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HumanTrafficking
Whatmakesapersonorcommunityvulnerabletohumantrafficking?Commonbeliefare
thatpovertyandalackofeducationareprimaryfactors,butevidenceoftenprovesotherwise.In
differentenvironment,differentfactorsincreasetheriskofbeingtrafficked.Humantraffickingis
arguablyoneofthemostbeneficialglobalcrimestoday.Thereareanestimated27millionslaves
intheworldtodayfromhumantrafficking.WomenandTeenagegirlsaretraffickedwithintheir
owncountriesandacrossinternationalborders.AccordingtoHumantraffickingisaformof
moderndayslavery,humantraffickingisthesecondlargestcriminalenterpriseintheworld,
afterdrugsmugglingandarmsdealing.Hundredsofthousandsofvictimsaretraffickedforthe
purposesofforcedlabour,domesticservitude.HumanTraffickingistheunlawfultradeof
humanbeingsforvariouspurposessuchassexslaveryandTraffickerstakesadvantagesof
innocentpeopleanditisasignificantcrimeagainsthumanity.Humantraffickingisaserious
globalissuethatneedstheawarenessandattentionoftheworldbecauseitissignificantcrime
againsthumanity.
Eventhoughsomepeoplebelievemorelawandpolicieswillnotprevent
humantrafficking,thegovernmentshouldprovidemorelawsandpoliciesbecauseitwill
providethetoolstocombattraffickinginpersonsanditwillhelptoestablishthe
foundationtohelpvictimsofforcedlabor.lawandpolicieswillpreventincreasingof
humantraffickingtopeoplewholiveinpoverty.,lawsandpoliciesinmanyothercountries
willdecreasetherateofworldhumantrafficking.
Thegovernmentshouldprovidemorelawandpoliciestopreventhumantrafficking
becausehumantraffickinghasincreasedexponentially.Althoughhumantraffickingis
commonlythoughttobeathingofthepast,humantraffickingstillexiststodaythroughoutthe

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UnitedStatesandgloballyacrosstheworld.AccordingtoHuffingtonPostwebsite
,$32billionayearindustry,humantraffickingistheworld'sfastestgrowingcriminal
enterprise,Anestimated27millionpeoplearevictimsofthecrime,whichinvolvesbeingforced
toperformlabororcommercialsexacts(Goldberg).Itshowstheestimatedcostandnumber
andvictimbeingrapedandstatehowhumantraffickinghavebecomeworldfastestgrowing
criminalenterprise.Inseveralcountrytherearecountlessgirlswhoarebeingkidnappedbythe
traffickerandifthegovernmentprovidemorelawsandpoliciesthehumantraffickingratewill
decrease.Ineverycountrythereshouldbeaguidelinesonthecareandprotectionof
victims.Peopleneedtoencouragedeachothertocontinueraisingawarenessabouthuman
trafficking.Governmentscanonlypreventandaddresstheissueintheirowncountriesand
aroundtheworldiftheypasseddominantlawandpolicies.Womenaremostlythevictimof
humantraffickingandthetraffickersmakeswomenlifeveryhardandthosewomenaremainly
fromlowcastesystem.
