Sex trafficking is complex with many layers and several components. The different components make up the definition and reasoning for sex trafficking such as gender, race, and residence. One aspect of sex trafficking that numerous people seem to look over is the cultural factors behind sex trafficking. The United Nations (UN) have labeled trafficking under Transnational Organized Crime, which made it illegal in all countries (UNODC, n.d). One issue with the United Nations grouping sex trafficking under the Transnational Crime issue is that the UN ignores all cultures associated with the crime they are addressing. The Transitional Crime sector groups all crimes in every country together to focus entirely on the criminal justice element of these
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In China, sex trafficking is widely unaccepted because if a woman is raped, they view it as something that was willingly done and are mostly shunned by their family (Chung, 2006). However, there was a woman who questioned the UN’s decision and traveled to Africa to see trafficking from a different viewpoint. While there, she saw that sex trafficking can be seen as an honorable thing. In Ghana, young girls, called a Trokosi, are given to a priest in order to appease a God. There is another instance where a woman can become a Wahaya or a fifth wife. Niger is a Muslim country that has allowed polyamory and after a man has four wives, a fifth wife is sold to them to take care of children and the household. The UN has labeled them as victims of trafficking and made it illegal, but Wahayas are normally viewed as a sign of prestigiousness. The Wahayas live in bad conditions, but the women in those countries do not have as many rights and becoming a Wahaya can be an honorable sign of the family because their daughter was chosen (Lillie, …show more content…
A study held in Kolkata, India shared many reasons why women consent to sell their body and aren’t a victim of coercion. Many women say sex trafficking has given them more freedom to their life. In India, men are very much in control and overseeing their own body gave the women a sense of freedom they had never experienced. Other women participate in sex trafficking because it does offer a higher pay. It makes it easier to provide for their children and themselves and it makes them happier in the long run. There are also women who just enjoy sex and are willing to work to be able to have more opportunities to have it. There are women who are forced to participate in sex trafficking, but there are also women who consent and don’t want to be ignored. (Sinha,
In China, sex trafficking is widely unaccepted because if a woman is raped, they view it as something that was willingly done and are mostly shunned by their family (Chung, 2006). However, there was a woman who questioned the UN’s decision and traveled to Africa to see trafficking from a different viewpoint. While there, she saw that sex trafficking can be seen as an honorable thing. In Ghana, young girls, called a Trokosi, are given to a priest in order to appease a God. There is another instance where a woman can become a Wahaya or a fifth wife. Niger is a Muslim country that has allowed polyamory and after a man has four wives, a fifth wife is sold to them to take care of children and the household. The UN has labeled them as victims of trafficking and made it illegal, but Wahayas are normally viewed as a sign of prestigiousness. The Wahayas live in bad conditions, but the women in those countries do not have as many rights and becoming a Wahaya can be an honorable sign of the family because their daughter was chosen (Lillie, …show more content…
A study held in Kolkata, India shared many reasons why women consent to sell their body and aren’t a victim of coercion. Many women say sex trafficking has given them more freedom to their life. In India, men are very much in control and overseeing their own body gave the women a sense of freedom they had never experienced. Other women participate in sex trafficking because it does offer a higher pay. It makes it easier to provide for their children and themselves and it makes them happier in the long run. There are also women who just enjoy sex and are willing to work to be able to have more opportunities to have it. There are women who are forced to participate in sex trafficking, but there are also women who consent and don’t want to be ignored. (Sinha,