One of the more common forms of human trafficking is labor trafficking. Around 35-65% of trafficking incidents are labor trafficking (Behnke 15). The jobs offered to people may not even exist or are not as described; their high paying job might actually turn out to be a dirty room working around dozens of others (Stearman 23). The most frequent jobs performed by people who have been trafficked are mining of diamonds and metals, cocoa harvesting and textile factory jobs (Behnke 24). Victims come from countries in deep poverty so the prospect of any job at all makes them accept with little hesitation. Some people know they are going to be working in the black economy even if the trafficker claims the jobs are legal; however, they are desperate
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Some families work for the same master for their whole lives and their “debt” is then passed on to their kids after they die (Behnke 22). However, some adults voluntarily enter debt bonds knowing they will be giving up their freedom but are desperate for money (Cullen-DuPont 23). There are currently 21 million victims of forced labor who are trapped in jobs that they can not leave (Kiener). Once the victim has been recruited there is no turning back; companies usually take away passports to make them unable to leave and scared to seek out police in fear they might be deported or imprisoned (Behnke 15). Another form of human trafficking is sex trafficking. Primarily women are tricked, kidnapped, or forced into prostitution. Traffickers use social networking sites to connect with girls, meet them in person, and ultimately kidnap them to become a prostitute (Behnke 38). These sex trafficker will brand or tattoo their workers to show control and ownership, sometimes even a number which indicates how much money she needs to make each day in order to receive a meal (Behnke …show more content…
A major push factor is poverty. Poor families hear promises of education and as a survival strategy hand their children over to people they believe will give them a good education. The belief is they are getting their children out of poverty and into the workforce so they can have a better life (Cullen-DuPont 23). On the other hand, some families are willing to accept money for a child in hope for a better life for the rest of the family (Cullen-DuPont 23). People in poverty are desperate for any source of income even if that means giving up a child or their own personal freedom. The lack of education also contributes to the number of people who have fallen into the arms of traffickers. Naive people are tricked by impossible promises and the description of economic opportunities that are extreme and unlikely (Cullen-DuPont 25). These uneducated people are unaware of the danger signs of a potential trafficker, thus making them more susceptible to being manipulated. Another factor is the global demand for consumer sex. The clientele who want purchased sex keeps the trafficking of women going (Cullen-DuPont 26). If there was no market for sex then traffickers would be forced to stop kidnapping women because there would not be a demand. In some countries, “comfort women” are bought by people in the military who are forced into
Some families work for the same master for their whole lives and their “debt” is then passed on to their kids after they die (Behnke 22). However, some adults voluntarily enter debt bonds knowing they will be giving up their freedom but are desperate for money (Cullen-DuPont 23). There are currently 21 million victims of forced labor who are trapped in jobs that they can not leave (Kiener). Once the victim has been recruited there is no turning back; companies usually take away passports to make them unable to leave and scared to seek out police in fear they might be deported or imprisoned (Behnke 15). Another form of human trafficking is sex trafficking. Primarily women are tricked, kidnapped, or forced into prostitution. Traffickers use social networking sites to connect with girls, meet them in person, and ultimately kidnap them to become a prostitute (Behnke 38). These sex trafficker will brand or tattoo their workers to show control and ownership, sometimes even a number which indicates how much money she needs to make each day in order to receive a meal (Behnke …show more content…
A major push factor is poverty. Poor families hear promises of education and as a survival strategy hand their children over to people they believe will give them a good education. The belief is they are getting their children out of poverty and into the workforce so they can have a better life (Cullen-DuPont 23). On the other hand, some families are willing to accept money for a child in hope for a better life for the rest of the family (Cullen-DuPont 23). People in poverty are desperate for any source of income even if that means giving up a child or their own personal freedom. The lack of education also contributes to the number of people who have fallen into the arms of traffickers. Naive people are tricked by impossible promises and the description of economic opportunities that are extreme and unlikely (Cullen-DuPont 25). These uneducated people are unaware of the danger signs of a potential trafficker, thus making them more susceptible to being manipulated. Another factor is the global demand for consumer sex. The clientele who want purchased sex keeps the trafficking of women going (Cullen-DuPont 26). If there was no market for sex then traffickers would be forced to stop kidnapping women because there would not be a demand. In some countries, “comfort women” are bought by people in the military who are forced into