...Human Trafficking is a problem everywhere; in the United States and other countries as well. Human Trafficking is the action or practice of illegally transporting people from one country to another typically for forced labor or sexual exploitation. The Trafficking industry brings in over $32 Billion a year. According to the U.S state department 600,000 to 800,00 people are trafficked across international borders every year.There are two types of trafficking, sex and labor. Trafficking happens everywhere around the world, not just in foreign countries but the United States as well. According to the National Human Trafficking Hotline California harbors 3 of the FBI’S 13 highest child sex trafficking areas on the nation: Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego. Outside of the United States Bangladesh is the number one most commonplace Trafficking is located at because it’s a major hub for transit routes all across the world. Human Trafficking victims have been found working in restaurants, hotels, nail salons, and small shops. Human Traffickers...
Words: 462 - Pages: 2
...1. Definition: The word “prostitution” can also be used metaphorically to mean debasing oneself or working towards an unworthy cause or “selling out” In this sense, “prostituting oneself” or “whoring oneself” the services or acts performed are typically not sexual. A person who works in this field is called a prostitute, and is a kind of sex worker. Prostitution is one of the branches of the sex industry. A person who works in this field is called a prostitute, and is a kind of sex worker. Prostitution is one of the branches of the sex industry. The legal status of prostitution varies from country to country, from being permissible but unregulated, to an enforced or unenforced crime or to a regulated profession. Prostitution is sometimes also referred to as “the world’s oldest profession”. Estimates place the annual revenue generated by prostitution worldwide to be over $100 billion. Both women and boys engaged in prostitution. Female prostitutes could be independent and sometimes influential women. They were required to wear distinctive dresses and had to pay taxes. 2. Origin: In ancient days, prostitutes were often foreign slaves, captured, purchased, or raised for that purpose, sometimes by large-scale “prostitute farmers” who took abandoned children. Indeed, abandoned children were almost always raised as prostitutes. In the early 17th century, there was widespread male and female prostitution throughout the cities of Kyoto, Edo, and Osaka, Japan. To entertain their...
Words: 1526 - Pages: 7
...Margaret Burnett IP English Human Trafficking Margaret Burnett AIU-Online Pro. Slotemaker Thesis: While Human trafficking is the second and fastest growing criminal industry in the world, we must find ways to stop this brutal crime. This article, “Forced Sex and labor Trafficking,” by Rebecca Clarren, talks about the investigations into human trafficking. The feminist groups plays a large part in helping with human trafficking. In 2000, Congress passed the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA), which gives a special “T-vista”, that lets victims of sex and labor trafficking to remain temporarily in the U.S., and agree to assist in the investigation and prosecution of their traffickers, after 3 years , the attorney general will give them permanent residence. But it didn’t last long, for the Bush administration had failed to fund its provision in a way that was meaningful. There has been such a lack of traffic investigations, 639 were opened by the Department of Justice between 2001 and 2006. Yet only 360 defendants were charged and only 238 convictions. My assessment on the integrity of this article is that the information is accurate and to the point. The author is legitimate. I definitely find that it is public service information. I will use this information because it is stating why human trafficking is in a slow process of being solved. This article, The Crusade Against Sex Trafficking, by Noy Thrupkaeu, is about efforts that are trying to do...
Words: 1148 - Pages: 5
...Connor Opheij #41 Hollie Dawson Texas Gov’t 2306-408 8 April 2015 H.B. (8) Human Trafficking Prevention Task Force Recommendations House Bill 8 of the 83rd Legislature will increase the protection of victims relating to sexual exploitation and will allow prosecutors more ways to prosecute the criminal with higher punishments. Texas has been identified as a major hub for international human trafficking. In response to the growing human trafficking the 81st Legislature created the Human Trafficking Prevention Task Force to allow all statewide agencies to be able to work together in an efficient and productive manner. This same task force is responsible for House Bill 8 (H.B. 8) “and was charged with developing other policies and procedures to...
