208 days ago
208 days ago
In comparing data from last year’s research, the 2011 report downgraded 22 countries for their failure to efficiently tackle human trafficking. On the other hand, 23 nation-states were upgraded due to taking a tougher stance toward traffickers.
Human trafficking comes in various forms, but many of the victims are females from poor families bought and sold into the thriving international sex trade industry. These woman and young girls are either sold by their families for a profit or tricked into leaving their villages in hopes of finding economic opportunity in the city. There’s also a large number of male and female children alike trafficked for exploitation and child pornography.
Slaves also incorporate a large number of those caught in the vicious human trafficking web. Slaves are usually bound to their jobs by means of either physical force or debt bondage- the process of unfairly indebting an individual and making them work until they pay off all debt.
Human trafficking in the 21st century reveals some fascinating facts: One, it’s second to trafficking illegal narcotics for the most profitable illegal business, generating 5-10 billion USD in annual revenue. Two, there’s an estimated 2.5 million souls currently being trafficked around the globe. Three, the cost of an average individual on the black market is just under 100 USD. Four, there are more slaves in the world today than there were in the early 19th century. Five, human smuggling has only gotten worse during the past several years and will continue to do so unless there’s a unified international effort to put an end to this inhumane act of cruelty.