Womenaresubjectedtophysicalviolence,sexualassaultandrape,battery,
imprisonment,threatsandotherformsofforce.Womenmaygoabroadknowingthattheywill
workinthesexindustry,butwithoutawarenessoftheterribleworkconditionsandviolencethat
accompanythetraffickingbusiness.Otherwomenanswerjobadvertisementsforpositions
abroadsuchasdancers,waitresses,andnannies,onlytofindthemselvesheldagainsttheirwill
andforcedintoprostitutionandsexualslavery.AsitstatesinthearticleExploitationofIllegal
AliensVictimsareluredwithfalsepromisesofgoodjobsandbetterlives,andthenforcedto
workunderbrutalandinhumanconditions.Womenarestrugglingintheirdailylifeandthose

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areluredwithfalsepromisesofgoodjobsandbetterlives,andthenforcedtoworkunderbrutal
andinhumanconditions.Womenarestrugglingintheirdailylifeandthosevictimsare
frequentlyluredbyfalsepromisesofawellpaidjob,safety,education,oraloving
relationship.AccordingtoPoliceinactionhamperhumantraffickingcrackdownin
india,whicheverredlightareayougoto,thegirlsandwomenarealllowcaste(ifill).Insuch
countrieslikeIndiawhohavecastesystem,thosepeopleareusuallyuneducatedthosegirlshave
toworktohelptheirfamilyatyoungageandotherreasonthatiscommonisdaughterselling
becauselowcastecannotfindwork,sothegirlsgetsinthehandoftraffickers.Runawayand
homelessyouth,victimsofdomesticviolence,sexualassault,warorconflict,orsocial
discriminationarefrequentlytargetedbytraffickers.Womenaroundtheworldareworkingas
prostitutesandnotbecausethosewomenwantedtoprostitutesbutphysicallyforcedtobe
one.Somecountriesarecreatingpoliciesthatworkfortheircultures,othersarefallingbehind
withnoworktabletraffickinglawsatall.Inthosesuchcountriestherearenobasicrulesand
regulationtowardhumantraffickingandleadtophysicalviolenceinwomenlife.Theactivity
hasbeencitedastheglobe'sfastestgrowingcrime.
Humantraffickingistheworld'sfastestgrowingcrimeandthetotalnumberisat20.9
million.Therateofhumantraffickinghasreachedrecordlevels.AccordingtoHuffingtonPost
website,AndwhiletheU.S.DepartmentofStateidentified44,758victimsaroundtheworldin
2013,theInternationalLaborOrganizationestimatedin2012thatthetotalnumberismuch
higher,at20.9million(Couch).Itshowstheestimatednumberofpeoplewhoarebeingthe

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victimofhumantrafficking.AccordingtotheReportonunodc,themostcommonformof
humantrafficking(79%)issexualabuse.Thesecondmostcommonformofhumantraffickingis
forcedlabour(18%).Thatisalargepercentageofwhatisreallygettingthroughthismeaningthat
thereishundredsofthousandsofgirlsthatarebeingkilled.Stilltodaythereisnoharshlawto
preventhumantrafficking.Humantraffickingisspreadingworldwideandthegovernmentneeds
tocomeupwitharulesthatcanpreventhumantraffickingcompletely.Counsellingand
communityactivitiesareanimportantpreventiontool.Alackofsocialoreconomicopportunity
aremostcommoncausesofhumantrafficking.Theworldneedworkinglawandpolicyto
increasepublicawarenessofhumantraffickingandprotesttheworldtofightit
Thegovernmentshouldprovidemorelawandpoliciestopreventhumantrafficking
.Peoplewithrichstatushavealowcriminalactivity.AccordingtoHumantraffickingconference
tofocusonpovertytradepolicy,Femalevictimstendtobedesperateforemploymentand
comefromaneconomicallytroubledcountrywherewomenholdlowersocialstatus(Molly
McElroy.Whenlackofeconomicopportunitiesleaveindividualsfacedwithstarvingandare
forcedtoleavehometosurvive,noonewantstoleavetheirhomeandfamilybutbecausethe
workersarefromlowincomehousehold,theworkerendsupbeingemployedasdomestic
servant.Womengetharassedevenwhenlookingoutforworkbecausewhenwomengoesoutto
lookforajobthetraffickerstakeawayworkerspassportsandidentification,leavingvictims
afraidtogototheauthoritiesinacountrywheretheyrarelycanspeakthenativelanguageand
