Many who do not know about the consequences of being sold and the kind of life they have to live afterwards, send their daughters off to strangers, or sometimes even marry them off with the hope of getting rid of the chronic poverty that has been bringing them down to their knees, unknowing of the severity of atrocities they sent in their children for. After succeeding in alluring and convincing the heads in the family, the traffickers trade women to various places including city of Mumbai in India and sometimes to the Middle East, also. People have a perception that there are well paying jobs available in the Middle East, therefore, a lot of them get enthused about being employed overseas and become willing to take almost any risk to secure a job in the Middle Eastern labor market (Paul, Kanti and Hasnath). All their hopes turn into despair when they are made to face with the bitter reality of the purpose they were brought in for. Some are sold to certain red-light areas for sexual exploitation, and some are turned into domestic servants or circus entertainers, while others are made to work as child soldiers. Furthermore, there are numerous families that partake in this business due to socio-economic factors like insufficiency coupled with high unemployment rates and gender discrimination. Padam Simkhada asserts, “Many girls involved in sex work in Asia do so because they are compelled by economic circumstances and social inequality. Some enter sex work voluntarily; others do so by force or deception, sometimes involving migration across international borders” (236). People in rural parts of India and Nepal, are so impoverished and have no jobs that they are willing to just do anything to uplift their economic status, and he... ... middle of paper ... ...l status of the country, as well the socio-economic conditions of the people only indicate that the trafficking business is in its increasing trend. To fight against this inhuman industry will require both sincere and dedicated multinational effort, and the effort will require strict border security, enforcement of women’s and children’s rights as well as a huge cultural shift that can only start from providing education. More and much effective awareness programs will require to be conducted especially in those areas where trafficking is most likely to occur. Both government and public must participate in fighting against the heinous crime. It is not impossible that the number of casualties should increase if the government does not firmly commit to it and non-governmental organizations do not present the world with more resources and dedication is concerted manner.
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,
Many people are victims of sexual trafficking and this horror must be stopped for the sake of the innocent girls and women who are being taken advantage of. Trafficking is a form of modern slavery, because people’s bodies are sold for the gain of others against their wills. The steps that must be taken to prevent sexual trafficking involve raising political and social awareness, people working together and the prosecution of traffickers. Awareness of sex trafficking is very important because it can lead to the prevention of modern slavery. Lack of awareness is a major reason for the existence of modern slavery, because not many people know what to do about it.
In many countrys where poverty is huge is where many predators are looking for vurneerable women to take advantage of because of their situation. The poverty in other countries is a contributing factor in the sex trafficking world. As mentioned by Alicja Jac-Kucharski in her article The Determinants of Human Trafficking: A US Case Study many immigrants are brought to the United States of America with the promise a good job waiting for them for when they arrive. To them this is an amazing opportunity to be able to help their family by leaving their country for a few months they believe they can make enough money to help their family because of how poor their country is. These are the factors that make it possible for people in take advantage of people who want to help their families in need. Kucharskii states,” Push factors are those that people experience around them where they live; these include demographic growth, low living standards, lack of economic opportunities, and political repression” Which are the reasons people feel vulnerable to predators who take advantage of them. It is not just pushed factors that play a role in sex trafficking, but also ,”pull factors”. As stated by Kucharskii a pull factor is,” demand for labor, availability of land, good economic opportunities and political freedoms” . People who are trafficked to another country’s are sometimes enticed by what they hear. Such as a opportunity for better lives and jobs, when in reality it is just a lie so that their traffickers can take than away from her family. Sadly as mentioned by Kucharskii most of the people trafficked are women. Which because of all that was promised to them never comes true and in reality they are turning to sell their bodies. Sex trafficking immigrants are growing more because of how
Identifying the victims and rescuing them is the main key to preventing human trafficking, which in turn reduces costs to the healthcare system. Human trafficking is a form of organized crime. It involves a hierarchical system, which is similar to that of other criminal organizations. The traffickers represent every social, racial and ethnic group. Some traffickers are involved with local gangs, while others are members are part of nationally recognized gangs and organizations. Some traffickers are independent and do not have any affiliation with other gangs or organizations. Traffickers exist irrespective of gender. There are several women in human trafficking activities along with men. Several young girls living on the streets, engage in prostitution. Some of them are involved in nationwide organized criminal activities where the organizers of crime force these young girls into human trafficking. It is problematic to enforce anti-trafficking laws because in most of these cases, the victims do not tell the identity of the traffickers with the fear of being
Many Chinese (women and children) are recruited by false promises of employment and are later coerced into prostitution or forced labor. Children are sometimes recruited by traffickers who promise their parents that their children can send remittances back home. In poorer areas, most trafficked women are sold as wives to old and disabled unmarried men. In richer areas, most trafficked women are sold to commercial sex businesses, hair salons, massage parlors and bathhouses. Chinese children are also kidnapped and sold for adoption. (www.humantraffickin.org).
Many organizations and programs are working to stop human trafficking and its insubordinate criminals. Organizations, such as the United Nations Conven...
