Diachronically, mankind has demonstrated its affinity towards using other humans and exploiting them for labor, fornication, or perhaps simple pleasures without the consent of the party being used. Now, in the post-slavery era, human trafficking has ballooned to being an international crisis that has been struggling to be addressed in the proper manner because of its covert and highly organized nature. A prime example of this resurgence can be seen in Libya, with the recent slave markets that were uncovered by journalists. In many of the nations with the worst record on human trafficking, like China, many of the nation’s own policies are what cause modern slavery to have ballooned. Policies like the one-child policy and the subsequent demographic …show more content…
Still, this Act does not simply outline policy in regards to human trafficking, but also convicts businesses complicit in the crime, willingly or unwillingly. The UK is also an active member of the Social, Cultural and Humanitarian Committee (SOCHUM) as well as numerous other United Nations entities such as United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), among others. The UK is involved in many of the UN sanctioned international laws passed that condemn human trafficking, including the Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons that began September 1st, 2010. The Plan of Action focuses on the principles of protection for the victims, preventing the trafficking of victims, and prosecution of the perpetrators. The Plan of Action was a joint effort between the European Union (EU) and the UN, in which UK was an active participant until it left the …show more content…
This stems from victim’s fear of coming forward due to the chance that the government will not protect them and they will again be trafficked, according to many campaigners and activists who’ve had experience dealing with the victims and their trauma. On this note, under the assumption that other nations are experiencing the same struggles, SOCHUM and the UN itself should start imposing international laws that could compel a nation’s government to protect the victims, as well as creating a joint program with UNODC to extend the reach of the Voluntary Trust Fund for Victims of Human Trafficking. The joint program could possibly pair with the statutes passed by SOCHUM and allow governments to have reserves to draw from for victim protection. SOCHUM could also begin a joint program with the General Assembly’s First Committee, the Disarmament and International Security Committee to help prevent human trafficking by targeting at-risk areas and setting up sting operations to draw the offenders
As victim count continues to rise, its difficult to see how such great numbers of men, women and children are bought and sold every year. Trafficking can be found in many forms, including: prostitution, slavery, or forced labor (Harf and Lombardi, 2014). It wasn’t until the 1980’s that international human trafficking became globally noticed. With the lack of government intervention and control in several nations, and the free trade market, slavery once again became a profitable industry (Harf and Lombardi, 2014). As previously mentioned, easier movement across nations borders is one of the outcomes of globalization. It is also what makes human trafficking so easy today. It is estimated that about 20.9 million people are victims across the entire globe (United Nations Publications, 2012); trafficking accounts for 32 billion dollars in generated profit globally (Brewer, n.d). 58 percent of all human trafficking was for the purpose of sexual exploitation, and of this 55-60 percent are women (United Nations Publications,
If communities work towards this goal, they can brand trafficking as bad and they can work to end it together. Some governments still don’t have any laws that ban this evil and it is not good for people who suffer from it as it runs rampant in those countries. The places that need the government's help with this the most, have governments that are failing to protect them. The UN Chronicle says that the only way to end sexual trafficking and give these victims the closure they deserve is the “prosecution of traffickers and protection of victims”(UN Chronicles).
...own the main traffickers that are causing so much grief. The three different parts of human trafficking stated earlier, what exactly human trafficking is and where is it happening, how traffickers are able to do what they do, and who specifically the traffickers target are some of the main topics that the government as well as local and national organizations are researching in order to understand more about the traffickers and their victims. They can already pretty much pinpoint who the victims are and where they are coming from but one of the bigger problems is getting the victims the aid that they need. Most victims of human trafficking know nothing about the laws of where they have been trafficked so they do not know if it will be beneficial to contact the police because they think that they might end up in an even worse situation than they are in at the moment.
Raymond, Janice G. “The Ongoing Tragedy of International Slavery and Human Trafficking: An Overview.” Serial No. 108–137. 29 October 2003.
27 million people all over the world are currently being forced into human trafficking or modern day slavery, 161 countries including the US will be affected by human trafficking. 1 million children will be exploited by the commercial sex trade each year. Sex trafficking began in the 1700s in the United States. It hasn’t been stopped because it continues to increase over the years. Even though the law enforcement and people around the world could be strong enough to stop human trafficking, I believe this situation needs to be more focused on and stopped as soon as possible. Because Human Trafficking is increasing rapidly and Oklahoma is a cross-way for sex trafficking due to the interstates such as I-35, I-40 and I-44.
