...Modern Day Slavery Slavery – the very word sparks heated conversations. When asked, most people would say William Wilberforce ended British slavery and President Lincoln ended American slavery after the Civil War in the 1800s. Would it surprise you to know that an estimated 20-30 million (Rushton) people are trapped in modern day slavery today! It is a huge illegal business that generates an estimated $32 Billion annually (Sabyan, Smith and Tanneeru). It is very important to define what slavery is. A broadly accepted definition has been hard to define. CNN has defined as: Slavery occurs when one person completely controls another person, using violence or the threat of violence to maintain that control, exploits them economically, pays them nothing and they cannot walk away (CNN Freedom Project). Human Trafficking as defined by the U.N. Trafficking protocol as “the recruitment, transport, transfer, harbouring or receipt of a person by such means as threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, or fraud or deception for the purpose of exploitation." The definition on trafficking consists of three core elements: 1) The action of trafficking which means the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of persons. 2) The means of trafficking which includes threat of or use of force, deception, coercion, abuse of power or position of vulnerability. 3) The purpose of trafficking which is always exploitation. In the words of the...
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...Until recently, in the US, the thought of Human Sex Trafficking never occurred to Americans. Human sex trafficking is an illegal activity. This involves selling, buying and trading of people. They are transported away from their families and communities and are forced to work against their own will. People are trafficked both between countries and within the borders of a state. It is also known as modern slavery and a form of sexual exploitation; where women’s, girls and children’s are forced to enter in the world of prostitution. People do this to make money, for some people it’s a business a way to make profit. 27 million people all over the world are currently being forced into human sex trafficking, 1 million children will be exploited by the commercial sex trade each year (Buzzle). The purpose of this paper is to inform the audience about the crime of human sex trafficking. What is the background on human sex trafficking? What is the current situation in India with human sex trafficking? What will happen in the future with the issues of human sex trafficking? Human Trafficking is defined in the Trafficking Protocol as "the recruitment, transport, transfer, harboring or receipt of a person by such means as threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud or deception for the purpose of exploitation." Human sex trafficking is the modern equivalent of slavery. It’s an incredibly profitably crime, bringing quick, high profits...
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...Persuasive Speech November 12, 2013 Human Trafficking: Modern Day Slavery Thesis: By raising awareness and being involved in the movement, we can help prevent human trafficking. I. Attention A. Attention Getter: What is human trafficking? According to the Polaris Project, Human trafficking is a form of modern day slavery. It is the illegal trade of human beings, mainly for the purposes of forced labor and sex trafficking. B. Credibility: We thought that slavery was abolished in the 19th Century, but we were wrong. It is still happening till this day in 161 countries including the United States. As a matter of fact, it is happening in our own communities without us knowing or even being aware of it. II. Need (Problem) A. Problem: The problem with Human Trafficking is that every year thousands of men, women and children fall into the hands of traffickers, in their own countries and abroad. They are being exploited for manual and sexual labor against their will. B. Evidence 1. According to the A21 Campaign, there are more slaves in the world today than at any other point in human history, with an estimated 27 million in bondage. Only 1-2% of victims are ever rescued. 2. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services states, “After drug dealing, trafficking of humans is tied with arms dealing as the second-largest criminal industry in the world.” 3. According to Not for Sale Campaign, slavery is wrapped up in almost every industry’s...
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...research? “Trafficking in Women” b. Why did you choose this particular topic? Today, we can read and watch lots of news from the press about inequalities between men and women, the factors which shape women's choices and how they enter the trafficking situation. For this reason, I want to explore the factors that make women vulnerable to sex trafficking, and emphasize the value of being a women with the view how women should be equal as men in every part of life. c. What about this topic interests you? It is very abrasive that men see women as invaluable things and make money on their lives. As a woman, I never want to live my life like these women and I cannot be unconcerned with this injustice. d. Why is this topic important and how does this relate to the course content? This topic is related to our course’s content; directly women’s rights and generally human rights in the UDHR. e. What type of information do you hope to learn from this project? I supposed to learn about general terms of family structure, fundamental human rights about privacy, the aim of all abuses from the experiences, and the point of view about women’s value throughout world. I really wonder the focus-on this subject in world press, also I want to learn the punishment implementations and the legal precautions for trafficking in different countries. f. What aspects of this topic are researchable? And why are they researchable? The concepts of trafficking, enforcement, inequality...
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...Human Trafficking Human Trafficking: The Five “W”s 1 Human Trafficking 2 The Five “W”s of Human Trafficking Executive Summary What is Human Trafficking? Page 5 Where does it happen? Page 6 Who are the victims? Page 9 Why does it happen? Page 12 What are we doing to stop it? Page 13 Conclusion Page 16 Works Cited Page 3 Page 18 Human Trafficking 3 Executive Summary: This paper was written to help educate people on the horrors of this extremely profitable organized crime. Human trafficking is defined as the recruitment, transporting, or harboring of people for the purposes of slavery, forced labor, or sexual exploitation. There are two different types of human trafficking: labor trafficking and sex trafficking. Sex trafficking is the sale of women and children for prostitution and other forms of sexual exploitation. Sex trafficking is a lot more common than labor trafficking; labor trafficking...
