The Pros And Cons Of Human Trafficking

Imagine that at a young age you are forced to work extraneously every single day just to survive. You are not making the money to survive but only for the benefit of a superior being is who is forcing you to work. You have not seen your family or friends, and you cannot see them even if you tried. If you rebel against this superior being, you risk getting beaten or even worse, deportation. This what many people face in human trafficking. It still exists, it is still occurring, and there is hardly anything being done to stop it. In addition, it is hardly ever discussed amongst people. It is one those subjects that people seem to dismiss because it seems easier that way. Here I will present to you the facts about human trafficking, in hopes that people will become educated and help others in need. Primarily, 68% of human trafficking is forced labor exploitation. Second, there are more factors that lead up to human trafficking than you think. Lastly, it is harder for victims to get out or leave than it seems.

However, that is not what human trafficking is entirely. Forced prostitution makes up of 22% of human trafficking, 10% work in state imposed labor which includes working prisons or armed forces. The majority of human trafficking is forced labor exploitation. This includes creating the goods and services that we rely on, such as construction and agricultural work. The US Department Labor identified over 130 goods in 75 countries were made by forced child labor. This proves that human trafficking is more than what you would here in an episode of Law and Order: SVU. It is more than just a child being forced to sell their body to perverted people, it is military bases, coal mines, and