thevictimweretoldthatwomenhavenorightstowardanything.Countriesbeingpoor,the
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Amajoritypovertycountriessuffersfromhighriskhumantrafficking.Thosegirlsare
threatenedtogetkilledandthreatenedtheirfamilyathomegettingkillediftheytellanyone
aboutthetraffickers.AccordingtoMcElroy,Theonlypersonthevictimknowsisthetrafficker
andtheyknowtheyrehereillegallytheyfeardeportationandfeelthreatened,theyfeartheir
familyathomewillbekillediftheyleave.It'sforcedmigrationwhenlackofeconomic
opportunitiesleavefamiliesfacedwithstarvingandareforcedtoleavehometosurvive.Girls
wentouttolookforjobsbeingrarelyawareofthenatureofthework,wherethosegirlsdonot
knowthatthosearetraffickersbecauseoftheircharmingbehaviourandprofessional
attitude.Traffickerscallingthemselvesasemployer,promisesayounggirlfromapoorfamilya
highpayingjobabroad.Accordingto
IRINNews
,"Therearesomanyinnocentvillagegirlswho
havebeenluredbytraffickerswithfalsepromisesofearningalotofmoneyinaforeign
country(sushma).Traffickerstellsthevictimthattheyhaveauthorizedworkforthosegirlsbut
theworkerendsupashouseholdservantorinthesextrade.Traffickerstakeawayworkers
passportsandidentification,leavingvictimsafraidtogototheauthoritiesandphysicallyattack
inacountrywheretheyrarelycanspeakthenativelanguage.Thosetraffickersgivesfake
passportsforthosegirlandtraffickertrickthosegirlbygivingfakepromise,"Theywereall
carryingfakepassportsanddidn'tevenknowwheretheyweretravellingto(Keshab
Koirala)..Sincethosegirlsarehelplessthegovernmentacrosstheworldneedstobeableto
supportthelawandpolicies.Inthesecountries,ifpeoplecontinuetoleadinprogressand
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Femalewithlowstatusworkinrichpeoplehouseandsometimesbecomesthevictimof
richpeopleandhavedoalltheworkfortherichpeople.Womenwhoarerichincountrieslike
IndiaandNepalaremostlikelytobeprotectedastheyarewealthyandcanaffordeverythingand
anything.AccordingtoStoptheChildTrafficking,domesticservantworkinrichpeople
housesasmaidsandnannies.Thevictim,mainlypoorgirlcleanthehouse,takecareofyoung
childrenandcookmealfor(Joyce).Thearticledescribehowrichpeopleusepoorgirlsastheir
servantjustbecausethosegirlsarepoorandhowmostlypoorgirlsarevictimthenrichgirls
are.Itstatesthatrichpeoplehaverightsevenwhengovernmentdoesnotpasslawtothemand
thatisbecausetherichpeopleaffordeverything.Ifthegovernmentbeabletopasslawand
policiestovariouscountrythenitwillpreventworldhumantrafficking.NepalandIndiaaretwo
countriesthataremostlyknownforhumantrafficking.Factorslikedishonestyandlackoflaw
andpolicymakeitdifficulttoensurethateventsareeffective.CountieslikeIndiaandNepal
needstocontinueraisingawarenessabouthumantrafficking,toworktopreventhuman
traffickingonpoorpeopleIndiaandNepalarethemostknownplaceforhumantrafficking.
Thegovernmentshouldprovidemorelawandpoliciestopreventhumantraffickingand
LawsandPoliciesinmanycountrieswillpreventhumantraffickingaroundtheworld.Nepaland
Indiaismainlyasourcecountryforwomenandchildrensubjectedtoforcedlabor.Bhardwaj
states,"WomenandgirlstraffickingfromNepalinIndiaandalsowithinNepalandwithinIndia
istheproblemwhichisgrowingsuccessivelyduetoignoranceatvariouslevels,ladderinwhich
theyreattheverybottom.Indiaandnepalarethemaintargetplacetohavehuman
trafficking.Culture,communityandeconomicvariationinNepaliscausingtheproblemtherein

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andmaincausesofhumantraffickinginIndiaandNepalareinnocenceandsocial
poverty.AccordingtoMusewebsite,thereisnoclearlegislationdefiningtrafficking,soitis
actuallydifficulttodetermineandprosecutetheseindividuals.Peoplemustworktowardtheend
ofmodernslavery,nomatterhowdifficultandlongthefightmaybe.Lawsandpoliciesneedsto
bespreadaroundtheworldtopreventthehumantrafficking.Traffickerspreyonthemost
vulnerablemembersofsociety.