Words: 1447 - Pages: 6
...Commercial prostitution has always been complex issue throughout the world. Some people believe that sex trading over nations caused criminals in many regions. The article named “The tracking of Nigerian women in Italy” by Allison Loconto Ph.D, a post-doctoral research fellow at the French Institute for Research Innovation and Society and the National Institute of Agronomic Research. Moreover, she holds the Ph.D. on sociology from Michigan state university. The author declared the research of overseas refugees for prostitution business and indicated that it is clearly illustrated the factors and consequences of women involving in sexual exploitation and the issue of abusing human’s rights and dignity. Nevertheless, it creates a big damage to the country’s image and economic too. I mostly disagree to the author due to the reason of; prostitution does not commit any violence or harmful acts; it is also a career option. Moreover, according to the information given by the author, we can see in another aspect as a potential that motivates the economic. Basically, the author uses the sympathetic tone to delivers the fact that there are women and children trafficking had been equality issue that reflects a global situation. Over 3,000 Nigerian immigrants arrived Italy shores every year and disappear. Most people believe that they were grabbed by traffickers and forced to be sex slaves and exploitation. These reveal the facts of human rights violation for over decades. Moreover...
Words: 1041 - Pages: 5
...Works Cited Bales, Kevin, and Ron Soodalter. The Slave Next Door: Human Trafficking and Slavery in America Today. Berkeley and Los Angeles, California: University Of California Press, 2009. Print. Bertone, Andrea M. Ph.D. "HumanTrafficking.org | United States of America." HumanTrafficking.org: A Web Resource for Combating Human Trafficking in the East Asia Pacific Region. © 2001 - 2006 Academy for Educational Development., n.d. Web. 3 May 2011. <http://www.humantrafficking.org/countries/united_states_of_america>. Hodge, David R. "Sexual Trafficking in the United States: A Domestic Problem with Transnational Dimensions." http://www.worldwideopen.org/uploads/ resources/files/630/ TFGLO057_A_Domestic_Problem_Sex_Trafficking_in_the_US.pdf. N.p., 7 Sept. 2006. Web. 22 Apr. 2011. Hodge, David R., and Cynthia A. Lietz. "The International Sexual Trafficking of Women and Children." Affilia. © 2007 Sage Publications, n.d. Web. 22 Apr. 2011. <aff.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/22/2/163. >. Hughes, Donna M., and Janice G. Raymond. "Sex Trafficking of Women in the United States: International and Domestic Trends." http://www.ncjrs.gov/ pdffiles1/nij/grants/187774.pdf. N.p., Mar. 2001. Web. 22 Apr. 2011. Logan, T.K., Robert Walker, and Gretchen Hunt. "Understanding Human Trafficking In The United States: Trauma, Violence, & Abuse." http://tva.sagepub.com/ content/10/1/3.full.pdf+html...
Words: 254 - Pages: 2
...reports that, ‘Iran is one of the worst human trafficking violators in the world’ (Maher, 2013) and ‘is considered an origin, transit, and destination country for human trafficking’ (“Field listing:,” 2013, para. 52). “Iran is a “tier 3″ country in regards to trafficking, a status given to countries “whose governments do not fully comply with the minimum standards and are not making significant efforts to do so” (Panah, 2013). “The government did not share information on its anti-trafficking efforts with the international community during the reporting period; this impedes the collection of information on the country’s human trafficking problem and the government’s efforts to curb it” (“US report:,” 2013, para. 4). Victims of Trafficking ‘Men, women, and children are all victims of the human trafficking trade’ (“Field listing:,” 2013, para. 52). There are many reasons one may fall prey to human traffickers, but the global influences seem to be “poverty, unemployment, discrimination, a lack of social and economic opportunities, and global financial crises…” (“Iran calls on,” 2013, para. 3). According to Panah (2013) ‘children in Iran are the most exploited source of forced labor in the world.’ Because children are the most vulnerable human beings, they are easy prey for pedophiles as well. Many children who are trafficked will be used for sexual purposes at some point. ‘Prostitution of children is also on the rise’ (“Iran's trafficking of,” 2002, para. 2). “Every day, an...
