Human Trafficking Essay

Human Trafficking is one of the 3 largest criminal industries that take advantage of victims through slavery, organ trade, sexual exploitation and forced labor. Usually a victim is legally transferred to another country so that the people of this crime are benefited financially. Human Trafficking has become a modern form of slavery. When people hears the word ‘slavery,’ it is a harsh reality for many people who finds themselves bought and sold like objects, and treated with no dignity. Human Trafficking is like slavery due to the same method of transportation against their will to another country to benefit others. It not only involves women but also men and children, however, it is mostly known for selling women. These victims are usually kidnapped, drugged or raped and then transported to another country to be used as sex slaves. When these victims are taken away, method of extreme violence is used which slavery is the same concept. When they’re being used as sex slaves, the traffickers physically and mentally assault their victims in order to bring down their pride, dignity and ones self worth.

Sex Trafficking is not just a country problem but a global problem that people should be aware of everyday. When we see young women and girls in the street, we sometimes turn our head away and think they’re just doing it because they want to. Yet, we don’t take the time to think what if they were forced into doing this? No one knows the estimate number and growth of the industry but do to the illegal nature of trafficking, it is a huge criminal industry. Most people believe that human trafficking only occurs in places that has poverty, however, that is not the case, it can happen anywhere.

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... not aware that slavery does exist till today. Many people believe that it happened decades ago when African Americans were taken into slavery, however; now it’s the modern day of slavery where not just African Americans are taken into slavery but people from all different races are forced into slavery. There are different types of slavery and human trafficking is one form of modern day slavery. Although most people are aware that this issue is going on around the world, not a lot of people take the chance to stop this problem. Some people are not even aware that young children who are young as 5 years old are taken away to become sex slaves. We think sex slaves happen to older females and never think children are taken to become one. It is important to address what this issue is and show people how terrible and disgusting this industry is turning this society into.