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The DOJ issued a warning stating that: “Among children and teens living on the streets in the United States, involvement in commercial sex activity is a problem of epidemic proportion” and claiming that “Child sexual exploitation is the most hidden form of child abuse in the U.S. today.” Yet, it is an epidemic that has gone largely overlooked and untreated. The truth is, there is no way to be sure how many are forced into prostitution every year here in America. The estimated figure is that…

The spectacle of human trafficking is one of the most serious challenges facing the international community today mainly because it represents a host of problems in areas including organized crime, migration, security, prostitution, health, and labor. Nonetheless, with the increasing processes of international migration, globalization, and development of new communication/information technologies, human trafficking has continued to increase significantly across the globe. Practices that existed…

According to a report provided by ILO, there are over 21 million people trapped in modern day slavery. ILO states that “Labor trafficking is the movement of persons for the purpose of forced labor and services”; which includes child trafficking victims. Both MNCs like Nike and Gap had been caught using sweatshops that uses trafficked children in the 1990s. 1. NIKE INC. In 1970, Nike was accused for using sweatshops in producing its shoes, clothing and sport equipment. Nike is produced in China,…

President Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery on December 6, 1865, when he ratified the 13th amendment to the Constitution. But today in America and in countries across the world there is a modern-day slavery, human trafficking. The U.S. Department of State began monitoring human trafficking in 1994, it initially happened to focus on the women and girls that were being trafficked for sexual purposes. Since 2001 the U.S Department of Justice has prosecuted 360 defendants. From the 360 defendants,…

brothels, sex trafficking, mail order brides, sex tourism, pornography, prostitution, stropping, lap dancing, and phone sex companies; whereas, the sexual exploitation of children is most commonly seen through child pornography and child sex tourism (“Commercial Sexual Exploitation”). There are numerous contributing factors that lead to human trafficking,…

Human Sex Trafficking Human sex trafficking is the modern day form of slavery. According to the United Nations, human trafficking is generally defined as the “the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring, or receipt of persons by improper means (such as force, abduction, fraud, or coercion) for an improper purpose including forced labor or sexual exploitation” (Brewer, 2008, p.46) Activities of human sex trafficking are rampant on the international scene with this particular trend…

Child labor and sexual exploitation of children could easily be considered some of the worst crimes against humanity. A movie directed by Bill Bilheimer, titled "Not My Life" argues "there are more than 190 countries in the world, and virtually all of them enslave children… within or across their borders" (Video). "Not my Life" is a movie depicting exploitation, abuse, and mistreatment of children around the world. Filmed in many different countries, "Not My Life" portrays various forms of…

In the middle of financial capital of India, Mumbai, one fourteen year old Nepali girl is waking up to a horror she can hardly believe. She just found out that she has been sold to one of a brothel that dots the alleyways of Mumbai by the hundred. She was either lured by the promise of work and better life in the big city or smitten in love by a predator that target innocent young girls and traffic them across the border. She is a victim of women and child trafficking that force them into…

Human trafficking is a complex crime involving some of the most serious violations of rights. Although the world has come far in recognising human rights and implementing numerous reforms internationally, there is still no shortage of human rights issues that remain to be addressed. In today’s society victims of slavery are compelled into the underground world of trafficking. The Conversation discusses the seriousness of the crime and what is needed to put trafficking to an end. Sex Trafficking…

Imagine living a life where you are forced into labor with little to no pay or being mistreated for illogical reasons. Perhaps being sexually exploited, taken in as a servant, slave, child soldier or even being abused by a family member, significant other or stranger. This is an issue occurring all around the world, it is known as Human trafficking. Human trafficking is the act of the illegal trade of human beings. It is defined as the recruitment, control, and use of people for their bodies,…