Human Trafficking – Putting An End To It

Put an End to Trafficking of Women – Insight on Human Trafficking

Trafficking is a crime against humanity. Getting someone by any means and putting them to forced labor or service, slavery, prostitution, manufacturing or other industries, even domestic service is the global right’s definition of trafficking.

The most common target are the women. A grave issue on human rights and development is Trafficking of women.

The issue on women trafficking is rampant such that an estimated 800,000 women and children are being trafficked worldwide, each year. It is so alarming that the US Department of Health and Human Services have put human trafficking on the top list that tied with illegal arms industry as the number one crime to watch out for.

Unfortunately, the bad news about human trafficking, especially those of women and children, do not end there. Sexual exploitation is one problem attached to human trafficking, approximated at 75%. And what is worse is that the number of women and children who become victims of sexual exploitation have exceeded the initial projection of 2.5 million.

But the sad reality is that there is no actual data on the exact number of victims because of the nature of the industry. Some facts on how recruitment happens.

Doubtful Promises

A much better life or work situation is the common promise “recuiters” give parents or parents give their children. The cost of women and children sold across the border is as little as one to two thousand dollars only.

Direct selling

Family members or victims’ own parents sell their children directly, just like selling a product.

Bondage

Young girls are arranged for marriage to pay off debts of certain families, forcing them to become sexual slaves or subjecting them to other forms of unjust labor.

Kidnapping

Another root problem on its own, trafficked women and children are sometimes kidnapped and taken forcibly then forced to work or sold to brothels.

Trafficking of women and children has become such a rampant crime. Both global and local community are doing their best to fight the crime. Several strategies have been employed by both government agencies and non-government groups.

Here are a few of them.

• Increased awareness programs regarding trafficking of women and children.
• The use of each country’s legal system to control or ttally eradicate prostitution.
• Providing alternative options of employment for women and children.
• Rescuing victims and putting them in rehabilitation programs.
• For centuries now, trafficking of women has been a ruthless crime.

Taking it sitting down and not taking action will surely perpetuate the growth of this barbaric industry, victimizing more and more women and children al over the world. Starting somewhere is the first step towards erasing it completely.

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Human Trafficking Facts

There are more than 27 million people worldwide who are victims of Human trafficking. People from all over the world are suffering, forcibly taken, sold as slaves or forced into prostitution because of this problem.

More and more victims are taken by organized crimes; therefore increasing the number of victims each year. Men, women and even children are forced to become slave-like either through force, threat or deception.

Human trafficking can now be paralleled to the strength of illegal arms industry. However, in order to appreciate this widely spread global problem, it is best to know the facts about the victims. Here are some human trafficking facts that can help shed light to these victims plight.

As you read this, 27 million people are currently held in bondage and are treated like slaves all over the world.

Sexual exploitation is one of the major reasons why there are more women and children who are victims of human trafficking.

Most often than not, women and children who are kept in captivity will contract HIV.

• In the United States alone, 100,000 women as well as young children fall prey to commercial sexual exploitation.
• It only costs $3 dollars per day to buy medecine for and HIV positive patient in Nepal. But sad to say, most people from this country cannot afford the $3 medication to help them get cured.
• Victims suffer from dental decay, malnutrition and pain, for the lack of a proper diet.
• Human beings are sold for Ninety dollars in this barbaric industry.
• Half of individuals being trafficked worldwide are under 18 years of age.
• Children victimized by human trafficking will likely emerge with mental problems, substance abuse, prostitution, and even commit these same acts, as they grow older.
• There is only one special shelter in the United Stated run to serve the needs of the victims. And the shelter can only house 7-9 victims out of the thousands victimized in the U.S. alone.
• Fear for their families and relatives, is the main reason why victims often hesitate to get help.

These are just a few human trafficking facts. And as of this writing, the human trafficking industry is growing. This heartless trade of human beings is estimated at 7-9 billion dollars worth of revenue; thus, resulting to more and more people enslaved by these murderous traffickers.

Governments have tried to subdue the effects of trafficking, some have taken counter measures to help control, minimize and eradicate the problem.

Some of the strategies being implemented by concerned governments worldwide.

• To prevent human trafficking, local legal criminal systems are implemented as well as training of enforcement officers.
• Suppressing or curbing down the prostitution rate using the legal system.
• Victims of human trafficking are rescued and eventually put in a rehabilitation program.
• Increasing of advocacy programs and public awareness about the issue, especially on areas of child prostitution
• Awareness programs for parents and guardians.
• Victims are given opportunities of employment and other income generating efforts.

It might be shocking to learn about the facts of human trafficking, but it is also worthwhile to learn about people who are willing to fight this cruel industry.

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Human Trafficking Statistics

This post deals with some shocking human trafficking statistics.

We always hear about human trafficking. Yet, somehow, it seems we’ve gone calloused and look at it as something so detached from our reality.

The sad truth is that there are real people out there, people we don’t know, who are actually suffering because they are victims of human trafficking.

Victims are either taken forcibly or with consent and are forced to get into sexual acts against their own will. But the bottom line is that these people lose their human rights.

Below are some facts that will help you appreciate how this problem is considered to be uncontrollable.

In 2007, 27 million people are considered slaves in today’s modern society. The advent of technology does not seem to be the perfect setting for the barbaric state of slavery, but yes it is, and statistics will prove this fact.

There is smuggling of people happening each year, worldwide, and it has now reached 800,000 victims.

Women and children are still the favored target of human trafficking each year. They comprise 80% of the total number of people being trafficked.

161 countries out of 192 (according to the United Nations) are involved with human trafficking.

And while in bondage, there is approximatelty 30% of victims who will have an actual encounter with a health care professional but they will not have the chance to expose themselves.

There are 30,00 women in Romania declared to be missing who are pressumed to be victims of human trafficking, as international police reported.

Children comprise half or fifty percent (50%) of human trafficking target. And they become victims as early as 12 to 14 years old and they are most likely to get exposed to sexual exploitation.

Human trafficking, as an organized crime, is approximated to generate 32 billion revenue each year.

The industrialized countries are the main source of slaves or labor servants approximated at 15.5 million victims.

Individuals under the age 18, make up half of the total number of humans being trafficked.

No matter how far the problem may seem to be from our experience, the facts stated above is the sad face of human trafficking.

But the victims are afraid to divulge their situations because they fear that their families and loved ones’ safety will be compromised. Some are afraid that they will be deported.

The face of human trafficking is revealed through the statistics sated above, though they are but few. But these numbers grow by the day. It will definitely bring joy if these numbers decrease, but they don’t.

It may not be that simple to end this situation because poverty or economic problems is the root cause of human trafficking. But not taking any actions will definitely put more women, men and children at risk of becoming targets; thereby, putting their lives on hold.

That is why we, each one of us, should take a serious thought on taking small steps to put an end to this ruthless industry.

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