MIAGE Comprehensive Exam Thomas Hone
Human Trafficking is not a new problem. Throughout history, it has been practiced by all nations and groups of people, all in the name of business and progress. However, as humanity progressed, they began to understand the negative effects that this practice has, not only on those forced into it, but on society as a whole. With the new knowledge, efforts were made by some to curb and end this practice. Such a cause, while noble, is not a task that can be completed by one group, organization, or government. In order to end human trafficking it will take the combined effort of business organizations, non-profit organizations, and domestic and foreign governments. These efforts will be further understood by …show more content…
A problem cannot be solved unless it is made known and due to non-profits not belonging to the business they are much more likely to spot and bring issues to light as they are not worrying about profit. In addition, as they are also not government, they have the ability to operate beyond borders and provide direct support to those who are in need. By doing all of this the can first exhort pressure on the business to change through influencing their consumers and their shareholders. If this is not enough, they can then take the issue to the populace as a whole and to the government. Once this issue has been brought before the government, the government can then enact, enforce, and punish business, who reside within their borders, who participate in this practice. As noted, though, the issue, in this case, has more to do with foreign governments than the US government. While the US can?t punish the suppliers in Thailand, what it can do it pressure the government in Thailand and Cambodia to act in a manner to prevent this practice. This can be accomplished by not only putting limitations on Wal-Mart, but also on the nations of Thailand and Cambodia, through either a detraction or promise of increase trade, more favorable trade, of the threat and use of sanctions. The driving issue behind these nations to continue this practice to continue is an economic one. If …show more content…
(2005). Forced labor and human trafficking: Estimating the profits. 1-23. Retrieved April 11, 2015, from http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1016&context=forcedlabor
Frumkin, P. (2002). Chapter 1: The idea of a nonprofit and voluntary sector. In On being nonprofit: A conceptual and policy primer (pp. 1-28). Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
Lutz, K. B. (2012, December 18). 7 stunning new details about Walmart's Mexican bribery scandal. Retrieved April 11, 2015, from http://www.businessinsider.com/new-details-in-walmart-bribery-scandal-2012-12
Shively, W. P. (1991). Chapter 3: The modern State. In Power and choice: An introduction to political science (pp. 47-74). New York: McGraw-Hill.
Shively, W. P. (1991). Chapter 8: How individuals relate to the State and the State to the individual. In Power and choice: An introduction to political science (pp. 183-208). New York: McGraw-Hill.
Sifton, J. (2012). Walmart's human trafficking problem. World Policy Journal. Retrieved April 10, 2015, from
Human Trafficking is not a new problem. Throughout history, it has been practiced by all nations and groups of people, all in the name of business and progress. However, as humanity progressed, they began to understand the negative effects that this practice has, not only on those forced into it, but on society as a whole. With the new knowledge, efforts were made by some to curb and end this practice. Such a cause, while noble, is not a task that can be completed by one group, organization, or government. In order to end human trafficking it will take the combined effort of business organizations, non-profit organizations, and domestic and foreign governments. These efforts will be further understood by …show more content…
A problem cannot be solved unless it is made known and due to non-profits not belonging to the business they are much more likely to spot and bring issues to light as they are not worrying about profit. In addition, as they are also not government, they have the ability to operate beyond borders and provide direct support to those who are in need. By doing all of this the can first exhort pressure on the business to change through influencing their consumers and their shareholders. If this is not enough, they can then take the issue to the populace as a whole and to the government. Once this issue has been brought before the government, the government can then enact, enforce, and punish business, who reside within their borders, who participate in this practice. As noted, though, the issue, in this case, has more to do with foreign governments than the US government. While the US can?t punish the suppliers in Thailand, what it can do it pressure the government in Thailand and Cambodia to act in a manner to prevent this practice. This can be accomplished by not only putting limitations on Wal-Mart, but also on the nations of Thailand and Cambodia, through either a detraction or promise of increase trade, more favorable trade, of the threat and use of sanctions. The driving issue behind these nations to continue this practice to continue is an economic one. If …show more content…
(2005). Forced labor and human trafficking: Estimating the profits. 1-23. Retrieved April 11, 2015, from http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1016&context=forcedlabor
Frumkin, P. (2002). Chapter 1: The idea of a nonprofit and voluntary sector. In On being nonprofit: A conceptual and policy primer (pp. 1-28). Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
Lutz, K. B. (2012, December 18). 7 stunning new details about Walmart's Mexican bribery scandal. Retrieved April 11, 2015, from http://www.businessinsider.com/new-details-in-walmart-bribery-scandal-2012-12
Shively, W. P. (1991). Chapter 3: The modern State. In Power and choice: An introduction to political science (pp. 47-74). New York: McGraw-Hill.
Shively, W. P. (1991). Chapter 8: How individuals relate to the State and the State to the individual. In Power and choice: An introduction to political science (pp. 183-208). New York: McGraw-Hill.
Sifton, J. (2012). Walmart's human trafficking problem. World Policy Journal. Retrieved April 10, 2015, from