Current Events

Human Sex trafficking is modern slavery as it stands today. Even though it may not affect all of us on a daily bases it is still something that people worry about today in the United States. According to Mark Logan, of the US state department “although owning slaves has long been outlawed in the U.S., modern-day slavery, or human trafficking, still exists globally. The U.S. State Department estimates that thousands are exploited for sex and labor and trafficked into the states each year.” ( NPR.com)
The government is trying to stop this circle of events. Government has put many services into play for these victims. “The Office of Victim of Crime in the department of Justice has made eligible for benefit and services. For example, food stamps, medicade, provide work opportunities, support services, child care and income assistance (ASPE.hhs.gov).” These serrvices help the victims feel safer and help them come back to real life. In terms of minors who need help there are all types of service for them such as refugee camps, restettlement help with independent living. Foster care is a big way that the government helps minors. They have regular foster care, therapeutic foster care and group homes. This types of help will help these kids recover and to keep them safe.
There is a major need to put information out into the world about human sex trafficking because many people don’t understand what it is and how dangerous it is. When people understand what human sex trafficking is they disagree with it strongly. Reading many articles and not a single one has a argument on how human sex trafficking is good. There is not as much knowledge as there should be on this topic and we need to make it more known.

Work Cited:

- National Public Radio. http://www.npr.org. 16 Oct. 2010. Web. 13 Oct.
2011. .
- Us department of health service. "Human sex trafficking victims ." US department
of health and human services . Web. 13 Oct. 2011.
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Background ( History)

The first act of human trafficking was polygamy, the act of having more then one partner.This meant that one man could have hundreds of wives. In the 15th century the Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, French and British people started all sorts of slave trade that led to human sex trafficking. In World War II the Japanese and German people were put into concentrations camps. In these camps many Japanese and German women were forced in being the soldiers personal sex slave.
Human trafficking does not require travel or transport from one location to another, but one form of sex trafficking involves international agents and brokers who arrange travel and job placements for women from one country.” (Human Trafficking,Wikipedia) The traffickers are referred to as pimps or madams.
Today, the victims of this crime are runaways, throwaway children and families struck by poverty. Adults or children that have run away from hard times or abuse can be easy targets. Parents who are in deep poverty crisis will sell their children to the traffickers. Sometimes the parents are unaware of what is going to happen and they think that they are giving their child a better life. Other parents know about what the traffickers do; yet they still sell their children. Families that are living in the projects or who are on the streets will believe anyone for a better life. This makes these family targets.
The innocent women and children that are targeted are promised marriage, employment, education or just a better life.
The victims are conned into believing that everything is going to get better for them. Sometimes traffickers will keep them in one room with many women and children living in it. They can also keep their victims enslaved by threats, blackmail, beating, rape, locking them up and starving them, as well as selling them and reselling them ( 4-ever.org). These people are trained the do this and off ten have others do it for them.
This is an illegal act that we need to learn about and find solutions. For one, this is a violation of human rights and it is just a dreadful thing that people in the United States are participating in.

Work cited:
1. Akinshina, Oksana. "Human Trafficking ( Sexual Slavery)." 4-ever. 18 Sept.
2011. Web. 5 Oct. 2011. .
2. Wikipedia. "Human Trafficking." Wikipedia. 29 Aug. 2011. Web. 5 Oct. 2011.
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introduction

The topic I chose was Female and child sex trafficking. Some of the background knowledge I have on this topic is that it usually involves women and children from other countries who are lied too by the trafficker’s who tell them this will better there lives or their current situation. Many are promised the opportunity of jobs and a stable life. In reality, they are held against their will and sold into sex trafficking. In Thailand the traffickers will go to rural areas and seek out young women from poorer economic backgrounds and take them to big cities such as Bangkok brainwashing the women into sex slavery. Bangkok is one of the largest hubs for human sex trafficking.
The reason I choose this topic is that it’s not mentioned much in our society today and it’s a big problem even if it doesn’t affect our daily lives. This is a violation of human rights because many of these women are held captive by their traffickers as slaves. The reason of choosing this topic was to further the knowledge of people around the world to help find a solution or stop the problem. This is something that many women and children go through and I would hope that we could stop it.
Of course, I am not an expert on this topic, which leads to me having some big questions. 1. Where does most trafficking occur? 2. Are there any organizations that are trying to stop it? 3. How are these people tricked into doing these kinds of deeds? 4. Does it occur in the United States? 5. Where does it happen in the United States?