According to the National Human Trafficking Resource Center, human trafficking is the new form of slavery. While most people do not realize how big of a problem it is, it happens right in front of us every day. We do not hear a lot about it because “the victims are silenced” (Alvarez, 2016). If human trafficking victims speak up and say anything, there are serious consequences. That is why most of the victims do not speak up and tell anyone what is going on. “Most people who have been exploited believe that they are offenders. They fear the law enforcement…because they’re technically committing a crime and that is prostitution” (Alvarez, 2016). They think if they speak up and tell authorities what they had to do then they will get
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There is sex and labor trafficking. Sex trafficking is when someone is commercially sexually exploited, most of the time against their will. Labor trafficking involves individuals that perform labor or services using force, fraud, or coercion. It also includes situations of debt bondage and involuntary child labor. According to DoSomething.com,” The average teen who enters the sex trade in the U.S. is 12 to 14 years old. Many victims are runaway girls who were sexually abused as children”. This is so sad, that children this age have to go through such horrendous situations. Sex trafficking occurs in a range of venues including “fake message businesses, via online ads or resort services, in residential brothels, on the street or at truck stops, or at hotels or motels”. (NHTRC, 2013). As consumers, we need to be aware of the places we go. Many times when you go get a message or stay at a hotel, there is sexual exploiting going on that nobody knows about. We need to know what is going on because if we do not we are supporting it. Being aware is the best way to keep things like this away. “Between 14,500 to 17,500 people are trafficked into the U.S. each year. Each of them costing about $90” (DoSomething, 2016). People involved in sex trafficking have many physical and mental consequences.
There are many physical and mental consequences of trafficking victims such as “sleeping and eating disorders, sexually transmitted diseases, HIV/AIDS,
There is sex and labor trafficking. Sex trafficking is when someone is commercially sexually exploited, most of the time against their will. Labor trafficking involves individuals that perform labor or services using force, fraud, or coercion. It also includes situations of debt bondage and involuntary child labor. According to DoSomething.com,” The average teen who enters the sex trade in the U.S. is 12 to 14 years old. Many victims are runaway girls who were sexually abused as children”. This is so sad, that children this age have to go through such horrendous situations. Sex trafficking occurs in a range of venues including “fake message businesses, via online ads or resort services, in residential brothels, on the street or at truck stops, or at hotels or motels”. (NHTRC, 2013). As consumers, we need to be aware of the places we go. Many times when you go get a message or stay at a hotel, there is sexual exploiting going on that nobody knows about. We need to know what is going on because if we do not we are supporting it. Being aware is the best way to keep things like this away. “Between 14,500 to 17,500 people are trafficked into the U.S. each year. Each of them costing about $90” (DoSomething, 2016). People involved in sex trafficking have many physical and mental consequences.
There are many physical and mental consequences of trafficking victims such as “sleeping and eating disorders, sexually transmitted diseases, HIV/AIDS,