Modern Day Slavery And The Second Largest International Organized Crime Industry

The illegal trade and exploitation of human beings for forced labor, prostitution and reproductive favors is defined as human trafficking. Human trafficking is a global issue and is second only to the international drug trade in regards to organized crime. Many reports say that, it is a multi-billion dollar business affecting several million people in every country across the world. The two main types of human trafficking are: human sex trafficking, and forced labor, both making up what society describes as “modern-day slavery.”

Human trafficking is the trade of humans by force, mainly women and female children, for the purposes of sexual slavery, sexual exploitation, and domestic labor. Global human trafficking has often been labeled as modern- day slavery; however the history and causes have been identifiable just as the causes of traditional slavery have been. What causes human trafficking? In this present paper, the hypotheses on the primary causes of global human trafficking will be identified. There are three major themes that cause human trafficking: a nation’s economy, political and legal factors, and social factors that enable the continuance of human trafficking. According to previous research indications of historical influence and social hierarchy have the greatest impact on the causes of human trafficking; these topics will further be elaborated upon during the discussions of political influences and social factors that impact human trafficking.

Human trafficking refers to the movement of persons across borders for forced labor, sexual exploitation or other illicit activities. Sex trafficking is the most lucrative sector of human trafficking America, Southeast Asia, East Asia, Eastern Europe, and Russia. The global political economy, political corruption, human rights, gender and ethnic stratification, and migration are all related to human trafficking.

The paper focuses on human trafficking which can be considered as modern day slavery. The paper will mainly focus on human trafficking in the United States and globe wise as well as its effects and how this can be prevented. Actual statistics from credible sources and government sources will be used and cited where necessary. The paper will also try which school of thought for crime can best used to describe human trafficking. The paper will focus on the forms of human trafficking and how they are carried out.

Forced labor and human trafficking are some of the forms of slavery in the modern day. Although the world has made several strides in ending human trafficking, several factors have played a big role in ensuring that trafficking is still carried on. The ILO describes forced labor as the work and services offered by a person unwillingly; on the other hand human trafficking is the transport and recruitment of people through coercion with the aim of exploiting them. The continual practice of human trafficking is attributed to certain factors such as poverty and greed. According to ILO, the profits generated from forced labor amount to 150 billion dollars. These profits are made from the private sector especially from illegal businesses such as sexual exploitation, domestic work and other economic exploitations (Johnson 4). Poverty is also another factor that has caused the human trafficking business thrive, human trafficking often originate from developing countries such as those in Asia, Africa, Latin America. Their destination, on the other hand, is always to the developed countries in Europe, America, and parts of western Africa.

According to the U.S. State Department, 600,000 to 800,000 people are trafficked across international borders every year. More than 70% are female and half are children (1). Human trafficking is now the modern-day slavery, where the victims involved are forced, intimidated and mislead into labor and sexual exploitation. Most human trafficking victims are lured into the trade by untrue possibilities made about job opportunities a good life that 's better than the one they live. Also many women from third world countries are tricked into this trade with the bait of false marriages. Furthermore, many of the victims are forced either directly with violence or indirectly with psychological blackmail into the trade. Human Trafficking is a worldwide issue people must stand up and fight against the traffickers and the issue itself needs to be brought to the attention of everyone, make a plan to stop trafficking of humans, and aid the victims. The effect of human trafficking is disturbing and even though the impact of it is faced by the victims; people globally suffer as a whole. But at the same time there are many ways to stop human trafficking and it is important to get involved and be a voice for those who have none.

Human trafficking is a serious global issue that needs the awareness and attention of the world. The United Nations Office for Drugs and Crimes identifies human trafficking as “an act of recruiting, transporting, transferring, harboring, or receiving a person through a use of force, coercion, or other means, for the purpose of exploiting them” (UNODC). According to the book Trafficking in People by the policy analysts Clare Ribando Seelke and Alison Siskin, this exploitation can include forced prostitution, ”forced labor and services, slavery, servitude, or the removal of organs” (Ribando Seelke and Siskin 4). Human Trafficking is a violation against fundamental human rights. But even 63 years after the United Nations Universal Declaration

Human trafficking is an ongoing criminal industry that affects the lives of many individuals as well as deny them the simple right of freedom. There are three main kinds of human trafficking which are all different from each other, yet still impact a huge population of the U.S. Sex trafficking, labor trafficking, and debt bondage are the different kinds of human trafficking that affect people in the US. In addition, within sex trafficking, there is also the existence of child sex trafficking and prostitution. According to the International Labor Organization, there is an estimated 209.9 million incidents of human trafficking worldwide.

