It is against the law in the U.S. and internationally to hold any person against their will let alone force them to work for another. This is a very serious crime "trafficking in person affects virtually every country in every region of the world. Between 2010 and 2012, victims with 152 different citizenships were identified in 124 countries across the globe"(UNODC 2014, 7). Human trafficking is the process of kidnapping, abducting, by forced coercion and or fraud; people are removed from their known environment and introduced to harsh labor conditions and or commercial sex often times crossing foreign borders and forcing them to work for little to no money. This paper will explore how people become exploited for their bodies
