Sex trafficking can be seen as an “easy” way to make money or an escape for financial debt, especially in areas where poverty is high and employment opportunities are low, people can dismiss their morals. Another motive can be a personal want for control, some people thrive on having control over others. Ignorance and social customs also play in as motives for sex trafficking, in many areas women…
First, there is the stigma that is associated with sex trafficking. For the most part the general public has a tendency to view a sex trafficking victim as a prostitute and therefore, believe that they wanted to perform the acts. Second, is their own mental state, since most sex trafficking victims have suffered psychological damage, they may feel that they cannot reach out for assistance or are not worthy of it. Third, the lack of discernable job skills; some victims may feel that having sex is the only thing that they are “good” at, making it difficult for them to find new employment. Lastly, is the feeling of being isolated from their “family”.…
A common misconception of human trafficking is that it is same or very similar to smuggling. Those who are “smuggled” into a country are doing so by their own free will, without coercion. Human trafficking victims don’t have to be shipped anywhere internationally to still be “trafficked”. Since they are being captured or coerced into slavery, it is against their free will, therefore wildly different from smuggling. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service, Human trafficking is a “criminal business that profits from enslaving people for sexual servitude and forced labor.”…
"Traffickers can be lone individuals or extensive criminal networks. Pimps, gangs, family members, labor brokers, employers of domestic servants, small business owners, and large factory owners have all been found guilty of human trafficking. Their common thread is a willingness to exploit other human beings for profit" (Human Trafficking, Polaris). Poverty and lack of economic opportunity make women and children potential victims of traffickers associated with international criminal organizations. They are vulnerable to false promises of job opportunities in other countries.…
Although men are victims of human trafficking, women and children are more likely to be trafficked. Human trafficking includes not only sexual servitude, it also involves forced labor. Factors such as poverty, inflation, unemployment, etc. allow traffickers to take advantage of periods of weakness, recruiting victims when they are at their lowest. Those individuals who recruit persons to be trafficked come from all walks of life. They can act alone or as members of a group.…
Although the most common victims are women under 18 years old, the victims can be male, older adults, people of dominant ethnic groups or religious backgrounds, people of any class, and from any educational backgrounds (Kloer par 3). It is important to become more aware of human trafficking; as one might say, “knowledge is power.” The more educated the public becomes on human trafficking, the easier it will be to fight this battle. There are several organizations un-affiliated with the government that can help the victims of human trafficking by providing housing, clothing, food, a job or education that the victim may have missed out on while dealing with their circumstance (Chisholm secs 6 & 10). The government has also put together several programs to aid in the recovery of the victims.…
The fact that they do not have money makes them poor which also makes them feel helpless and stuck. They might even feel that they have no way out of their situation. Human trafficking victims also do not have many connections which might also be the cause of their feeling of helplessness. Without connections it is harder for victims to find help and find a way out of their troubling…
Twenty-seven million victims. That is the estimated number of people being circulated through the crime that is human trafficking. Human trafficking is the trade of humans for reasons like sexual slavery, forced labor, or exploitation on sexual commercials. According to the U.S. State Department, trafficking is the world’s fastest growing criminal industry, with the average estimate being thirty-two billion dollars every year. In the United States, New York City is the largest hub for traffickers, along with Houston, Texas.…
That is why their main targets are women and children. Woman is a target because they are thought to be as weak and emotional creatures while children is weak mentally and physically. According to the US Department of Justice “Human trafficking has become the fastest growing criminal industry coupled with drug trafficking sex trafficking” Trafficking involves what is now known as pimps which usually is referring to the owners of prostitutes. Since the 2000s the name has changed to trafficking except in every case the trafficker is the pimp in 2010, 1,000 children was victimized of trafficking out of the 2,515 cases that was investigated the victims of the crime is usually silent in the fear of their lives. So most cases does not exist due to the fearfulness of what the victim 's pimp might do it most us cases.…
In recent news stories “Sex-trafficking” has been at the forefront acknowledging this issue is prominent in the United States. Surprisingly learning that the state I current call home has been considered one of the top three States in which trafficking is a huge problem. Growing up in Wisconsin you see the working women/men aka prostitutes walking up and down certain locations in milwaukee that are considered to be illegally designated for prostitution. So my thought is to create a transitional living home for those who have been exploited.…
As will be discussed later, factors such as global economic and political instability in certain parts of the world, together with large-scale and epidemic instances of poverty and disfranchisement of entire groups of people, contribute to making humans exposed victims of human trafficking. As a result of these factors, it becomes very easy to trick individuals into believing that employment opportunities will help alleviate their economic sorrows. Most victims of human trafficking are both convinced and recruited to seek employment, usually in a foreign country. Recruiters are mostly often associates and friends from their town and most times even their spouse or significant other. Promises of a better life are used to deceive victims who are already desperate to financially provide for their families and themselves as well.…
The human traffickers offer the families money for their daughter and the parents accept the offer so they can survive. Parents would sell their children for money. Human traffickers target these people because they will do anything for money. Erika Wright in the article "Poverty and It's Contribution to Human Trafficking" published by The Borgen Project, states, "Those suffering from poverty are purposely targeted by traffickers as means of exploitation, due to poverty, some parents sell their children" (Wright). Human Traffickers target families that have no money.…
Another vulnerability to being trafficked is when women or children live in poverty stricken “ghettos”. There are three groups of victims according to international law: children under 18 induced into commercial sex; adults 18 and older induced into commercial; or children and adults induced to preform services through force, fraud, and coercion(Combating). Human trafficking is not limited to the sex trade. Other common forms of slavery include forced marriages and bonded labor markets like, sweat shops, farming plantations, or domestic service(Humantrafficking). Due to economic crisis in many third world countries, little girls are sold by their parents to brothels.…
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors have voted to combat human labor and sex trafficking by creating a human-trafficking commission. This commission will be investigating the types of human trafficking, identify policies and prevention for victims, and work with the police to stop human trafficking. Human trafficking includes slavery, forced labor, debt bondage, and commercial sexual exploitation, however, majority of victims reported that they were in the forced labor category. Surprisingly, many human trafficking reports are from California, with the Bay Area being a prime target for this issue due to its many harbors, airports, industries, and large immigrant populations. After reading this article, I was really surprised that human…
Many don 't realize that this is an international crisis that occurs in almost every continent. In the United States, there have been cases of human trafficking in all 50 states and some of the biggest trafficking consumers are in developed countries. It is unfortunately popular because of the amount of demand it has. Since women and girls mostly fall as victims to human trafficking, men are usually the consumers and these men who support the trafficking industry come from all different societies and social status. In today’s society, there is a common perception that the women who are involved in human trafficking chose to enter the industry, however, for the majority of women involved, this is not the…