We live in the 21st century where each and every
individual is free to do whatever they like, act however they like, and live
however they please. We talk about freedom but in reality, not all individuals
are free. Slavery is abolished and is made illegal in all the countries of the
world, but people are still slaves to many things, knowingly or unknowingly.
One such situation where an individual lacks freedom is prevalent widely
amongst many countries of the world till date. This is human trafficking.
A $32 billion annual industry, modern day trafficking is a type of slavery that involves the transport or trade of people for the purpose of work. According to the U.N., about 2.5 million people around the world are ensnared in the web of human trafficking at any given time.
Human trafficking impacts
people of all backgrounds, and people are trafficked for a variety of purposes.
Men are often trafficked into hard labor jobs, while children are trafficked into labor
positions in textile, agriculture and fishing industries. Women and girls are
typically trafficked into the commercial sex industry, i.e. prostitution or other forms of
sexual exploitation.
Sex trafficking or slavery is the
exploitation of women and children, within national or across international
borders, for the purposes of forced sex work. Each year, an estimated 800,000
women and children are trafficked across international borders—though
additional numbers of women and girls are trafficked within countries.
Some sex trafficking is highly
visible, such as street prostitution. But many trafficking victims remain unseen. Sex
traffickers may also operate out of a variety of public and private locations,
such as massage parlors,
spas and strip clubs.
Adult women make up the
largest group of sex trafficking victims, followed by girl children, although a
small percentage of men and boys are trafficked into the sex industry as well.
Human trafficking migration
patterns tend to flow from East to West, but women may be trafficked from any
country to another country at any given time and trafficking victims exist
everywhere. Many of the poorest and most unstable countries have the highest incidences of human trafficking. Where economic alternatives do
not exist, women and girls are more vulnerable to being tricked and coerced into sexual servitude. Increased unemployment and the loss of job security
have undermined women's incomes and economic position.
Organized crime is largely
responsible for the spread of international human trafficking. Sex trafficking is
illegal in nearly every country in the world. However, widespread corruption
and greed make it possible for sex trafficking to quickly and easily proliferate. Though
national and international institutions may attempt to regulate and enforce anti-trafficking legislation, local governments and police forces may in fact be
participating in sex trafficking rings.
Why do traffickers traffic?
Because sex trafficking can be extremely lucrative, especially in areas where opportunities for
education and legitimate employment may be limited. According to the United
Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the greatest numbers of traffickers
are from Asia, followed by Central and Southeastern Europe, and Western Europe.
Crime groups involved in the sex trafficking of women and girls are also often
involved in the transnational trafficking of drugs and firearms, and frequently use violence as a means of carrying
out their activities.
Women and girls are ensnared in sex trafficking in a variety of ways. Some are
lured with offers of legitimate and legal work as shop
assistants or waitresses. Others are promised marriage, educational
opportunities and a better life. Still others are sold into trafficking by
boyfriends, friends, neighbors or even parents.
Trafficking victims often pass
among multiple traffickers, moving further and further from their home
countries. Women often travel through multiple countries before ending at their
final destination. For example, a woman from the Ukraine may be sold to a human
trafficker in Turkey, who then passes her on to a trafficker in Thailand. Along
the way she becomes confused and disoriented.
Typically, once in the custody
of traffickers, a victim's passport and official papers are confiscated and held. Victims are told they are in the
destination country illegally, which increases victims' dependence on their
traffickers. Victims are often kept in captivity and also trapped into debt bondage, whereby they are obliged to pay back large
recruitment and transportation fees before being released from their
traffickers. Many victims report being charged additional fines or fees while under bondage, requiring them to work
longer to pay off their debts.
Human trafficking victims
experience various stages of degradation and physical and
psychological torture. Victims are often deprived of food and sleep, are unable to move about freely,
and are physically tortured. In order to keep women captive, victims are told
their families and their children will be harmed or murdered if they (the
women) try to escape or tell anyone about their situation. Because victims
rarely understand the culture and language of the country into which they have
been trafficked, they experience another layer of psychological stress and
frustration.
Often, before servicing clients, women are forcibly raped by the traffickers themselves. Some women are drugged in order to prevent them from escaping. Sex trafficked victims can service up to 30 men a day, and are vulnerable to sexually transmitted փոխանցել diseases, HIV infection and unwanted pregnancy.
Often, before servicing clients, women are forcibly raped by the traffickers themselves. Some women are drugged in order to prevent them from escaping. Sex trafficked victims can service up to 30 men a day, and are vulnerable to sexually transmitted փոխանցել diseases, HIV infection and unwanted pregnancy.
Many of the biggest
trafficking consumers are developed nations, and men from all sectors of society support the
trafficking industry. Rather, men who purchase trafficked women are both rich
and poor, Eastern and Western.
One reason for the
proliferation of sex trafficking is because in many parts of the world there is little to no
perceived stigma to purchasing sexual favors for money, and
prostitution is viewed as a victimless crime.
