Sex trafficking has many definitions when looked up and there has yet to be solid internationally used definition, but the over all main meaning found throughout all is the act of forcing a person through violence, manipulation, drugs, threats, etc. to perform sexual acts of all types against their wills; and as said by George in Sex Trafficking and Sex Work: Definitions, Debates and Dynamics — A Review of Literature it is when “primarily women and children are coerced or deceived for the purpose of commercial sex exploitation.” Sex trafficking is clearly a violation of a persons human rights and is a type of modern slavery that unfortunately countless of people have to become victims of. People from all over the world are potential victims …show more content…
Because of the lack of care most victims have, physical consequences can not only cause long term effects but can easily also lead to death. Physical developments are more dangerous, harder to over come, can cause further long term concerns, and can negatively influence the victim’s situation while still with traffickers. The common physical effects that sex trafficking victims suffer stated in Fact Sheet: Sex Trafficking (English) are “drug and alcohol addiction; physical injuries (broken bones, concussions, burns, vaginal/anal tearings); traumatic brain injury (TBI) resulting in memory loss, dizziness, headaches, numbness; sexually transmitted diseases (e.g., HIV/AIDS, gonorrhea, syphilis, UTIs, pubic lice); sterility, miscarriages, menstrual problems; other diseases (e.g., TB, hepatitis, malaria, pneumonia); and forced or coerced abortions.” Same as mental effects, if these physical effects go untreated they can go bad very quick. Without proper care the possibility of death is very high and extremely probable. When physical damage has occurred and it has not been tended too victims could have trouble with the traffickers because they are not performing and complying with the orders that are given to them. Some of the physical illness that are attained by victims are ones that are incurable and because of them they will permanently alter the
The effect that trafficking has on their victims is the same effect that people have when they were raped, sexually harassed, etc. People who were trafficked tend to suffer from serious health problems including physical health, reproductive health and mental health problems. Mostly women but men too tend to go into physical exhaustion and become victims of unwanted touching, grabbing, oral sex, anal sex, etc. Mental wise the victim might have many emotional effects, severe stress and depression.
According to Van Wormer & Bartollas (2014), sex trafficking, “encompasses the organized movement of people, usually women, between countries and within countries for sex work” (p. 289). Sex trafficking is also a very lucrative business, it is estimated to make $31. 6 billion annually. This amount is estimated from the 2.5 million people who a trafficked each year. The exact number of people who are victims of the sex industry cannot be predicted accurately for all over the world. In the United States alone there is about 14,500-17,500 people trafficked each year. Human trafficking it the third biggest organized crime after drug and arms trafficking (Hodge, 2014). Young men make up about 44% of people being trafficked, while women and girls
Sex trafficking is when women, young girls, and young boys are held in slavery and forced into prostitution for the financial gain of others in brothels in the United States, Europe, and other developing countries such as Thailand and the Philippines (Sexual Slavery). It’s happened to many women and children throughout many years in many of these countries for money and more power. Often purchased or kidnapped off the street, women, girls, and boys are trafficked across international
Trafficking is the recruitment, harboring, transportation and provision of a person for the purpose of commercial sex. American trafficking victims are estimated to be between 100,000 and 300,000. Most of these are from the million are so children that are thrown out of their home or they have run away usually to escape abuse and/or sexual violence. (Shelley, pg. 230) The law says that a person under the age of 18 has to have been defrauded, forced or coerced into the sex trade against their will. Sex trafficking venues are wide and vast. Victims of sex trafficking can be found in brothels, strip clubs, esc...
In order to understand how sex trafficking affects its victims, one must first know the severity of sex trafficking and what it is. The issue of sex trafficking affects 2.5 million people at any given time (Abas et al., 2013). The form of sex slavery affects many women and children across the world. Even though both males and females are sexually trafficked and exploited, there is a deep emphasis on the sexual exploitation of women and children. This is due to gender discrimination (Miller, 2006). This is because women and children are more vulnerable and appeal to the larger populations of brothels and the so-called “clients” since the majority are men. Ecclestone (2013) stated that children as young as age three are trafficked. Sex trafficking has changed over time; “Today, the business of human sex trafficking is much more organized and violent. These women and young girls are sold to traffickers, locked up in rooms or brothels for weeks or months, drugged, terrorized, and raped repeatedly” (Walker-Rodriguez & Hill, 2011). It is found that many of the victims of sex trafficking are abducted, recruited, transported and forced into involuntary “sex work”. These sexual acts include prostitution, exotic dancing, pornography, and sexual escort services (McClain & Garrity, 2011). What happens to these sex trafficking victims is extremely traumatizing.
An estimated 20.9 million people are currently being trafficked worldwide (The Polaris Project, 2014). According to the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA, reauthorized in 2013), sex trafficking is defined as, “A commercial sex act induced by force, fraud, or coercion, and/or in which the person induced to...
