Human Trafficking Ethical Dilemmas

Human trafficking is a worldwide dilemma, many countries are dealing with this issue. However, there are ways to prevent it, know who is at risk, how to identify it, get involved, and defend yourself. Such as The programs against it, knowing who is affected by it, ways to prevent it, The legal factors, and policies that are against it. Human Trafficking is very complex and very damaging to millions of lives worldwide. It is important to help stop the current widespread of human trafficking by supporting the laws, programs, and organizations against it.

There are many laws, programs, and acts that are against human trafficking such as The Trafficking Victims' Protection Act of 2000. This act was considered the first stepping stone in the fight

In most cases, companies don't support or are even involved, in fact, "companies may be against the idea of human trafficking, they may not recognize that they could be contributing to this problem through their business operations and relationships." (Smith) One of the reasons human trafficking is so hard to stop is because it makes billions upon billions of dollars daily. "human trafficking is a $32 billion business indicates either indifference for human rights or an ignorance of the injustice occurring."(Smith) The reason most companies are involved with human trafficking is because they are unaware that it's happening in their business. "Companies can exercise, social responsibility by using their influence over suppliers and business partners to prohibit human trafficking. (Smith)" The more companies are aware of the people they are dealing with, the better they can prevent and protect their companies from being apart or being a victim of human

That's why these laws and programs were created, to protect people from being affected or who are affected. "In 2000, the international community adopted the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons ( Friesenaik)" This is a giant leap of progress for these types of programs that seemed to be getting nowhere with the issue. This will help establish terms for those who are the traffickers that consequences they will face. "Security sector personnel are well-placed to assist in the fight against human trafficking: by identifying victims; investigating networks; disrupting operations; and prosecuting traffickers. ( Friesenaik)" This shows how the laws are being carried out and how they will affect trafficking on a wider scale. "This fight is a shared responsibility. It requires inter-agency cooperation between law enforcement personnel as well as trans-national cooperation. It also depends on effective joint work between a wide range of stakeholders, including criminal justice experts, the private sector, civil society, and concerned citizens. ( Friesenaik)" We are all responsible for carrying out these laws and programs, the only way they will be effective is if we all play our part in the fight against