Though slavery was legally abolished in the 1700s, people still managed to find a way around the idea. Human trafficking officially begun during the 1400s and is still continuously in effect till this day. Now, human trafficking has a similar definition to slavery; it is the illegal movement of people mainly for the use of forced labor or commercial sexual exploitation. This act is still considered to be slavery because its main purpose is forced labor and violence being performed unwillingly. Slavery can vary from child trafficking to forced labor, and even sexual exploitation.
Human trafficking occurs all throughout the world, however, it is most popular in European countries. Now, in modern day society some may be confused as to how human …show more content…
Jiera, had never traveled outside of Lithuania before so she was extremely excited to see the country. However, when she arrived in London she was forced to work as a prostitute. If she deiced to refuse to have sex with the men she was being held against her will to have sex with she would be threatened with beatings. Jiera did eventually run away from the man who trafficked her, with the help of another man from Lithuania, but the police were no help to her. She is now in a shelter for trafficked women and currently abuses the use of drugs and alcohol. Europe is the continent the has the highest risk percentage in the world for human trafficking. Law enforcement is active in certain countries around the world from preventing this type of activity. Certain countries prioritize the crime of human trafficking more than …show more content…
Out of those 1,654 cases, 1,378 of them were females and only 178 of them male. About 18,000 people are trafficked into the US every year from all over the world. The church is active in preventing human trafficking, the United church of Christ works with Generation Freedom to prevent trafficking from coming into the country along with fully abolishing the complete practice of trafficking/slavery. The church believes that, “trafficking is a crime against humanity and ultimately a sin; human trafficking denies the values of human life, exposes victims to serious health risks, endangers the mental well-being of victims and impedes the ability of victims to reach their full God-given potential”. In order to protect not only the people care about and my myself, but also my family I can enlighten them with the knowledge that I have gained on the act, so that they can be aware and cautious of their surroundings and actions.
Human trafficking occurs all throughout the world, however, it is most popular in European countries. Now, in modern day society some may be confused as to how human …show more content…
Jiera, had never traveled outside of Lithuania before so she was extremely excited to see the country. However, when she arrived in London she was forced to work as a prostitute. If she deiced to refuse to have sex with the men she was being held against her will to have sex with she would be threatened with beatings. Jiera did eventually run away from the man who trafficked her, with the help of another man from Lithuania, but the police were no help to her. She is now in a shelter for trafficked women and currently abuses the use of drugs and alcohol. Europe is the continent the has the highest risk percentage in the world for human trafficking. Law enforcement is active in certain countries around the world from preventing this type of activity. Certain countries prioritize the crime of human trafficking more than …show more content…
Out of those 1,654 cases, 1,378 of them were females and only 178 of them male. About 18,000 people are trafficked into the US every year from all over the world. The church is active in preventing human trafficking, the United church of Christ works with Generation Freedom to prevent trafficking from coming into the country along with fully abolishing the complete practice of trafficking/slavery. The church believes that, “trafficking is a crime against humanity and ultimately a sin; human trafficking denies the values of human life, exposes victims to serious health risks, endangers the mental well-being of victims and impedes the ability of victims to reach their full God-given potential”. In order to protect not only the people care about and my myself, but also my family I can enlighten them with the knowledge that I have gained on the act, so that they can be aware and cautious of their surroundings and actions.