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...Mrs. Robbin English Composition 101 9 December 2014 On the Rise Human trafficking is more profitable than other organized crimes, therefore it is on its way to becoming one of the worst crimes worldwide. According to Collins, human trafficking is the inhumane, commercial sexual exploitation of children and women through the internet, strip clubs, escort services, and street prostitution. Organized crime has been on the rise in the last decade. “Many criminals have switched to this area of transitional crime because of the high profits and low risk.” (Shelley 116). “Transitional organized crime has been escalating in recent decades as globalization impacts more regions resulting in a decline of nation states and border controls”...
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...Directed Research Human Trafficking-The Sex Trade Research Paper Raquel Barbour Fall Semester 2012 Florida Gulf Coast University Table of Contents Introduction…………………………………………………………………...………...….……3 What is Human Trafficking? ……………………………………………………………..…...4 What is the Sex Trafficking? …………………………………………………..…………….5-6 The Case of Texas Sex Slaves.………….…………………………………………………....6-7 The Case of Houston Sex Slaves…………..…………………………………………………7-9 The Case of Cleveland Sex Slaves………..…………………………………………..…………9 The Case of the New Jersey Sex Slaves……….…………………………………………....10-11 All in the Family…………………………………………………………………………….12-13 The Polaris Project………………………………………………………………………….13-14 Conclusion…………………..…………………………………………………………………..14 References……………………………………………………………………..……………15-16 Introduction Human Trafficking is a crime against humanity. It involves 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 (Wylie, 2006). Every year, thousands of men, women and children fall into the hands of traffickers, in their own countries and abroad. Every country in the world is affected by trafficking. The effect may be that the country is the country of origin for the victims. The country may be used as a transit underground tunnel for the traffickers. Finally the country that is affected by human trafficking may be the victims’ destination point and introduction to their hell on earth. Whichever...
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...Derek Hackney Ms. Rizzo American Lit. Period 9 18 March 2010 Modern Slavery Human trafficking is a worldwide war. It has affected the lives of millions of people worldwide: some positive but mostly negative. The three points that are going to be discussed are the origin, modern day problems, and effects of the trafficking of humans. Slavery has never really ended it has only become more discrete and more organized. Human trafficking is basically modern day slavery. The origin of human trafficking can not be narrowed down to one specific country or continent. Many countries have been trafficking and there is no official place of origin. “Countries high on the list of “origin countries” are Albania, Belarus, Bulgaria, China, Lithuania, Nigeria, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Thailand and Ukraine, according to the report” (Aita). The main reason that human trafficking began was to generate profits in a quick and easy way. A few countries are places of origin as well as major regions for destination. “Africa, Asia, Central and South Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean are significant regions for both origin and destination” (Aita). There is no set time period for when trafficking began but it seems as if slavery has never ended. Human trafficking has created a global problem that has become more and more troublesome since it first began. The modern day problem of the trafficking of humans has become a global issue that needs to be resolved. UNODC Executive Director...
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...Sex Trafficking and Slavery in the United States "She tied up my hands first, and then she put the tape over my mouth. And she put tape over my eyes," Debbie said. "While she was putting tape on me, Matthew told me if I screamed or acted stupid, he'd shoot me. So I just stayed quiet”...” Debbie said her captors drove her around the streets of Phoenix for hours. Exhausted and confused, she was finally taken to an apartment 25 miles from her home. She said one of her captors put a gun to her head”…” Debbie said she was then drugged by her captors and other men were brought into the room, where she was gang raped.” (Teen Girls’ Stories of Sex Trafficking in U.S.). Many Americans hear stories all the time of abduction and sexual slavery all around the world. They feel like something should be done about this injustice but since the acts are happening outside the country they feel disconnected. Unfortunately, most Americans are not as far from this problem as they would like to believe. Sex trafficking happens at an alarming rate in America. Between the years 1996-2000, America had the highest number of victims trafficked illegally into the country (Cullen-Dupont 44). With this high level of trafficking going on, why are many Americans unaware of this issue? They most likely believe that only foreign victims are trafficked into slavery, but the Texas Attorney General states that an epidemic exists of domestic women being forced into sexual slavery as well (Bellows 489). Debbie...
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...| Human Trafficking | Business Law II | Dr. Annette Whitby | | | | Amanda Ransdell 4/25/2013 Outline Introduction: Human trafficking is the fastest increasing criminal industry in today’s world, coming in second after illegal drug-trade. This type of slavery has been traced back to the ancient Mesopotamian and Mediterranean civilization and has continued to grow. What is human trafficking? Commonly referred to as "modern-day slavery" is the illegal trade of human beings in return for labor or for exploitation (Sex Trafficking in the U.S., 2013). “Trafficking in persons” means the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring, or receipt of persons, by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability or of the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person, for the purpose of exploitation. Exploitation shall include, at a minimum, the exploitation of the prostitution of other or other forms of sexual exploitation, slavery or practices similar to slavery, servitude or the removal of organs.” [ (Human Trafficking Full Definition, 2012) ]. A. Definition “trafficking in persons” B. Women and children succeptible C. Health related problems D. Statistics/Government I. Government Acts A. Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA) B. Mann Act...