In addition, sex tourism—that
is, the practice of traveling or vacationing for the purpose of having sex—is a
billion dollar industry that further encourages the sexual exploitation of
women and girls. Many sex tours explicitly feature young girls. The tours are marketed specifically to
pedophiles (մանկապիղծ)
who prey on young children, and men who believe that having sex with virgins or
young girls will cure sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Often, these men spread HIV and
other STDs to their young victims, creating localized disease epidemics.
Trafficking has a harrowing effect on the mental, emotional and physical well
being of the women and girls ensnared in its web. Beyond the physical abuse, trafficked women suffer extreme emotional stress.
Many victims turn to drugs and alcohol to numb the pain.
Sex trafficking promotes societal breakdown by removing women and girls from
their families and communities.
10
Countries that are Famous for Human Trafficking
10. INDIA
India is one of those countries
where human trafficking is highly practiced. This is one country where human
are misused to a
very large extent. To extents
where children and women are forced into prostitution. Kids who are as young as
8 years are forced into prostitution. However, there are worse situations.
Everyone, including men, are forced into begging. There are cases where people
run their own rackets and force men
and women and even children to sell off their organs for money. And these
unfortunate people are just fooled by
people like these. It is a growing situation in India and needs to be given
extra attention to.
9. Russia
Russia is known for this trafficking
practice. It has history for trafficking women and children to a lot of other
European countries. It still has this practice going on. Long back, men and
women had a little shortage of money. So mostly, they didn’t have an option (տարբերակ, ընտրություն) of being
employed anywhere else, or to a lot of places also because of the fact that
there was no money for them to get themselves educated. The situation got worse
when this practice took place. And since there wasn’t much option, they were
forced to go to other countries and become slaves and women were usually forced
into prostitution.
8. Ghana
The work environment and the
situation in Ghana is not good. The solution to their problem is human
trafficking. It is sad to know that since there are a lot of mines in Ghana,
children and men are forced into working here. They aren’t paid and they aren’t
even given any holidays. It is the worst form of slavery there is and it is
shocking, when it comes to women. It creates a very disturbing environment for
them as women are just used for prostitution and commercial sex.
7. China
The most overly populated
nation, China also hits the
list when it comes to human trafficking. Because of its population, the
country’s labor is cheap. Here’s a problem. In China, the rich keep getting
richer and the poor keep getting poorer and so the gap between these
two classes keeps increasing. China looks as developed and bright on one side
and as broken and damaged on the other. Women are forced into prostitution and
forced labor. It is a shame for the Chinese societies to live in a place where
technology is touching the sky, but the worse problems are worsening.
6. Nepal
Another very important concern for India is
the cheap labor that it gets from Nepal. Yes, it is a country which doesn’t
send less than 10,000 individuals to India on a yearly basis. It is a shame
to a country like Nepal as they take advantage of the fact that India is a fast
growing and developing country and so, they will earn more by selling forced
labor and women to this country. Usually because Nepalese are hardworking,
they’re put to use as soon as possible and this is only because they were
forced to do so. Women are forced into either forced labor or commercial sex.
5. Pakistan
Prostitution is a huge problem in
this country. It may come across as a country where globalization and
development is taking place, but even here, human trafficking is an issue among women. It
is a huge concern for
this country as there are women here to are trafficked to other countries and
women trafficked from other countries over here in order to become sex slaves
and workers.
4. Sri Lanka
Due to a lot of government issues
and problems going on in Sri Lanka, there were areas of this country that kept
getting damaged by time. Since they were not looked into, it created a sort of helplessness
among a lot of other citizens of this country. However the military forces of
Sri Lanka have always been strong and helpful. This was unfortunately one issue
too. Individuals were being trafficked from other countries to this country to
join the forces.
3. Haiti
Haiti is
a small country in South America. It is a very poor country which mostly runs
on tourism. Tourists influx from America and Europe is very high in Haiti. Haiti
faces the biggest problem of human trafficking in form of slavery and
prostitution. But what makes Haiti worse from other countries in this matter is
that these prostitutes are young girls aged 12. These girls are forced to have
sex with these foreigner tourists who crave for young virgins. They’re given $1 for it.
2. Brazil
Prostitution is a developing process
in Brazil and again, because of problems of there being a huge margin between the
rich and the poor, this country has developed this way. Even the tourists that
come to Brazil want prostitution to run for their own wish and desire.There are laws against this in
Brazil, but the government needs to try harder in order to make them work.
1. Bangladesh
This almost comes as a shock, but
Bangladesh is the hub for
human trafficking. It is a port that connects other countries for their
trafficking as well.Children as young as 10 forced into prostitution and
sometimes they’re even forced to sell off their organs. This country has
rackets that force people to beg for them in order to earn them some money.
People here, especially children are tortured and are told to beg and become slaves.
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