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Human Trafficking (By:Yareli Medrano)
Human trafficking, otherwise known as modern slavery, is a more pervasive problem than most citizens are aware. Human trafficking is not just about involuntary servitude; it is also about gross dehumanization and suffering of thousands. This problem destroys the freedom of many, specially women and children, like an infesting disease. Most of the time people who become victims of human trafficking are people who are only looking for better lives and better futures, and that is the sad irony of it all. The evil of human trafficking is its inhumanity. Trafficking touches many countries across the globe, including our own. An estimated 800,000 to 900,000 people are trafficked every year. Nearly 20,000 of these victims enter the
United States. Traffickers use lies and deceit in order to lure victims into their trap. Once people become victims, traffickers use several tactics to keep them under control. Poverty is one of the main factors causing victims of human trafficking. Traffickers often make false promises of jobs to lure the victim into the
United States where they are often sold or forced into labor. They also use violence which is the most brutal tactic. This involves the use of rape, beatings and confinement to control the victim . The last, and probably the one that causes the most psychological damage is coercion. This involves the threat of serious harm to, or physical restraint of the person or his family. It also involves threats of deportation or jail. The main reason for human trafficking is the need for labor workers. This crime includes several forms of labor, some more severe than the rest. The two worst forms of labor are forced labor and sex labor. Victims of human trafficking face a very difficult life, full of physical pain and both psychological and emotional disturbances. While much is being done to combat human trafficking, continued comprehensive international efforts are essential. These efforts must include:
- A massive effort to educate citizens in isolated and vulnerable geographical regions.
- Harsher legislation to initiate more severe penalties for offenders worldwide.
- Increase the number of knowledgeable law-enforcement divisions where necessary to specialize in decreasing and eliminating human trafficking.
- Provide funding for a deluge of graphic media coverage that reveals the reality of human trafficking to an unaware public.
- Create additional collaborative programs involving faith-based and other private helping organizations and public social service agencies to assist in providing academic and employment resources to victims.
Cooperation is the key to finding effective solutions. Although there is now a massive campaign in order to diminish human trafficking, I believe that it can never be completely eliminated. As long as there is a gap between rich and poor, there will always be someone who will be looking to benefit from it no matter who it affects.