Human Trafficking
At my high school, we celebrated Global Solidarity Week. For each day of the week, we focused on a different issue in our world. The issue that most caught my eye was human trafficking. Yes, human trafficking is happening everywhere in our world, but it is a major problem in America.
As of a few weeks ago, I had no clue what human trafficking was. For those of you who don't know what this issue is, human trafficking is "The recruitment, transportation, harboring, or receipt of people for the purposes of slavery, forced labor, and servitude." (Wikipedia.org).
People from various countries around the world are being told that they are getting sent to America for a better life and job situation. Little do they know, they are being tricked into positions where they are working for low wages, they have the chance of being a victim of violence, and emotional abuse. Lots of the time, human trafficking is not known about. For all you know, human trafficking could be happening in your neighborhood.
All people in America need to become more aware of the issue of human trafficking. The government is attempting to put an end to human trafficking, but all citizens need to become more informed on this issue and do their best to stop it. How can you do your part to stop human trafficking?
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This is a very interesting, yet disturbing topic. Human trafficking is happening in many different countries to both men, women and very young children. Some get away, and some set free but they dare not tell or prosecute for fear of their families Safety...
I agree.. And what's more sad is that people who are looking for great jobs are recruited by their fellow countrymen and trick them by saying that they will get a great income in this job or that job. Then, when they go to the job they will get low incomes or even get hurt by their bosses. They even get prostituted after they give their full trust to their recruiters. Then after the recruiters got what they wanted, they will just leave those people alone.
After researching Africa for school, I learned how extremely dire the human trafficking situation is in many impovershed African countries. With most poor countries, such as Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania, human trafficking exportation is high because of the desperate need for money that those countries have. They are willing to sell out their children, grandchildren,or neighbors for money. To indirectly help abolish human trafficking, simply donate money to these countries. The more improvement in the economy, the better the human trafficking situation grows. The directly help with this issue, visit http://www.notforsalecampaign.org/, where you can learn about ways to help.
We're talking about this subject in my international human rights class. We were told about this new documentary "Call and Response" that you might find interesting. I think it has a limited release in Seattle now, but hopefully it'll be released to a more national audience soon.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6H9HFpD3azs
Do you know when this documentary comes out??
http://somaly.org/ good site
great post. Something you also might want to consider researching is the number of humans who are "trafficked" that become sex slaves and child prostitutes. There are a few documentaries out there that would definately shock you.
If there aren't any organizations in existance yet, maybe start your own?
Definitely join an organization. Anything to get the word out about human trafficking. Also, getting the government involved in any way possible. Sending letters to your local government voicing your concern on the issue.
I'm not exactly sure. Do you have any suggestions? Like, are there any local organizations people could join or any websites we can check out to get involved?