America is known for being the land of the free and home of the brave. However, sometimes we forget the luxury our freedom gives us and easily overlook the injustice of others. I watched two TED talk videos that talk about human trafficking and squatter communities. Human trafficking steals the freedom of its victims and squatter communities displays the harsh conditions individuals are willing to withstand to feel free. Both discussions are over important topics from well-informed individuals. Polaris says, “Since 2007, the National Human Trafficking Hotline, operated by Polaris, has received reports of 22,191 sex trafficking cases inside the United States.” “Robert Neuwirth: The Hidden World of Shadow Cities” uses a very similar approach when comparing it to “Noy Thrupkaew: Human
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Specifically labor exploitation in America. She explains how most people view human trafficking as forced prostitution. However, it takes its largest form in labor exploitation and takes place right under our noses in both small and large scale operations. She argues that the criminal justice system plays a small role in stopping human trafficking and can actually make it even worse. Thrupkaew believes in order to stop this injustice we must change the degraded work systems and fight for workers right to organize and protect themselves.
In the second video, Robert Neuwirth’s TED talk, July 2005, at TEDGlobal in Oxford England, discusses the hidden cities in places such as Nairobi, Índia, Rio de Janeiro, and Istanbul. He talks about the harsh living conditions but admires the innovative thinking and ingenuity of the people in these squatter cities. He believes that instead of putting an end to these, we should work with them. No matter the differences between the two videos, there are multiple instances in which the videos are very
Specifically labor exploitation in America. She explains how most people view human trafficking as forced prostitution. However, it takes its largest form in labor exploitation and takes place right under our noses in both small and large scale operations. She argues that the criminal justice system plays a small role in stopping human trafficking and can actually make it even worse. Thrupkaew believes in order to stop this injustice we must change the degraded work systems and fight for workers right to organize and protect themselves.
In the second video, Robert Neuwirth’s TED talk, July 2005, at TEDGlobal in Oxford England, discusses the hidden cities in places such as Nairobi, Índia, Rio de Janeiro, and Istanbul. He talks about the harsh living conditions but admires the innovative thinking and ingenuity of the people in these squatter cities. He believes that instead of putting an end to these, we should work with them. No matter the differences between the two videos, there are multiple instances in which the videos are very