On a warm, humid night in Cambodia, a man stops by under the large willow tree almost directly across from the home of the country’s Prime Minister. A woman stands there, not even attempting to converse with the man, well aware of what is to come next. To an outsider, the encounter is described as brutal, harsh, and perhaps even primal. In Cambodia, it is the social norm. Within minutes, the man mauls the woman’s breasts and shoves her down to steal the innocence many others have taken in the past. He is then replaced by another, returning to his friends, each regretting nothing. These despicable men are well aware that this woman is being trafficked, yet none bat an eye. No one cares to hear stories of a hopeful girl promised a favorable career, but tricked into sexual servitude instead. Or perhaps of a woman threatened by her pimp everyday to continue exploiting herself. Even those of a young female sold into this life are dismissed. Human trafficking, though worse in Cambodia, is still deeply embedded in every country’s economic, social, and illegal lifestyle. Although some see it as an everyday norm that is chosen, it is in fact, the complicated factors of the situation itself that either imposes young women and children to commit these acts of desperation, or forcibly exploit them to it. The act of smuggling people …show more content…
Those who may be foreigners in a country are more likely to be vulnerable due to the unfamiliar territory and language. In the diverse population of The United States, people of color are the majority further at risk. “Seventy-seven percent of victims in alleged human trafficking incidents reported in the U.S. were people of color, according to a Bureau of Justice Statistics Report [BJS],” (Bell). Race and ethnicity are undoubtedly a deciding factor for the capturings of victims, but perhaps the largest influence may be their economical and financial