Also in 1927 the League of Nations was founded after World War One. They focused on maintaining world peace, but also the use of human trafficking. They changed the Suppression of WHite Slave Traffic to Traffic in women and children to show that there was no discrimination to race. They also added both genders to the cause of trafficking. To find out where in the world exactly it was most common researchers did a study on both the east and west hemisphere. The factors that they considered were the number of women involved in prostitution, the demand, the surrounding environment for the women and also the traffickers themselves. This study was considered a huge step forward in the foundation of human trafficking. (Timeline of Human Trafficking.)During
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THey initiated the Immoral Traffic Act. They persecuted the third parties involved in trafficking. They involved brothels, earnings from sex work, and capturing, imprisoning and forcing people into prostitution. Although they passed this act, it didn 't help as much as it was thought to do. Many girls were arrested for soliciting and had them losing everything. (Timeline of Human Trafficking.)In 1995 and 2002 things were finally changing for everyone that suffered through human trafficking. In 1995, the United Nations held a conference. It was known as the Fourth World Conference and it addressed the issue of trafficking women. It was a major accomplishment. Human trafficking was recognized as an act of violence against women. It was also when the term “trafficking” was defined. Most importantly, it puts in motion actions to be taken in developed countries. Some of these actions were international conventions on trafficking, addressing the factors that lead to trafficking. Law enforcement was put in effect and institutions to eliminate trafficking both nationally and internationally. It also implemented programs like education and rehabilitation institutions to help traffickers get socially, medically, and psychologically back on their feet. …show more content…
There isn 't just a set kind of people you can look for, human trafficking could be children, adults, U.S., or foreign citizens. (5 Things to Know about Human Trafficking) Trafficking is divided into three populations. They are children under the age of 18 in commercial sex, adults over 18 or over induced into commercial sex through force, fraud, or coercion, and children and adults induced to perform labor or services through force, fraud, or coercion. Labor and sex trafficking might not be the same thing, but the one thing they do have in similar is the loss of freedom and have had no prospect of making a new life for themselves. (The John Next
THey initiated the Immoral Traffic Act. They persecuted the third parties involved in trafficking. They involved brothels, earnings from sex work, and capturing, imprisoning and forcing people into prostitution. Although they passed this act, it didn 't help as much as it was thought to do. Many girls were arrested for soliciting and had them losing everything. (Timeline of Human Trafficking.)In 1995 and 2002 things were finally changing for everyone that suffered through human trafficking. In 1995, the United Nations held a conference. It was known as the Fourth World Conference and it addressed the issue of trafficking women. It was a major accomplishment. Human trafficking was recognized as an act of violence against women. It was also when the term “trafficking” was defined. Most importantly, it puts in motion actions to be taken in developed countries. Some of these actions were international conventions on trafficking, addressing the factors that lead to trafficking. Law enforcement was put in effect and institutions to eliminate trafficking both nationally and internationally. It also implemented programs like education and rehabilitation institutions to help traffickers get socially, medically, and psychologically back on their feet. …show more content…
There isn 't just a set kind of people you can look for, human trafficking could be children, adults, U.S., or foreign citizens. (5 Things to Know about Human Trafficking) Trafficking is divided into three populations. They are children under the age of 18 in commercial sex, adults over 18 or over induced into commercial sex through force, fraud, or coercion, and children and adults induced to perform labor or services through force, fraud, or coercion. Labor and sex trafficking might not be the same thing, but the one thing they do have in similar is the loss of freedom and have had no prospect of making a new life for themselves. (The John Next