Even if they aren’t separated from their families, the disruptive realities of a disaster’s aftermath are substantial and pose a serious threat to the safety of the children. Precarious housing situations, relocation, sudden unemployment, loss of livelihood or the sudden death of the wage-earning adult all increase the risk for children. Without whatever financial security there was before the disaster, circumstances rapidly deteriorate. Financial burdens quickly become unbearable and the expense of children is an additional risk. Children are often forced to leave school, if there is still school to attend, in order to look for work to help support the family. Orphanages become dumping grounds for parents who simply can no longer afford …show more content…
That is, human trafficking is a remarkably difficult crime to track and report in developed nations like the United States. The expectation that we would be able to fully and accurately track and record occurrences of child trafficking and forced prostitution in developing countries like Haiti, whose government is in an extended state of uncertainty, is utterly ridiculous. To Montgomery’s point that focusing on trafficking after natural disasters detracts from those who are victimized in other situations, I have yet to be convinced. I see no shortage of attention paid to human trafficking, child or adult, as a result of poverty and crime in the United States and throughout the world. I categorically disagree with Montgomery’s assumption that what she believes to be misdirected attention paid to the wrong kind of human trafficking is bad. The more focus there is on such a horrific crime, whatever the causes may be as perceived by the general public, the better. With stable governments and strong organizations leading the charge against human trafficking as a whole, we can have made great strides in the fight to eliminate this crime. UNICEF as adopted numerous measures and policies to combat trafficking of women and children in addition to providing support for research and field