CRJ322 Unit 7.1: How Does This Happen?
According to the United Nations, there are 29.4 million victims of human trafficking around the world at any given time. Why do you think that there are this many cases of human trafficking? Respond to at least two of your peers' posts and discuss whether or not you agree with their reasoning.
The reason that human trafficking is such a massive world-wide problem is because so many people are so desperate to escape the horrible situations that their governments force them to live in horrible conditions. There are so many countries run by horrible governments like communist and corrupt countries that those conditions force people to leave and come to great countries like the United States and many countries in Europe.
“Lastly, systemic inequalities and disparities make certain groups much more vulnerable to exploitation. Mass displacement, conflict, extreme poverty, lack of access to education and job opportunities, violence and harmful social norms like child marriage are all factors that push individuals into situations of trafficking. Families living in extreme poverty or families in desperate circumstances are more likely to accept risky job offers. When girls aren’t allowed to learn, parents are more likely to sell their daughters to men for marriage.
Ultimately, harmful social norms and systemic inequity fuel trafficking because traffickers target vulnerability. Traffickers look for people living in poverty, those who are desperate, those without legitimate job options, those without educational opportunities and the ones looking for a way to escape violence.” (Gould, H., 2017)
Resources:
Gould, H., 2017, UNICEF USA, What Fuels Human Trafficking, https://www.unicefusa.org/stories/what-fuels-human-trafficking
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