The Issues of Human Trafficking in the 21st Century
Human trafficking is the trade of humans, and is known to many people as a type of modern-day slavery. It violates the victim's’ human rights through exploitation (taking advantage), and the use of coercion (force). It has been estimated as a thirty-two billion dollar industry and has a growing number of over twenty million victims. It is sometimes assumed that this problem doesn’t occur within the United States, but that is false; human trafficking has been reported in all fifty states. More than one type of this crime takes place, and all of them result in deep needs and consequences for both the traffickers and their victims. Many of these needs are provided by various organizations …show more content…
Those who have fallen as prey are forced through threats and violence to carry out services. These “slaves” for example, can be factory workers that are forced to work under dreadful conditions with terrible pay, or even people who have been coerced into domestic servants for residents of a household. Many of these workers fall under the categories of economic migrants and low-skilled laborers who are often threatened with deportation.
Forced Marriage
Forced marriage is defined as a marriage in which either one or both of the participants are married without consent. This type of human trafficking doesn’t only take place in continents such as Africa and Asia, but even in the United States. Unfortunately, little is done about the growing issue. Service providers are unable to provide effective help to victims and their families due to the unclear definition of the crime and the failure of complete understanding of what is needed for ensured …show more content…
It is typically divided into three major categories. First, are the cases in which victims unwillingly give up their organs due to threats by their trafficker. The next involves situations in which a deal is made between the two parties in which the donor receives payment. In such cases, they are ended up cheated by being payed only partial of the agreed amount or none at all. Lastly, are cases in which patients are hospitalized for illnesses they may or may not have, and while undergoing treatment, have organs unnecessarily removed. The traffickers are typically six different groups of people, each playing a different role in the crime: the recruiters, the transporters, the hospital staff, the medical professionals, the contractors, and the
Human trafficking is the trade of humans, and is known to many people as a type of modern-day slavery. It violates the victim's’ human rights through exploitation (taking advantage), and the use of coercion (force). It has been estimated as a thirty-two billion dollar industry and has a growing number of over twenty million victims. It is sometimes assumed that this problem doesn’t occur within the United States, but that is false; human trafficking has been reported in all fifty states. More than one type of this crime takes place, and all of them result in deep needs and consequences for both the traffickers and their victims. Many of these needs are provided by various organizations …show more content…
Those who have fallen as prey are forced through threats and violence to carry out services. These “slaves” for example, can be factory workers that are forced to work under dreadful conditions with terrible pay, or even people who have been coerced into domestic servants for residents of a household. Many of these workers fall under the categories of economic migrants and low-skilled laborers who are often threatened with deportation.
Forced Marriage
Forced marriage is defined as a marriage in which either one or both of the participants are married without consent. This type of human trafficking doesn’t only take place in continents such as Africa and Asia, but even in the United States. Unfortunately, little is done about the growing issue. Service providers are unable to provide effective help to victims and their families due to the unclear definition of the crime and the failure of complete understanding of what is needed for ensured …show more content…
It is typically divided into three major categories. First, are the cases in which victims unwillingly give up their organs due to threats by their trafficker. The next involves situations in which a deal is made between the two parties in which the donor receives payment. In such cases, they are ended up cheated by being payed only partial of the agreed amount or none at all. Lastly, are cases in which patients are hospitalized for illnesses they may or may not have, and while undergoing treatment, have organs unnecessarily removed. The traffickers are typically six different groups of people, each playing a different role in the crime: the recruiters, the transporters, the hospital staff, the medical professionals, the contractors, and the