Child Trafficking Essay

Child human trafficking has been an ongoing issues all throughout the countries. There is no corner on this earth where children are immune from the possibility of being trafficked. The definition of trafficking is not only sex, but labor and slavery as well.

There are different ways that makes children vulnerable to trafficking from the third world to first world countries. Poverty, runaways, and foster children are just a few ways that makes children more likely to be trafficked.

For third world countries, Children for sale: Child trafficking in Southeast Asia by Yvonne Rafferty stated, “Dottridge (2002) describes how endemic rural poverty in Africa often causes poor families to sell their children to traffickers, hoping for improved circumstances for their children. India, however, has the world’s largest labour trafficking problem, with un-told numbers of children experiencing routine physical and sexual abuse while enslaved in the carpet industry and in goldsmith and jewellery factories (US Department of State, 2007). (p.403, Rafferty), basically because of poverty, children are at a high risk of being sold to trafficker in hopes of bettering their lives or to improve the family’s own lives.

In America, the risk of child trafficking, written in this article, Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking in the United States, by Kimberly Kotrla explained, "Among those most at risk are those who have run away or been "thrown away" from home, those who are homeless or have a history of abuse, and those in the foster care or child protective services systems (Shared Hope International, n.d.-a). (p.183)

The strategies to prevent child trafficking throughout all countries is to follow the three Ps, Prosecution and Prevention of THB, and the Prote...

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...so, the most important part of reintegrating victims back into society is counseling. Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking in the United States by Kimberly Kotrla stated, “On rescue or escape from their slavery, human trafficking victims, including DMST victims, need appropriate housing, physical and mental health care, legal services, and other basic necessities such as food and clothing. “ (p.184)

Another issue about reintegrating recused trafficked children back into society is society’s attitude toward them. Punishing Pimps and Johns: Sex Trafficking and Utah's Laws by Michelle Jefft, explained, “First, we must change attitudes about how human trafficking is viewed by law enforcement, the legal community and the public by asking: Who is a victim? And how is this crime perpetrated? Laws worldwide often criminalize prostitution and treat victims as criminals.” (p.250)