Words: 847 - Pages: 4
...About Gabriela's Women's Party Gabriela Women’s Party is a sectoral party dedicated to promoting the rights and welfare of marginalized and under-represented Filipino women through participation in the country’s electoral system and organs of governance. It is a sectoral party composed of women 18 years and above, having varied occupations, education, interests, ethnic origin, religious affiliation, and sexual orientation. Gabriela Women’s Party seeks to harness the potential, initiative, skills, and leadership of marginalized women towards empowerment, justice, and equality. Her Story Women’s role in Philippine society has been shaped, by and large, by the Filipina’s demand for social justice, equality, freedom and democracy. That yearning and her consequent struggle have had a long and glorious, albeit invisible, history. Almost 400 years after she led a regional revolt against Spanish colonizers, Gabriela Silang remains a model, a beacon, and an icon to women of the Philippines. She was the seminal Filipina, leading long after her death her sisters to the struggle against social inequities and foreign domination. In 1984, fuelled by the resistance against the Marcos dictatorship and an overwhelming need for significant economic and political change in the archipelago, women from all walks of life – worker, peasant, urban poor, indigenous, middle class, artist, religious – banded together to set up a national women’s coalition. They took the name of the 18th...
Words: 3288 - Pages: 14
...Bangladesh is a source and transit country for men, women, and children subjected to trafficking in persons, specifically forced labor and forced prostitution. A significant share of Bangladesh’s trafficking victims are men recruited for work overseas with fraudulent employment offers who are subsequently exploited under conditions of forced labor or debt bondage. Children – both boys and girls – are trafficked within Bangladesh for commercial sexual exploitation, bonded labor, and forced labor. Some children are sold into bondage by their parents, while others are induced into labor or commercial sexual exploitation through fraud and physical coercion. Women and children from Bangladesh are also trafficked to India for commercial sexual exploitation.Human Trafficking In Bangladesh Bangladeshi men and women migrate willingly to Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, Iraq, Lebanon, Malaysia, Liberia, and other countries for work, often under legal and contractual terms. Most Bangladeshis who seek overseas employment through legal channels rely on the 724 recruiting agencies belonging to the Bangladesh Association of International Recruiting Agencies (BAIRA). These agencies are legally permitted to charge workers up to $1,235 and place workers in low-skilled jobs typically paying between $100 and $150 per month. According to NGOs, however, many workers are charged upwards of $6,000 for these services. A recent Amnesty International report on Malaysia...
Words: 3992 - Pages: 16
...has been historic awareness created in regards to child abuse since the 1970’s; nonetheless, there has been an increase in neglect, murder, rape, and the trafficking of children. Child maltreatment is not exclusive to any one socioeconomic level; however, “African American, Native American, and multi-racial children have higher incidents of reported abuse than that of other children” (Child Trends, 2014, para 8.). 45% of children age 5 and under are the most vulnerable to maltreatment with fatalities being the highest among these age groups (Safe Horizon, 2014, para.2.). According to statistics from the Department of Health and Human Services, “Nationally four fifths (78.3%) of victims were neglected, 18.3% were physically abused, 9.3% were sexually abused, and 8.5% were psychologically maltreated. For 2012, a nationally estimated 1,640 children died of abuse and neglect at a rate of 2.20 children per 100,000 children in the national population” (DHHS, 2012, p.4., para. 4,5.). Human trafficking is the fastest growing criminal enterprise in the world, despite the 134 laws to encourage prevention throughout various countries (McDonald, 2014, para. 8.). These children are unparalleled commodities of human flesh for sale primarily by intricate, organized criminal networks with Russia being a major hub for human trafficking (Buckley, 2013). The National Center for Missing...
Words: 1183 - Pages: 5
...The facts and statistics relating to human trafficking are shocking and eye opening. Not only is there still a form of slavery in this world but we have more slaves now than ever before in the past. Some may get the concept of human smuggling and trafficking confused. Human smuggling is the unauthorized entry of people into a foreign country while ignoring the immigration laws. This can involve the transportation, attempt to transport, and illegal sheltering of people already in the country without proper documentation. Some smuggling situations may result in murder, rape and assault to persons being transported. According to an article written by Benjamin Skinners in the New York Free Press, there are an estimated 27 million adults and 13...
Words: 1263 - Pages: 6
...Name: Patrick Amara Essay #4: Research Paper Pro. Murray March 28, 2013 Human Trafficking INTRODUCTION The social issue of human trafficking has garnered the attention of the United Nations, as a report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. A global problem exists reaching every developed, developing, and undeveloped country on the planet. The first ever global forum to fight human trafficking was held February 13-15, 2008 in Vienna. One of the major issues addressed was the lack of information and varied responses from countries and their agencies formed to combat the growing crime. In attendance were delegates from more than 100 countries, law enforcement teams, business leaders, legislators, and recognized experts on human trafficking (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, UNODC, n.d). The Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Antonio Maria Costa, described the problem as "a monster whose shape, size and ferocity we can only guess" (UNODC, n.d). Throughout this paper the researchers will examine the nature of the population and social issues confronting them and explore the macro practice interventions. First, look at human trafficking and what defines it. DEFINITION Human Trafficking is the modern day practice of slavery, according to the Polaris Project (Polaris Project, n.d.). Human trafficking has a basis of the recruitment, harboring, and transportation of people solely for the purpose of exploitation...
