A Short Story Of Marcela Loaiza

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I wish to share the interesting story of Marcela Loaiza, one that I had found when researching information and news reports for this paper. Marcela Loaiza, is a Colombian native who was sold into a sex trafficking ring at the age of 21. This part of her life began when she was lured by a Colombian man to Japan, where she was taken by a Yakuza (Japanese gang) who then proceeded to tell her that she needed $50,000 in order to gain back her freedom and passport (Smith, 2014). Despite this occurring to her, she still had no idea that she had been trafficked, due to her lack of education and awareness for what trafficking even was. After being trapped and working as a prostitute in Japan for over 18 months, she was able to successfully

They suggest applying a three ‘P’ approach, as the preferred method to address human trafficking issues. The three P’s are: prevention, protection, and prosecution. Prevention involved the implementing of policies and creating campaigns that help to inform and educate the public in order to better respond to and address human trafficking. Protection lies particularly in aiding the victim of human trafficking and ensuring that they have the help they need in returning to society effectively. The third P, prosecution, involves the ruling by governments against felons who have committed the crime of trafficking others. Essentially, so that justice is served in cases of human trafficking within a nation. By following these three Ps, governments can more effectively combat the problem of human trafficking, and particularly the issue of human trafficking in Asia (The 3Ps: Prevention, Protection, and Prosecution,

As explained previously, those who are effected by human trafficking and disproportionality in worse conditions than those who should be making the policies to change the consistencies with which human trafficking continues to occur. Even without governmental support, many non-profit organization, like Marcela’s have been set up in order to better assist those who are victims from human trafficking, and to educate more on the dangerous and perils of it occurring. Through education, hope for the prevention and decrease of human trafficking exist. However, in order to assist those who have already found themselves in situations of forced labour or prostitution, ultimately, it is through collaborative governmental efforts that livelihoods can be returned to those who have been stripped of theirs. Governments need to be supportive of their citizens, by offering support to victims and re-integration programs to better assist victims in returning to society. Hopefully, in the future, greater awareness for the issue of human trafficking can lead to changes not only on a surface level, but all the way to the core of the issue, helping put an end to human trafficking not only in Asia, but the