In Where Are You Going Where HaveYou Been we come across an incident that is identified as human trafficking. The events presented are more real and very likely to happen. "A significant number of people believe that slavery ended in 1863, when in fact, modern slavery exists in every corner of the globe. Not just in remote parts of Southeast Asia, but in your hometown, in your backyard. In America, there are 60,000 men, women, and children enslaved at this very moment" (Mam Samaly). Today human trafficking is an issue. "Human Trafficking is the recruitment, harboring, and/or transport of people within or between countries. Trafficked people, who are often regarded as disposable, are used as laborers and increasingly, in the sex trade."
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"Traffickers can be lone individuals or extensive criminal networks. Pimps, gangs, family members, labor brokers, employers of domestic servants, small business owners, and large factory owners have all been found guilty of human trafficking. Their common thread is a willingness to exploit other human beings for profit" (Human Trafficking, Polaris). Poverty and lack of economic opportunity make women and children potential victims of traffickers associated with international criminal organizations. They are vulnerable to false promises of job opportunities in other countries. Many of those who accept these offers from what appear to be legitimate sources find themselves in situations where their documents are destroyed, their selves or their families threatened with harm, or they are bonded by a debt that they have no chance of …show more content…
One oft he biggest areas of growth in human trafficking is the sex trade. "Both children and adults are forced to work as sex slaves, prostitutes, and exotic entertainers and participate in pornography" (Human Trafficking). Child victims can be lured by traffickers for the same reasons, as well as a chance to help their families by finding employment. "The slave trade preys on young people who are not prepared to transition to adulthood, or whose families are in dire need of income" (Justice For Youth). However, many times families sell their children to traffickers because they cannot afford to take care of them, with the promise that they will be well cared for. Typically victims laborers because of the widespread demand for inexpensive labor. In Eastern Europe alone, hundreds of thousands of young people live on the streets and many more are institutionalized in poor quality orphanages. Once they transition to young adulthood they become vulnerable to the slave
"Traffickers can be lone individuals or extensive criminal networks. Pimps, gangs, family members, labor brokers, employers of domestic servants, small business owners, and large factory owners have all been found guilty of human trafficking. Their common thread is a willingness to exploit other human beings for profit" (Human Trafficking, Polaris). Poverty and lack of economic opportunity make women and children potential victims of traffickers associated with international criminal organizations. They are vulnerable to false promises of job opportunities in other countries. Many of those who accept these offers from what appear to be legitimate sources find themselves in situations where their documents are destroyed, their selves or their families threatened with harm, or they are bonded by a debt that they have no chance of …show more content…
One oft he biggest areas of growth in human trafficking is the sex trade. "Both children and adults are forced to work as sex slaves, prostitutes, and exotic entertainers and participate in pornography" (Human Trafficking). Child victims can be lured by traffickers for the same reasons, as well as a chance to help their families by finding employment. "The slave trade preys on young people who are not prepared to transition to adulthood, or whose families are in dire need of income" (Justice For Youth). However, many times families sell their children to traffickers because they cannot afford to take care of them, with the promise that they will be well cared for. Typically victims laborers because of the widespread demand for inexpensive labor. In Eastern Europe alone, hundreds of thousands of young people live on the streets and many more are institutionalized in poor quality orphanages. Once they transition to young adulthood they become vulnerable to the slave