Exploitation

Trafficking is a world wide phenomenon occurring daily around us daily. The missing of young innocent children, women, and men; that’s life’s are taken from them and given to criminals. Majority of the victims taken, are never found again. The act of this crime causes the families to hurt and grieve for their loved ones. “To fully understand what child trafficking is, one must first understand the concept of human trafficking itself.”(Gale Student Resources). Having something so special,…

There has estimated to be over 27 million victims of trafficking worldwide, involving men, women, and children, according to Women’s Health and Education Center . Human trafficking is also known as the new modern day slavery and can be identified in two forms: sex and labor. Sex trafficking can defined as “the illegal transport of humans into another country to be exploited in a sexual manner for financial gains,” and while victims can be men, women, or children, there is a high prevalence for…

Imagine your neighbor, dad’s best friend, or even your cousin was charged with sex trafficking? Each year, tens of thousands of women and children are transported into America for sex and human labor. America isn’t the only country that has women and kids being trafficked into it; trafficking is popular all around the world. Human sex trafficking is a global crime that needs to come to an end. Women of all ages are targeted for sex trafficking. The top five countries that are famous are India,…

There are many forms of media that inform us of the disturbing practice of recruiting and exploiting Child Soldiers, but the most prominent and moving of them are the book “A Long Way Gone” (A LONG WAY GONE) written by Ishmael Beah and the documentary, “War Dance” (WAR DANCE) directed by Sean Fine. “A Long Way Gone” follows the true story of the writer, Ishmael Beah during the time when he was a child soldier in Sierra Leone, on the North West coast of Africa. “War Dance” documents the stories…

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” Martin Luther King, Jr. Human trafficking is modern day slavery. Someone comes and takes you, they make you do things against your will. YOU are their slave. The Polaris Project is here to help. The Polaris Project is a nonprofit, non-governmental organization that works to prevent modern-day slavery, also known as human trafficking. They operate the National Human Trafficking Resource Center which serves as a national hotline on human…

In the exotically beautiful country of Argentina; or the Argentine Republic, there lies a deeply rooted conflict, which runs through the minds of young Argentinian women, and adolescent girls as they walk through shops, markets, or large areas. Prevalent in Argentina is human trafficking, which frequently occurs amongst young women who are already exposed to poor living conditions, and who live in poverty. These young women, in most cases, are in general town areas such as markets, town squares,…

They’re more slaves in the world today than ever before in history, many in our own country, even in our own neighborhoods. Sex trafficking is when someone uses force, inducement, or fraud to create a commercial sex act. These acts include prostitution, porn and sexual performances. All in exchange for money. Sex trafficking is the world’s second-largest criminal enterprise, generating billions of dollars. All of this money helps the traffickers buy their way out of trouble, which is one of the…

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,…

Imagine getting kidnapped at the age of 15 and used as a sexual slave. Having to forcefully put on makeup and get raped by 30 to 40 men a day. These were the lives of the comfort women during the World War II. Comfort women were women and girls from Japanese-occupied territories like Korea, China, Thailand, and other Asian countries. Most of the comfort women were in the age between 13 and 16. They were mostly kidnapped or tricked into being comfort women and continued living the tragic life…

1.0 Introduction My investigation topic is human trafficking. Human trafficking is an act of recruitment, transportation, transfer or receipt of persons. Human trafficking is an illegal human trade with improper purposes including forced labor or sexual slavery. Human trafficking is a grave crime and serious human rights violations. Men, women and children become victims of traffickers in countries of origin, transit and destination. I have selected this investigation topic…