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    Trafficking affects all ages, genders, and ethnicities. Factors such as political instability, poverty, lack of education, homelessness, and lack of employment contribute to the recruitment of victims. In some families, women are viewed as burdens and they are pressure into the sex industry in order to provide support for the family. Recruiters prey on these individuals by placing ads the local newspaper and online. The ads speak of better job opportunities abroad such as modeling, dancing, and acting. The deceptive ads trick the victims into thinking that there are opportunities to make more money in order and have a better life. The recruiters offer to pay for travel documents and identification for those who aren’t in possession of them.…

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    for the sex industry. Canada views on prostitution are based on false assumptions and stigma around sex industry, which does not help the sex industry. Looking at criminalization, decriminalization, and legalization models and its pro and cons in this essay will help see which model is better suited for Canada. Firstly, looking at legalization of sex work allows for better environment for the workers. As a matter of fact, Tusikov (2015) discussed…

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    Prostitution In Canada

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    about the apparent issues surrounding the sex trade industry. Due to the fact that 98% of prostitutes in Canada are women, the topics discussed in this essay will concern only women in this industry (Anonymous, 2014). There is great controversy surrounding the stigma that prostitutes “get what they deserve” because it marginalizes sex workers and allows people to get away with exploiting, humiliating,…

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    is in the sex industry. The sex industry uses the appeal of a nature to be drawn to sexual objects. They do this typically through the clothing or really lack thereof on a given person. This is used all the time to sell products like cars and beer but it is also being used to sell people. One of the fastest growing industries in America is human trafficking. This tends to be…

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    After watching the Red Umbrella Diaries, I saw some differences of how people are portrayed in the sexual marketplace for example like in media and news. Mass media illustrates sex workers as people who are slutty, dirty and do not have respect for themselves. Furthermore, there are stereotypes of the kind of people that get into the sex industry there viewed as people who are low-income, uneducated and looking to have erotic experiences. In addition, the sexual marketplace is seen as an…

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    Why Is Prostitution Wrong

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    Prostitution: It’s Not Okay According to “a report from Fondation Scelles...there are 40 to 42 million prostitutes in the world” (Sex Crimes). Prostitution is legal in a lot of countries and even some areas in the United States (Prostitution). Prostitutes are controlled by pimps who often search for teenagers to turn into prostitutes (Flowers). The sex industry leads to human trafficking and downgrades the community (Prostitution). Prostitution should not be accepted and deserves to be illegal…

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    answering to job ads for positions abroad, only to realize that they are prevented from leaving and forced into prostitution and sexual slavery. Other women may go abroad knowing that they will work in the industry, but are oblivious of the harsh work conditions and violence that are involved in the trafficking business. Traffickers are easily able to take advantage of women's vulnerable circumstances by luring them through false promises of tolerable working conditions and fair pay. Upon…

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    Sex trafficking is a pressing, yet often ignored issue that can be difficult to discuss. However, it must be brought up. It is a multi-billion-dollar industry worldwide, according to the Huffington Post. UNICEF reports that sex trafficking affects at least 2 million girls under the age of 18 worldwide. It happens under the radar--children are kept as slaves and forced into prostitution. They are sold off, treated as objects rather than human beings. They have no control over their situation, so…

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    Sex Trafficking has become a national problem.“Sex Trafficking Is defined as the act of forcing coercing, or conning someone into performing any sexual act. According to U.S law, anyone younger than eighteen who is selling or being sold for sex acts is a victim of sex trafficking, whether by force or not. “ ( breaking free) In every country in the world someone is being trafficked. ( book ) Many countries have not even created laws against the major issue. ( what's being done website.) There is…

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    In the United States, it’s often believed that human sex trafficking is only problematic in foreign countries. However, the opposite is true; human sex trafficking is an epidemic everywhere. According to the National Human Trafficking Resource Center (NHTRC), in this year alone, 2,085 cases of human sex trafficking was reported in the United States. This number doesn’t include the large number of cases that go unreported, indicating that sex trafficking is more problematic than illustrated in…

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