Over 2 million children are sold into sex trafficking each year (Global). Sold gives the eye-opening narrative of just one of them. I followed Lakshmi through her journey as she learned about life outside her small hometown in Nepal. She loved her mother and baby brother and worked hard to keep up with her repulsive step-father’s gambling habit. When given the opportunity to take a job that could provide for her family, Lakshmi accepted the offer. Unknowingly, she walked into the hands of horrible people who led her blindly on the path of prostitution. Discovering her fate, Lakshmi latched onto hope when all seemed bleak. After months of endless abuse, some Americans gave her the opportunity to escape her situation, and, thankfully, she took
... 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.
This is because human trafficking, unlike migration, is central and has always been central to the maintenance of the slave trade now and in the past. The women who make the conscious decision to relocate to the city of Mumbai and choose sex work as their alternative strategy to generate income and the tools necessary for survival are the ones who are performing a discursive act of resistance against the British colonial branding of sex work as common, lowly, and
Human trafficking involves women, children as well as men, but the human traffickers are rather known for kidnapping women. When the victims are being used as slaves for someone else’s personal use, they are also being physically and mentally abused by their overseer to rip apart their self esteem and confidence. These helpless victims are commonly kidnapped, taken by force and drugged and shipped off to another country to be taken advantage of as sex slaves. Brazil, Thailand, India and Ghana are the most well known countries that are famous for human trafficking mentioned by Kinika Bambra in 10 Countries that are Famous for Human Trafficking written last summer. 7,000 Nepali girls as young as nine years old are sold every year into India’s red-light district, human trafficking is a devastating effect that is happening everywhere.
It is rare to hear about poor people living in Kuwait, and it is even rarer to find Kuwaiti people living in poverty. Poverty in Kuwait isn’t an issue as it is a wealthy country. The Kuwaiti government offers help to all people in need especially its own citizens. As a Kuwaiti you are entitled to an unemployment salary if you don't work, as well as the other various benefits you get including free healthcare, and education. However, there are Kuwaiti individuals that still struggle due to debts or more obligations they need to pay for. As for foreigners living in Kuwait a huge percentage of them find it hard to live here because of the expensive living conditions and their not enough salaries. Begging in the streets of Kuwait is illegal, as
At least 80% of humanity lives on less than $10 a day, according to The World Bank (2013). Ten dollars a day is not enough for basic human needs and it damages the balance in society. Poverty is the state or condition of having little or no money, goods, or means of support; condition of being poor. Poverty is a common social issue that starts from the first human’s life. Many religions and cultures try to end poverty totally, but they could not. However, there are many new ideas to help poor people through the Internet such as Kiva website. Kiva is a non-profit organization with a mission to connect people through lending to reduce poverty. Kiva helps poor people around the world by giving them the opportunity to have a loan to end their suffering and start their own business. In addition, Kiva does that because it believes that poor people never chose to be poor. As Mohammad Yunus who built The Grameen Bank in Bangladesh that helped poor people says, ” their poverty was not a personal problem due to laziness or lack of intelligence, but a structural one: lack of capital ” Yunus, M. (1999). Poverty has many complex causes and harm effects on people and countries.
The largest number of sex trafficking victims originates in Asia, with an estimated 150,000 annually from South Asia alone. India is a major destination country for sex trafficked women and girls, with large numbers of Nepalese, Bangladeshi, and rural Indian females trafficked to Indian cities annually. Mumbai is considered to be the most common sex trafficking destination within India (Silverman, Decker, Gupta, Maheshwari, Patel, Willis & Raj, 2007).
(Smith, 2009, p. 50) Sex tourism is organised specifically around ‘commercial exploitation. (Christiansen, 2015) These issues are fundamentally related to socioeconomic status, “relationship in the context of sex tourism appears to be based more on wealth and status than on gender.” (Smith, 2009, p. 50) Young children are systematically disadvantaged in terms of assets and opportunities, the demand for sex workers for the ever growing tourism industry in Thailand ensures that inequality is maintained. Tourism can create employment and generate income; “by 2024, Travel & Tourism will account for 3,837,000 jobs directly, an increase of 4.9% pa over the next ten years”. (The World Travel & Tourism Council, 2014) However many of those employment opportunities will be predominantly in major cities which will require a certain level of education. This leaves a number of people and their families socially excluded and it leaves poverty stricken villagers at the mercy of the wealthy. Those who are not wealthy are more inclined to enter prostitution because of the income it can generate for an individual and their family. Tourism also brings consumerism to many parts of the world previously denied access to luxury commodities and services. With an increasing demand for sex workers, human trafficking
Union of India “a class of women is trapped as victims of circumstances, unfounded social sanctions, handicaps and coercive forms in the flesh trade, optimized as prostitute”. There are approximately 15 million prostitutes in India . Prostitution also leads to umpteen health problems for the prostitutes like cervical cancer, traumatic brain injury, HIV, STDs, psychological disorders etc. Prostitution also gives rise to problems like human trafficking and child prostitution. But still prostitution is considered as a necessary evil in the society.