Peoplewhoaretraffickedareatanincreasedriskofphysical,mental,andsexualhealth
problems,includingHIV/AIDS.Girlsfromhighhumantraffickingcountriessufferfromaids
andmanyotherdiseases.AccordingtoSexTraffickingandHIV/AIDS:ADeadlyJunctionfor
Women,ThisintersectionexistsinsextraffickingvictimsincreasedvulnerabilitytoHIV
infection,theproliferationofHIVinfectionthroughsextrafficking,andtheperceivedandactual
clashesbetweenHIVandsextraffickingpreventionefforts(Kloer).AccordingtoStopvaw
website,Womenwhohavebeentraffickedmaysufferfromseriousphysicalandmentalhealth
problems.Healthproblemandviolencearemaintwoeffectsofhumantraffickingandshowing
thecausesofhumantrafficking.Traffickingvictimsmaysufferfromavarietyofphysicaland
mentalhealthissuescomefrombrutallivingconditions,poorsanitation,lacking
nutrition,physicalandemotionalattacksatthehandsoftheirtraffickers,dangerousworkplace
conditions,andgenerallackofqualityhealthcare.Traffickingisassociatedwithviolenceanda
rangeofserioushealthproblems.Sometypeofviruscanbeeasilyspread.Thereneedstobea
specificpoliciesthatcanpreventthesocialphysicalhealthproblemsbecausethesediseasecan
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Thegovernmentshouldprovidemorelawandpoliciestopreventhumantraffickingand
LawsandPoliciesinmanycountrieswillpreventhumantraffickingaroundtheworld.Nepaland
Indiaismainlyasourcecountryforwomenandchildrensubjectedtoforcedlabor.Bhardwaj
states,"WomenandgirlstraffickingfromNepalinIndiaandalsowithinNepalandwithinIndia
istheproblemwhichisgrowingsuccessivelyduetoignoranceatvariouslevels,ladderinwhich
theyreattheverybottom.Indiaandnepalarethemaintargetplacetohavehuman
trafficking.Culture,communityandeconomicvariationinNepaliscausingtheproblemtherein
andmaincausesofhumantraffickinginIndiaandNepalareinnocenceandsocial
poverty.AccordingtoMusewebsite,thereisnoclearlegislationdefiningtrafficking,soitis
actuallydifficulttodetermineandprosecutetheseindividuals.Peoplemustworktowardtheend
ofmodernslavery,nomatterhowdifficultandlongthefightmaybe.Lawsandpoliciesneedsto
bespreadaroundtheworldtopreventthehumantrafficking.Traffickerspreyonthemost
vulnerablemembersofsociety.
Peoplewhoaretraffickedareatanincreasedriskofphysical,mental,andsexualhealth
problems,includingHIV/AIDS.Girlsfromhighhumantraffickingcountriessufferfromaids
andmanyotherdiseases.AccordingtoSexTraffickingandHIV/AIDS:ADeadlyJunctionfor
Women,ThisintersectionexistsinsextraffickingvictimsincreasedvulnerabilitytoHIV
infection,theproliferationofHIVinfectionthroughsextrafficking,andtheperceivedandactual
clashesbetweenHIVandsextraffickingpreventionefforts(Kloer).AccordingtoStopvaw
website,Womenwhohavebeentraffickedmaysufferfromseriousphysicalandmentalhealth
problems.Healthproblemandviolencearemaintwoeffectsofhumantraffickingandshowing

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thecausesofhumantrafficking.Traffickingvictimsmaysufferfromavarietyofphysicaland
mentalhealthissuescomefrombrutallivingconditions,poorsanitation,lacking
nutrition,physicalandemotionalattacksatthehandsoftheirtraffickers,dangerousworkplace
conditions,andgenerallackofqualityhealthcare.Traffickingisassociatedwithviolenceanda
rangeofserioushealthproblems.Sometypeofviruscanbeeasilyspread.Thereneedstobea
specificpoliciesthatcanpreventthesocialphysicalhealthproblemsbecausethesediseasecan
eventuallyledtodeath.