Words: 1309 - Pages: 6
...has been historic awareness created in regards to child abuse since the 1970’s; nonetheless, there has been an increase in neglect, murder, rape, and the trafficking of children. Child maltreatment is not exclusive to any one socioeconomic level; however, “African American, Native American, and multi-racial children have higher incidents of reported abuse than that of other children” (Child Trends, 2014, para 8.). 45% of children age 5 and under are the most vulnerable to maltreatment with fatalities being the highest among these age groups (Safe Horizon, 2014, para.2.). According to statistics from the Department of Health and Human Services, “Nationally four fifths (78.3%) of victims were neglected, 18.3% were physically abused, 9.3% were sexually abused, and 8.5% were psychologically maltreated. For 2012, a nationally estimated 1,640 children died of abuse and neglect at a rate of 2.20 children per 100,000 children in the national population” (DHHS, 2012, p.4., para. 4,5.). Human trafficking is the fastest growing criminal enterprise in the world, despite the 134 laws to encourage prevention throughout various countries (McDonald, 2014, para. 8.). These children are unparalleled commodities of human flesh for sale primarily by intricate, organized criminal networks with Russia being a major hub for human trafficking (Buckley, 2013). The National Center for Missing...
Words: 1183 - Pages: 5
...PROSTITUTION IS NOT A CHOICE LEARN A BOUT TH E TRA FFI CKING OF WOMEN AND GIRLS WORLDWIDE, AND FIND OUT WHAT CAN BE DONE TO END THIS WID ESPR EAD PROBLEM … Soroptimist International of the Americas-1709 Spruce Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 - 215 893 9000 - www.soroptimist.org SOROPTIMIST WHITE PAPER Prostitution is Not a Choice I think so much about what has happened to me. Why these men did what they did to me. Old, disgusting men. It was horrible. They knew I did not want to be there, but they paid their money. They used me. I was their property for the night. They destroyed me. (14-year-old girl at Casa Hogar, a shelter in Costa Rica for children rescued from the country’s sex trade1) OVERVIEW Prostitution has been called the world’s oldest “profession.” In reality, it is the world’s oldest “oppression” and continues to be one of the most overlooked human rights abuses of women on the planet today. 2 Prostitution of women is a particularly lethal form of violence against women, and a violation of a woman’s most basic human rights. While society attempts to normalize prostitution on a variety of levels (discussed later in this paper), prostituted women are subjected to violence and abuse at the hands of paying “clients.” For the vast majority of prostituted women, “prostitution is the experience of being hunted, dominated, harassed, assaulted and battered.” 3 It is “sexual terrorism against women at the hands of men and little is being done to stop the carnage...
Words: 12689 - Pages: 51
...Abstract Every human being is born with the rights of their own life and the pursuit of happiness. Through this crucial practice these people are deprived of these rights, they can no longer exercise what is granted to them as human rights. Human trafficking is the control and exploitation of others against their own free will. After illegal drugs and arms trafficking human trafficking is the next most profitable criminal activity. This paper will give the insight of human trafficking and how it effects human’s life as a whole. This paper will also discuss the moral and legal considerations of human trafficking, the Impact of human trafficking on the global communities, the Impact of human trafficking on US foreign policy and laws, and the Impact of human trafficking on me as an individual, as well as the pro and cons. Human trafficking Introduction Amongst the multiple crimes against humanity, human trafficking is one of the most common (UNODC, 2011). From Human trafficker leader, (2011), human trafficking is a form of modern day slavery. This is characteristic from the fact that humans are bought, sold and smuggled in the form of slaves into foreign countries. Mostly, the humans from poor nations fall victims in deceit that they will be granted new and good jobs in the foreign lands and the only thing is for them to pay a little fee and get ready to get to the greener pastures in their lives. This is in accordance to the UNODC (2011) which clearly states that humans are...
Words: 4662 - Pages: 19
