On August 27, 2014, six men were arrested for conducting a human trafficking ring in Northeastern Minnesota and Northwestern Wisconsin. (The Associated Press par 1). Of these men, only one, Ronald Provost of Foxboro, is native to Wisconsin; he was charged with child enticement (The Associated Press par 2). The other five men were arrested for prostitution (The Associated Press par 3). Human Trafficking, according to the advisers of the Do Something campaign, is using force to make people do tasks that exploite them, such as sex-work or labor-work (“Terms” sec 10). An estimated 17,500 to 60,000 people of all different backgrounds are brought into the United States yearly and forced to continue their lives as victims of trafficking; this number
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People in agreement with human trafficking may argue that it is a cheaper way to get difficult labor finished. Most of the victims in the labor-work branch are oftentimes used in various industries such as farming, agriculture, construction, domestic work, and manufacturing in factories (“Labor” sec 3). The labor-workers are often pursuing these difficult tasks with no pay in return. The overseers can exploit work through physical or mental means. The most popular tactic of the overseers is debt bondage - when a person is held captive until their debt is paid off (“Terms” sec 6). In Wisconsin this year there has been one labor-work bust (“Wisconsin” sec 2). Even though labor work is not as common as sex-work victims may have been part of fabricating society’s everyday …show more content…
Although the most common victims are women under 18 years old, the victims can be male, older adults, people of dominant ethnic groups or religious backgrounds, people of any class, and from any educational backgrounds (Kloer par 3). It is important to become more aware of human trafficking; as one might say, “knowledge is power.” The more educated the public becomes on human trafficking, the easier it will be to fight this battle. There are several organizations un-affiliated with the government that can help the victims of human trafficking by providing housing, clothing, food, a job or education that the victim may have missed out on while dealing with their circumstance (Chisholm secs 6 & 10). The government has also put together several programs to aid in the recovery of the victims. One being the Federal Law Enforcement Authorization, which identifies with any federal law enforcement agencies who are responsible for detecting, investigating, or prosecuting human trafficking (“Terms” sec 8).” Another being the Trafficking Victims Protection Act 2000 that works towards prevention of human trafficking, victim protection and the prosecution of the trafficking leaders (“Terms” sec 15). The organizations devoted to changing the amount of human trafficking occurrence in the United States and the world shows that it is a problem, and a growing one at
People in agreement with human trafficking may argue that it is a cheaper way to get difficult labor finished. Most of the victims in the labor-work branch are oftentimes used in various industries such as farming, agriculture, construction, domestic work, and manufacturing in factories (“Labor” sec 3). The labor-workers are often pursuing these difficult tasks with no pay in return. The overseers can exploit work through physical or mental means. The most popular tactic of the overseers is debt bondage - when a person is held captive until their debt is paid off (“Terms” sec 6). In Wisconsin this year there has been one labor-work bust (“Wisconsin” sec 2). Even though labor work is not as common as sex-work victims may have been part of fabricating society’s everyday …show more content…
Although the most common victims are women under 18 years old, the victims can be male, older adults, people of dominant ethnic groups or religious backgrounds, people of any class, and from any educational backgrounds (Kloer par 3). It is important to become more aware of human trafficking; as one might say, “knowledge is power.” The more educated the public becomes on human trafficking, the easier it will be to fight this battle. There are several organizations un-affiliated with the government that can help the victims of human trafficking by providing housing, clothing, food, a job or education that the victim may have missed out on while dealing with their circumstance (Chisholm secs 6 & 10). The government has also put together several programs to aid in the recovery of the victims. One being the Federal Law Enforcement Authorization, which identifies with any federal law enforcement agencies who are responsible for detecting, investigating, or prosecuting human trafficking (“Terms” sec 8).” Another being the Trafficking Victims Protection Act 2000 that works towards prevention of human trafficking, victim protection and the prosecution of the trafficking leaders (“Terms” sec 15). The organizations devoted to changing the amount of human trafficking occurrence in the United States and the world shows that it is a problem, and a growing one at