I had already been a prostitute since I was 15 and I think I just did not even know what was right or wrong and how I should be treated. Towards the end, he held me against my will in a hostage situation and forced me to prostitute and took all the money and just beat me severely.
The last time I saw him, he was just beating me until he was …show more content…
Even if this transnational crime has its roots in the developing world, its branches reach out to the first world as well. The different types of trafficking leave an affect on the victims and effects on the world.
What is human trafficking? Human trafficking is the recruitment of people for commercial sexual exploitation or forced labor for little or no pay. It’s most often carried out by force, deceit, or taking advantage of someone. Most human trafficking victims are women and girls. Human trafficking is most known as the modern-day slavery. (Norma Ramos, 1) Trafficking in Europe started in the early 1900’s. (Norma Ramos, 1)
The trafficking of people affects almost every country in the world. Trafficking is one of the most profitable illegal activities in the world. It is also one of the fastest growing criminal enterprises. Underground criminal networks are often the way most victims are carried out. A lot of the bigger businesses that are run are used as a cover for trafficking. (Norma Ramos, …show more content…
Perhaps the strongest factor is a desperate economic situation, which impacts the availability of satisfactory employment in many countries for women more severely than men. Women may become victims of trafficking when they seek assistance to obtain employment, work permits, visas and other travel documents. Traffickers prey on women's vulnerable circumstances and may lure them into crime networks through deceit and false promises of decent working conditions and fair pay. (Advocates for human rights,