Countrieswithmorelawsandpoliciesonhumantraffickingarelesslikelytobe
crippled.Countrieswherethereismorelawandpolicieshavenoproblemwithhuman
trafficking.Countrieswithmorelawandpoliciestendstolivelongerthancountrieswithout
any.AccordingtoThailandhumantraffickingdeathtollfargreaterthanfeared,claimsrights
group,HumantraffickingmayhavetakenplaceinThailandonafargreaterscalethan
previouslysuspected,withdozensofmassgravescontainingthebodiesofvictimslying
undiscoveredthroughoutthecountryssouth.Torture,poverty,andotherabuseshaveall
occurredalongwithdeath.AccordingtoWtlcwebsite,emotionalabuse,rape,threatsagainst
selfandfamily,passporttheftcanleadtodeath.Humantrafficking.Femalevictimsaresnatched
upfromtheironlyfamiliarenvironment,forciblytakenacrossborders,andthereallaloneina
strangelandsurroundedbycruel,corruptstrangersspeakinginforeigntonguescanleadoneto
death.Governmentneedtoimproveitsrecordonhumantraffickingandcomeupwithanidea
wherepeoplecaneventuallystoptorturingpeopleandactlikehuman.Thegovernmenthavenot
passanylawtonumerouscountriescausingdeathinpeople.

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Manyothersourceshoweverarguethat,lawenforcementalonewillnotbeenoughto
reducehumantrafficking.Lawsandpolicieswillnotdoanythingbecausepeoplewillnotprevent
humantraffickingforever.Numerousofpeoplewillnotfollowtherulesandthelaws.According
toHumanTraffickingSurvivorsopenupaboutTerror's",Victimsareexploitedinvarying
cornersoftheworld,indictatorruncountriesanddemocracies,yetmanyfacetsoftheirhorrific
experiencessharefamiliarnarratives.Therearestillmillionofpeoplewhoarevictimofhuman
traffickingevenwhentherearelawspassed.Peoplenotfollowingtherulesevenwhenitis
passedandthinkitisweakbecauseitisjustawordanditisbasicallyonpeoplehandtofollowit
ornot.Morelawsandpoliciesdoesnotguaranteethatpeoplewillfollowtherules.Although,law
andpolicieswillbeabletopreventhumantrafficking,manypeoplehaveopposingviewsand
believelawsandpolicieswillnotpreventhumantraffickingbecausepeoplebelievethatrulesare
justawastnotdocrime.Peopleincommonareaevenwhenthelawaregivinguponthelawand
policiesofhumantrafficking.
