On November 6th, 2011, Nick Kristof, a New York Times columnist, bought two Cambodian prostitutes for a total of 353 US dollars. His intentions were not to buy the prostitutes for himself, but rather buy their freedom, and their escape from human trafficking. While Kristof’s intentions may have been good, the act of him buying the two girls was seen as unacceptable even though he would be giving them back their lives. Can buying a human, even for the reason of giving back their freedom, ever be a good thing? Or will it forever be looked at as what we call human trafficking.
There are currently more working slaves than there ever has been in recent history. The United Nations suggests that there are roughly 21 million men, women, and children …show more content…
In many situations people are kidnapped and brought into the world of human trafficking, where they’re used as labour or sex slaves. Often times traffickers trick parents into giving up their children, the traffickers do this by promising a better life for the child. These traffickers go into poor cities and knock on the doors of families, they tell the parents that there are programs in America that offer safe housing and education for their children. They lead these families to believe that their child will be taken care of, and will be taught how to make enough money to keep themselves safe and happy, as well as have enough to send back home. These false promises of a better life draw children from all around the world into the universe of human trafficking. Is human trafficking ever okay? What if it’s to benefit a countries well being, and to help increase their products for export. In countries like Uzbekistan, forced labour is common, especially during the fall months, when cotton is ready to be harvested. The government in Uzbekistan forces kids as young as 7 to leave school and work in the cotton fields. These children are often shuffled away from their homes to work in the fields. Because the government is physically relocating these children, against there own will, its considered trafficking. This is called government mandated human trafficking, where the government forces it’s citizens, without consent, to work hard
There are currently more working slaves than there ever has been in recent history. The United Nations suggests that there are roughly 21 million men, women, and children …show more content…
In many situations people are kidnapped and brought into the world of human trafficking, where they’re used as labour or sex slaves. Often times traffickers trick parents into giving up their children, the traffickers do this by promising a better life for the child. These traffickers go into poor cities and knock on the doors of families, they tell the parents that there are programs in America that offer safe housing and education for their children. They lead these families to believe that their child will be taken care of, and will be taught how to make enough money to keep themselves safe and happy, as well as have enough to send back home. These false promises of a better life draw children from all around the world into the universe of human trafficking. Is human trafficking ever okay? What if it’s to benefit a countries well being, and to help increase their products for export. In countries like Uzbekistan, forced labour is common, especially during the fall months, when cotton is ready to be harvested. The government in Uzbekistan forces kids as young as 7 to leave school and work in the cotton fields. These children are often shuffled away from their homes to work in the fields. Because the government is physically relocating these children, against there own will, its considered trafficking. This is called government mandated human trafficking, where the government forces it’s citizens, without consent, to work hard