Human Trafficking Research Paper

Katie Lane

Mrs. Brooks

English II Honors

24 November 2014

Solutions to the Global Controversy of Human Trafficking

The crime of human trafficking indisputably extends to the farthest boundaries of the world, a transgression that occurs in the most advanced countries as well as the least advanced countries. Human trafficking is exploitation of the human body with more than twenty-seven million victims across the world. Trafficking victims may suffer from sexual as well as labor related exploitation, resulting in sexually transmitted diseases, physical abuse, and unwanted pregnancy. This is a conundrum that does not just affect the United States. While global organizations work specifically in this area of corruption to come up with temporary

Along with the United States, Vietnam, and China, Australia is also affected greatly by human trafficking. As many may know, Australia is a continental country of the coast of Asia. This leads to an increase of Asian exploit victims. A demand for Asian hostages can be traced back to Australian men. In this country, most sex rings are run by small crime groups, or even individuals. These traffickers have an increase demand for abuse compliant victims. Asian women are stereotypically more acceptable to violence due to their culture and race. Many of the exploited are brought into bondage because they are in debt to their pimp, and many are kept in bondage long after the debt is paid off. Human trafficking is a global dilemma; What will the world do to stop it (“U.N.: 2.4 Million Human Trafficking

The Polaris Project is a very influential organization in the United States. The Polaris Project focuses on more long term solutions to human trafficking, as well as promotes stronger laws against human exploitation. Prajawa is an organization based in Hyderland, India. This organization works specifically to save women and children from brothels, or prostitution houses. Children often grow up in these brothels and know no other way to live. Prajawa rescues women and children and educates them, as well as provides them with jobs and healthcare. COSA, or the Children’s Organization of Southeast Asia works specifically with children in labor and sexual exploitation. An interesting organization called GoodWeave began in 1994 in Asia. As an anti-trafficking campaign, GoodWeave rescues children in textile factories who are forced to work long hours for no pay. This organization has reduced child labor in rug factories by seventy five percent, and works in the United States to eliminate rugs sold by companies who use child labor (“Fight For Freedom: 7 Organizations Combating Human Trafficking”). Many North American organizations provide refuge for victims globally, for example, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Countless other institutions combat the violation of exploitation in men,