Eveniftherulesarepassedinvariouscountry,therewillbepeoplewhoarewillingtonot
tofollowtherules.Countrieswithmorelawsandpoliciesdoesnotguaranteethatpeoplewillnot
dothecrime.Accordingtohumantraffickingsurvivorsopenupaboutterrors,Cambodiaison
theStateDepartmentsTier2traffickinglist,whichmeansthecountryhasa"verysignificant"
numberoftraffickingvictimsandthegovernmenthasntprovidedproofthatitisbeefingupits
effortstocombatthecrime(Goldberg).Peoplearestillnotfollowingthegivenruleandthe
governmentstillhavenotguaranteethatthere'sstillnocrimeandhasntprovedproofthat
humantraffickingwillend.Governmentshouldstayactiveonthiscausebutthegovernmentare

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kindofgivinguponitandtheseisweakbecausethegovernmentarenotfullyactiveonthe
problem..Whilethispointmaymakesenseatfirst,theauthorisoffbasedbecausetheauthortalks
aboutonlyonecountryandhavenotguaranteethatothercountrieswilldothesamething.People
arenottakingruleandlawseriously.Accordingtorefworldwebsite,TheGovernmentofIndia
doesnotfullycomplywiththeminimumstandardsfortheeliminationoftrafficking.The
governmentitselfarenotfocusingonhumantraffickingbecausegovernmentfeelsthatlawand
policywillnotcombathumantrafficking.Numerousofpeoplehavearguedthatlawsandpolicies
arejustawordandcanbeabletogoagainstit.
Policiesarenothingbutawordandanyonecancompletelygoagainstit.Severalwill
thinkthatpoliciesarenothingbutaword.AccordingtoIndiaschildtraffickingepidemic,The
SupremeCourtofIndiahasalsoissueddirectivestothegovernmenttotakethematterseriously.
Buttherehasbeenlittleefforttolinkincreasingcasesofmissingchildrenwiththeflurryof
trafficking(Ghosh).Evenmakingdealwithsupremecourt,peoplearenotfollowingtherules
andtheratearestillincreasing.Peoplethinkthatrulesandregulationonhumantraffickingare
practicaljokes.Whatthisargumentfailtoconsideristhatmostsevereandharshrulescanstop
Humantrafficking.HumantraffickingisacrimeagainstHumanitybecauseitcanleadtodeath
andsuicideofyoungwomen's.Multipleoftimegovernmentbelievethatpeoplewillnotprevent
humantraffickingbecausegovernmentbelievethecommunitywillnotfollowit.Human
traffickingisnottheanswertopeacefulworldbutinsteadit'scruelandshamefulmovement.
Eventhoughsomepeoplebelievemorelawandpolicieswillnotpreventhuman
trafficking,thegovernmentshouldprovidemorelawsandpoliciesbecauseitwillprovidethe
toolstocombattraffickinginpersonsanditwillhelptoestablishthefoundationtohelpvictims

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offorcedlabor.Lawandpolicieswillpreventincreasingofhumantraffickingtopeoplewholive
inpoverty.,lawsandpoliciesinmanyothercountrieswilldecreasetherateofworldhuman
trafficking.Becausemorelawandpolicieswillpreventhumantrafficking,lawandpolicieswill
preventhighriskofhumantrafficking,lawsandpoliciesinmanyothercountrieswilldecrease
therateofworldhumantraffickingdespitesomepeoplebelievemorelawandpolicieswillnot
preventhumantrafficking.Itisanimportanttoolbecausemanywitnessturnablindeyetothe
workofcriminalactivityoncommunity.Lawandpoliciesareextremelyimportantbecauseit
protectstheworldfromoneoftheworstcrimeagainsthumanity.Lawsandpolicieskeepsthe
communityandtheworldfrombeingwickedplace.Knowingthatlawandpolicieswillhelpthe
worldtopreventhumantraffickingnotonlyitwillhelptheworldshapeuptobebetterplaceto
liveonbutbutalsoensuretheworldtonotbeviolentplacetolive.
Acordingtolive58website,Humantraffickinghasbeenidentifiedasthelargesthuman
rightsviolation.Thepercentofhumantraffickingcaseskeeprisingup.AsFigure1show,the
estimatedpercentageofhumantraffickingcasesthathappenaroundtheworld.Therearemany
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Thepercentageofsexualabuseandsexualexploitationisamongthehighestpercentagein
humantraffickinghistory.Itisfrustratingtoseealargepercentonsuchcrimesstilltoday.The

onlysolutiontocombathumantraffickingistopassmorelawsandpolicies.

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