of women in the media (magazines?) negatively impacts the body image and self-esteem of young girls and women in the U.S. Today magazines are exploiting the female body in an extremely sexual and lude way to sell products to audiences worldwide. To shed light on the negative impact these images are having, I’m going to focus on the history of the female body in relation to its increased sexual portrayal in society. In this way, we’ll see how the increased sexual exploitation

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    outside of the station and Nick gave him some brief directions about not saying anything, even if he believed it would help his situation. At the time, I did not know what the client was being accused of, and it turned out that it was persistent sexual exploitation of his niece. I felt confident but somewhat wary that I had to maintain my friendly (if that is the right word) – but professional – manner towards the client. This was not difficult for me, although I am unable to reflect

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    This essay will argue that mainstream music reinforces the idea of women as sexual objects in the male gaze. Kitzinger has stated that “the sexual exploitation of women and children has played a key role in the history of the media” (2004) This essay will look at how this sexual exploitation is still relevant in modern mainstream music. This argument will be illustrated by drawing on the song/music video “Girls” by The 1975. (Powell, 2013). The band are of the alternative rock genre and use the video

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    Sexual Exploitation of Women in the Media Women are sexually exploited in the media. In today’s society if people watch television programs such as Chingy featuring Snoop & Ludacris – Holidae; Charlie's Angels; the Z100 commercial with Britney Spears; or Baywatch they will see that the feminine image is presented differently than the masculine. In these programs men are typically placed in sexual situations fully clothed, while women are presented in provocative clothing or less. The camera will

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    Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 20% of all human trafficking victims worldwide are under the age of 18 (UNODC Report on Human Trafficking Exposes Modern Form of Slavery). Child trafficking is the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring, and receipt of a person under the age of 18 for the purpose of exploitation. Trafficking victims will be used for forced labor, domesticated servitude, organ harvesting, and sexual exploitation. Many of

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    Exploitation of Women in the Developing World The modern world today is proud to recognize the equality that has been acknowledged between age, gender, and race. Women are beginning to be treated as equals with men, in new customs, lifestyle, society, and economy. Today, women are freer and are liberated from their traditional roles as housewives, and are pursuing their hopes and dreams. However, this is not the case in many regions of the world. In the developing countries, thousands of females

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    The placement is at X, a preventative child sexual exploitation team, within national children’s charity, which is the leading expert in tackling child sexual exploitation. The charity that X is within derives its values form the Christian faith and provides the basis for the work done with children and young people. One of the charities values are; respecting the unique worth of every person; this value can be seen in social work principles, both within BASWA codes of ethics for social work, values

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