Slavery is one of the issues that was, is and has been a major concern in the world. The nature of contemporary slavery is unknown, but estimates show that there are millions of victims of slavery across the globe. Slavery covers a wide variety of human rights violations such as sexual mutilation of men, women and children, child prostitution, sale of orphans, child pornography and many others. On the other hand, human trafficking is an area of concern that involves recruiting, transporting, buying or selling a person by means of force or fraud for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation or forced labor. Human trafficking deprives the victims of their human rights, and is one of the causes for the spread of sexually transmitted diseases
In today’s society, where there is political and civil instability in the nations of the world, many citizens become subject to human trafficking. Human trafficking has rapidly grown into a transnational issue. Transnational crimes are often a result of an organized criminal group. These criminal groups quickly exploit the citizens of an unstable country and will send them to other countries while using upgraded technology and the rise of global trade to their advantage. Aside from human trafficking, it also can involve the movement of firearms, vehicles, drugs, or human body parts. Many believe that human trafficking is slavery of the modern-day. Many nations have come together to work on ways to prevent and protect those subject to trafficking.
Mohajerin, S. K. (2006). Human trafficking: Modern day slavery in the 21st century. Canadian Foreign Policy Journal, 12(3), 125-132.
Summary: We see that there are many different aspects and types of human trafficking that everyone should be made aware of. As a whole human trafficking is a lucrative industry raking in $150 BILLION globally. The impact that this industry has on its victims is
Many organizations and programs are working to stop human trafficking and its insubordinate criminals. Organizations, such as the United Nations Conven...
The products of human trafficking cannot be ignored. Human rights are being violated, diseases are being transmitted, and the current laws are ineffective in preventing human trafficking and protecting its victims. Although there are many victims now, it may increase exponentially in the future, creating bigger problems. Before the number of victims increase and before more people start to lose faith in the U.S. government, it is imminent that the Trafficking Victims Protection Act be amended.
... not stopped will shake the foundation of our future. This 'market' has forced men, women and children from all around the world into sexual exploitation as well as physical exploitation. Although certain countries and international organizations are putting in effort, for public awareness and are trying to stop human trafficking from progressing, a lot more can and needs to be done. Strict international laws and tougher sentences for these offences need to be put in place, with harsher punishments for individuals and groups who violate the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. According to estimates, human trafficking is the fastest-growing area of organized crime (United Nations, 2002). It continues to be overlooked by international authorities to this date and international organizations need to step up and handle this issue before it continues to rapidly grow.
Trafficking in Persons Report (2007) discusses many different tiers in relation to a counties response to human trafficking. Tier one consists of countries whose government fully comply with the Trafficking Victims Protection Act’s minimum standards, for example Australia, Uk, Germany and Norway. In tier two the countries whose government do not fully comply with TVPA’s minimum standards but making efforts to bring themselves up such as Japan, Romania, Peru and Rwanda. And finally tier three are governments that do not full...
In today’s era of technological advancement and scientific discovery, Man’s greed for power and fame has grown exponentially. We live in a world where we have accepted man’s absolute control over each and everything. The unjustified trade and enslavement of human beings in the current age represents a fallen civilisation. A civilisation that is advanced in technology and science, but backward in ethical values. So much so that personal greed comes before the value of a person’s life. Human trafficking is one of the most significant problems faced by the world today. It portrays a picture of inequality among equals with no regard for the right of every individual. Human trafficking is basically the use of human deception to exploit the vulnerable and the needy. According to Koettl (2009), “Human trafficking, as it is defined by international law, subsumes all forms of non-consensual
The illegal trafficking of humans may seem like a thing of the past but in reality, it is happening right in front of us every day. Human trafficking is a problem all over the world . In many third world countries such as Bangladesh the men, women, and children lack medical care and the basic necessities of life. These victims have nothing, forcing them to look elsewhere for a better life. Numerous times people who are desperate for a better life have been tricked by traffickers who promise them a better life or money. Then they deceive the person and turn around to sell them for a profit. The more vulnerable the person the easier they are to use for trafficking. If we could supply them with a place to