“Human Trafficking is a crime against humanity. We must unite our efforts to free victims and stop this crime that’s become ever more aggressive, that threatens not just individuals but the foundational values of society” - Pope Francis. Currently in the world there are so many underlying issues like wars within countries, drug smuggling, nation against nation. Nevertheless no one seems to talk about some of the bigger problems that take place within countries. Nations are belittling one of the longest standing issues that the world has ignored for years. One major issue that people have been avoiding bringing attention to is Human Trafficking. Human Trafficking is defined as “ the action or practice of illegally transporting people from one country or area to …show more content…
However, poverty alone does not affect human trafficking, race and ethnicity play a main, and sex trafficking truly exists as a worldwide problem.
It is believed that poverty is the primary cause of human trafficking. Little does the world know that there are so many other causes. According to Simon Butcher, “a blogger for Stop the Traffik, a coalition with the goals of raising awareness of human trafficking worldwide, putting an end to the sale of people, prosecuting the traffickers, and aiding the victims”, “ To name 5: the approach taken by law enforcement authorities to the issues; the legislative measures taken by national