In 1865 the United States officially abolished slavery and involuntary servitude with the thirteenth amendment of the constitution. But unfortunately slavery in fact did not end then and we're now presented with a newer and improved version. Human trafficking is a new more modern from of slavery with a multi-billion dollar industry that strips away freedom to approximately twenty million people all around the world. In fact, it only comes second to drug trafficking. Human trafficking can be defined as trafficking in persons as the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of person by the means of threat, force, coercion, abduction, fraud, deception and the abuse of power and making someone feel vulnerable. (UNODC) Trafficking has become a larger issues within the last few decades primarily because of an increase in things like globalization and technology. While American's assume that slavery is still in existence in other parts of the world like Cambodia and Thailand, it's everywhere around the world without people even knowing it.
With new technological advances that make daily lives easier, it's also making it easier for traffickers. With social media websites like Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat just to name a few the internet and cell phones have provided this tremendous …show more content…
Contrary to what people think they know about smuggling humans, trafficking in persons does not necessarily mean crossing a border into another country. So who are the targets? Primarily, 80% of those who become sex trafficked are women and about 50% of them are under the age of 18. These include women/girls who are susceptible to poverty stricken low class areas, social isolation, drug addiction, family violence, abused as children, dysfunctional families, failure in education, and a criminal history. (Deshpande and Nour,
With new technological advances that make daily lives easier, it's also making it easier for traffickers. With social media websites like Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat just to name a few the internet and cell phones have provided this tremendous …show more content…
Contrary to what people think they know about smuggling humans, trafficking in persons does not necessarily mean crossing a border into another country. So who are the targets? Primarily, 80% of those who become sex trafficked are women and about 50% of them are under the age of 18. These include women/girls who are susceptible to poverty stricken low class areas, social isolation, drug addiction, family violence, abused as children, dysfunctional families, failure in education, and a criminal history. (Deshpande and Nour,