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...Final Capstone Project Sam Hunt CRJ 422 Instructor Bob Carthio February 20, 2016 Final Capstone Project In the 19th Century the United States government abolished slavery, but for many years now and even currently within our country we are facing a major crisis. This crisis is in the form of modern day slavery, which is also referred to as human trafficking. Human trafficking comes in several forms and it can in many ways be a hidden problem within our country that many people do not see on a day to day basis. Many people may not ever actually see the problem of human trafficking at all in their lifetime. Human trafficking has many different effects on its victims, but the most damaging effect caused by human trafficking is the psychological effects that can last a lifetime and can cause many future problems, such as being able to function properly and being able to trust others again after their terrible experience. Basically to be able to summarize the issue of human trafficking, we must first take a look at what exactly human trafficking is. Human trafficking is in its most basic form an aspect of modern day slavery as we would compare it to. According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2000), human trafficking is, “Trafficking in persons as the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of persons, by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse...
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...“Sex Trafficking” “Human trafficking is the illegal movement of people, typically for the purposes of forced labor or commercial sexual exploitation. Everyone needs to be informed about the things happening around them, one being the issue of sex trafficking. Sex trafficking involves the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for the exchange of sexual activities or a transaction where money or other items of value are exchanged. The act of human trafficking is induced by force, fraud, or coercion, in which the person is forced to perform a sexual act under the age of 18. Whenever we hear the words “sex trafficking” we immediately think of women and children overseas who are being forced into prostitution....
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...Human Trafficking Human trafficking is a major problem in the world that I am passionate about. Every country in the world is affected by trafficking, whether as a country of origin, transit, or destination for victims. Article 3, paragraph (a) of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons defines Trafficking in Persons as the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring or receipt of persons, by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability or of the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person, for the purpose of exploitation. Exploitation shall include, at a minimum, the exploitation of the prostitution of others or other forms of sexual exploitation, forced labour or services, slavery or practices similar to slavery, servitude or the removal of organs. First and foremost, I am passionate about human trafficking because it is a serious crime that is a grave violation of human rights. Secondly, as mentioned before, human trafficking happens everywhere—even in seemingly harmless Kansas. Lastly, because a disproportionate number of women are involved in human trafficking, both as the victim and the culprit (as a way to escape their victimisation), it is terrifying to think that I could be targeted at any time. There are many causes of human trafficking, and they...
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...Human Trafficking Human trafficking is a multimillion dollar epidemic that occurs in every country in the world. Essentially, it is modern day slavery. According to the United Nations, human trafficking is the recruitment, transportation or receiving of persons with the intent of exploitation in any form. Victims of human trafficking are recruited by the use of force, fear, promise of a better life, along with many other things to convince an individual to go with the trafficker. Trafficking is done for the exploitation of an individual this includes prostitution, slavery, and forced labour. Since the early 1990’s, the UNODC (United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime) has been working on a prevention plan for human trafficking and The Protocol to Prevent, Supress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons was developed. It states that “In addition to the criminalization of trafficking, the Trafficking in Persons Protocol requires criminalization also of persons whom attempt to commit a trafficking offence, the participation as an accomplice in such an offence, or organizing or directing others to commit trafficking” (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 2012). This means that anyone who participates in human trafficking, be it the recruitment of victims or knowingly hiring a victim, will be criminalized for his or her actions. Canada is a destination for human trafficking. The highest percentage of individuals being smuggled into Canada are used for sexual exploitation, prostitution...
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...“Human Trafficking” Has Become a Meaningless Term Every year thousands of men, women and children fall into the hands of human traffickers. Almost every country in the world is affected by human trafficking, whether it be the destination for the person or the place of origin. What is human trafficking? Human trafficking is” the trade of humans, most commonly for the purpose of sexual slavery, forced labor, or commercial sex exploitation for the trafficker or others” (“Wikipedia”). But do people know the meaning of the term human trafficking, in this New Republic article “Human Trafficking” Has Become a Meaningless Term by Noah Berlatsky he analyzes the term trafficking and how it is used. This article discusses how the word “trafficking” has made the term human trafficking meaningless. The word trafficking has been used by politicians for press coverage, prostitution, teen runaways who sell sex to survive, and was even used after 9/11 to justify immigration restrictions and surveillance. Trafficking can be defined as sexual exploitation and also has been referred to as laborers forced to work in poor conditions or without pay. Even though human trafficking can mean forced labor it is still often thought of as sexual slavery. There are special courts in New York that are supposed to be used for human trafficking cases but are often used for prostitution cases whether the person was or was not forced into prostitution. There are teen runaways...
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