Why Is Human Trafficking Important?

Human trafficking has become one of the most popular worldwide crimes being taken place in society to this date. Today human trafficking is arguably one of the most profitable international crimes out there so therefor it is very popular on a worldwide level. With human trafficking being so popular is it estimated to eventually exceed the take home profits produced from the sale of both weapons and guns. This is because drugs and weapons have a limited amount of use while humans can be sold multiple times over and over again. The profits for the sale of humans accumulate seemingly infinitely depending on how many occasions a sale is made. Human trafficking has become such a worldwide issue where it is very important that we put a stop to it soon rather than later. Although human trafficking will always be around we can sure make an effort in order to bring down the numbers to an all-time low. …show more content…
“Human trafficking is the illegal movement of people, typically for the purposes of forced labor or commercial sexual exploitation.” (UNODC, 2016). Trafficking with humans is a serious crime and a serious violation of many human rights. “This means as people that get recruited, threatened or forced, abduction, and even small money payments or benefits to make up for the fact they are going to be a future sex slave. Every year there are thousands of men, women and children that fall into the hands of traffickers, in their own countries and in a foreign country overseas. Almost every country in the world is affected by trafficking one way or another whether it is as a country of origin, transit or destination for