Human Trafficking - the horrific truth

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   scribilks ~ 16 months ago

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   This industry was one of the world's first examples of globalisation. The industrial revolution led to a massive expansion of railways, steamships and telegraphs that allowed unscrupulous traffickers to set up an integrated global market for commercial sex. They have historically preyed upon the poorest regions of the world, luring, tricking and often kidnapping women, children and even young men to more affluent parts of Europe, America, Australia and elsewhere. In the past traffickers have targeted Africa, Asia and South America but today many victims have come from extreme poverty and hardship in the failing states of the former Soviet Union.
   
   While kidnapping does happen, the most common form of trafficking today preys upon the desperation of people to escape their current situation and migrate, legally or illegally to wealthier nations. They place fake ads recruiting for jobs such as waitressing, domestic servants, factory work or even mail order brides then provide applicants with fraudulent documents or smuggle them across borders. Once the victims are in the new country their passports and other documents are taken away and they are sold to brothels or as cheap labour. Their new "owners" enforce a debt bondage upon them, requiring them to work for a certain amount of time, or in the case of prostitution, service a certain unrealistic number of men.
   
   Victims of trafficking are unlikely to seek out help from authorities for a number of reasons. As they are in the country illegally they fear arrest and deportation. Many of them have come from areas where corruption is rampant and authority figures such as the police are not to be trusted. Traffickers also blackmail their victims or threaten their families if they don't cooperate.
   
   The USA is estimated to receive 14,500 - 17,500 people through human trafficking each year, mostly women and children.
   
   Here are some more sites to search for more info:
   http://www.humantrafficking.org/
   http://www.unodc.org/unod...ficking_human_beings.html
   http://www.polarisproject.org/polarisproject/
   
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   Loves Bloc Party ~ 16 months ago

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   The movie really hit me hard. I honestly was not aware of the business of inslaving women and children around the world. I guess because I live in one of the more richer countries in the world I didn't realize what was going on in the "seedy" underground of the United States and other nations. The most disappointing part was the realization that it was going on in my country. Even more disappointing and disqusting is the participation of American men and other men from around the world in paying for child prostitutes n young women forced into the sex trade. It is one thing to have legalized prostitution like in Nevada where the women decide to go into that type of career but its a whole other ballgame when you force women to be sex slaves, and force children to be sex slaves. These women and young children are victims of brutal raping, torture, and unspeakable, unimaginable acts. This movie was the most horrifying movie ive ever seen.
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   AdGuy

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