This research paper explores the world and the different types of human trafficking. Articles from Rutgers University Campus Coalition Against Trafficking, and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) were used in this research to provide information about what it is called “The New Modern Slavery”. Some of the most important points in this investigation focus on historical timelines, statistics, laws, as well as the social, economic, physical,

In this essay, the history of human trafficking will be examined, followed by who is affected by trafficking. Next the scope and types of exploitation will be discussed. Human trafficking is an issue that affects countries all over the world. Governments have made an effort to curb trafficking, however these efforts have been very narrowly focused. American ignorance has led to poor handling of the issues by policy makers. Finally the essay will discuss a proposed solution and set some goals for society to work on in the future.

After the cold war, antislavery has been highly dominated by the situation of human trafficking. This leads toward transnational organized crime that has been escalating in recent decades as globalization impact more regions, resulting in a decline of nation states and border controls. The main issue has been “sexual slavery,” or forced prostitution, an issue that is dealt with “broader preoccupations with sex, gender, and the status of prostitution more generally.” Therefore, human trafficking is not a singular situation, rather it also refers to immigration, people smuggling, crime, migrant labor, tourism, social cohesion, citizenship, and structural inequalities. Human trafficking is seen as an international crime, which means that it is still a growing transnational phenomenon. International trafficking of women and girls for the sex industry has been spreading to new regions of the world and has become a larger part of the global economy. This is caused by “poverty, [mainly] among women, lack of political, economic or social stability, legal jobs prospects, domestic violence or disintegration of the family structure, gender discrimination, and lack of access to education”

The extent of the global human trafficking problem is vast. According to U.S. State Department estimates, which are considered conservative, each year somewhere between 600 thousand and 820 thousand men, women, and children are trafficked across international borders. Approximately 70 percent of those trafficked are women and girls and nearly 50 percent are minors(“Global issues” para. 3). Global Human trafficking in its various forms is a huge business. The international labor organization estimates roughly 44.3 billion dollars of profits flows in every year from human trafficking. Most of that profit is coming out of the sex trade. According to the 2009 United Nations

As globalization increases, there are expanded social-financial, cultural and political variables which thusly increase vulnerability for victims of trafficking. Recent years have seen an expansion in global financial activities and lifestyles. The search for a decent lifestyle and the migration of people combined with increased demand of work have thusly reclassified the idea of human trafficking with offenders accepting this opportunity to increase and cover their activities. While basic elements of trafficking have continued as before in the new environment, patterns have shifted across various geographical and regional areas. This expansion has developed in human trafficking industry to a degree

Being a heinous international crime, the State Department notes human trafficking in the most recent report as “unfortunately flourishing due to current global financial issues”. Most often, human trafficking reminds people of sex trade, yet it also happens in labor situations, such as child labor and forced labor. For several reasons human trafficking happens, impoverish, lake of education, the supply and demand for labour, government can prevent it and protect victims by addressing vulnerabilities of target communities, developing and implementing laws and police forces, and offering various services for

It is an approximated that 2.4 million throughout the world are trafficked each year. The countries that traffic humans the most are due to complicated issues. These issues can be "affecting those who are female, socioeconomically disadvantaged, and from marginalized ethnicities" (Golbya, 2015, p. 28). This crime of human trafficking is also more complex than other crimes, because it generally does not account for other circumstances. Other circumstances include, immigrants, runaways, and individuals that order wives to name a few. The UN defines human trafficking as an act "related to kidnapping, forcible confinement, debt bondage, forced labour [sic], cross–border exploitation, and the recruitment and harbouring [sic] of persons (Golbya, 2015, p. 28). The role of the government in counter-trafficking programs is the predominant in the prosecution of Human traffickers. Although prosecution is not the remedy for this crime, but just penalizing the offender is not enough.