Sex trafficking involves in death, rape, torture of women or using them as slaves. Women and children are usually manipulated into sex or human trafficking. They can be talked into doing so or promised things (money and power). Some are used to obtain ransom from their family. The targeted families that are usually asked for ransom are lower class families who do not have much, meaning that the women (or child) would have to “work” to pay off her debt. The women who end up “working” for their kidnappers have to have certain qualities. These women are trafficked without their
Sex trafficking is a form of contemporary slavery that induces and forces people into a commercial sex trade against their will. Many factors contribute to the sex trade and the exploitation occurs mostly to women and children. Through the age, gender, class, and race many are trapped in a never-ending cycle of coercion and abuse in order to survive in the corrupt society around them.
Human trafficking is a problem and may be addressed as a form of slavery. It chooses no preference, old, young, woman, child or male. All are vulnerable to its cruel and unkind hand. Human trafficking has been here since the dawn of time even dating back to biblical times and as history shows its destruction in the divisions of whole ethnicities and countries. This matter not only affects 3rd world countries but it affects all, both the healthy and the rich. For instance, the Bush Administration was mostly affected by the trafficking of women as sexual slaves sold to all parts of the world. Human trafficking is just a modern way of calling it slavery.
Sex trafficking is essentially systemic rape for profit. Force, fraud and coercion are used to control the victim’s behavior which may secure the appearance of consent to please the buyer (or john). Behind every transaction is violence or the threat of violence (Axtell par. 4). Just a decade ago, only a third of the countries studied by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime had legislation against human trafficking. (Darker Side, par.1) Women, children, and even men are taken from their homes, and off of the streets and are brought into a life that is almost impossible to get out of. This life is not one of choice, it is in most times by force. UNODC estimates that the total international human trafficking is a $32-billion-per-year business, and that 79% of this activity comprises sexual exploitation. As many as 2 million children a year are victims of commercial sexual exploitation, according the the U.S. State Department.-- Cynthia G. Wagner. (Darker Side, par. 4) The words prostitute, pimp, escort, and stripper tend to be way too common in the American everyday vocabulary. People use these words in a joking manner, but sex trafficking is far from a joke. Everyday, from all different countries, people are bought and sold either by force or false promises. Some are kidnapped and others come to America with dreams of a dream life and job. The buyers involved in the trade will do anything to purchase an innocent life just to sell for their own selfish profit. Many people wouldn’t think of a human body to be something you can buy in the back room of a business or even online. But those plus the streets are where people are sold most often. There are many reasons and causes for sex trafficking. The factors behind sex traffic...
Physical violence is used by traffickers to control their victims. Commonly victims end up with broken bones, concussions, burns, and even possibly brain injuries. These victims often feel as if what has happened to them is their fault. The National Institute of Health states, “Human traffickers can use drugs as “bait” to recruit people who have a substance use disorder. Or they can use drugs to force a victim to obey their orders, or work harder or for longer hours.” (Human Trafficking). These traffickers using drugs to get these victims to do things opens up a whole new realm of possibilities. Psychologically these victims are abused, and will have to go through life everyday, living with what has been done to them. These traffickers have a greater effect on these victims lives than they will ever
Have you ever thought about how many young females are sex trafficked in the world? How is it the fastest growing criminalized industry, yet if you asked others what they would do about it, they would often take no action? What is sex trafficking? Sex trafficking is a method used by organizations/individuals such as violence, threat, fear, and intimidation to explicitly force adults or children into sex slaves, ultimately with the goal of increasing profits for the organization/individual. Imagine being an innocent child living in a peaceful life and having goals of attaining a brighter future by going to school. However, your family lives in poverty and desperately needs money to survive. You are left with no choice but to accept any job
“Since many young female victims of sex trafficking are in no position to demand that the customers wear a condom, they often run the risk of being infected not only by the HIV/AIDS virus, but may additionally become victim of other sexually transmitted diseases”(Samarasinghe Vidyamali). It is very doubtful that sex traffickers that receive the virus would receive the medical attention and treatment that they need to survive. Women who have been trafficked into the sex trade often may not have access to methods of contraceptive, and not have the regular gynecological examinations that is needed. Thus to add, the trafficked victim can be infected at a very young age spreading it throughout their sex partners without realizing that the victim may have the STI. “Typical injuries can include broken bones, concussion, bruising or burns, as well as other injuries consistent with assault. Some of these serious injuries can cause lasting health problems and may require long-term treatment” (Martinez Jeri). A 2007 study that looked at women who had been trafficked for sexual exploitation from Napal to India and then traded were found that thirty-eight percent were HIV positive and sixty percent of the girls who has been forced into prostitution before the age of 15 were also HIV positive (Harvard School of Public
Trafficking is defined as “The recruitment of people that involves the use of forced and fraud to maintain labor (Chisolm-Straker)”. Human trafficking is an unseen crime as victims scarcely come forward to seek help. The purpose of exploitation of prostitution and other sexual things. Hundreds of thousands of victims are trafficked for their own personals needs. Seeing that trafficking is generally a crime that is hidden in plain sight, Trafficking can happen anywhere, as long as the environment contains vulnerable conditions. sex trafficking victims face dramatic thing.trafficking victims can be u.s. Citizens, foreign
Globalization creates populations that become vulnerable to sex trafficking around the world. In order to truly understand the causes of sex trafficking, one must look at the lager issues at hand rather than trying to blame an individual or small group of people. One of the larger concepts includes globalization and one of the key features of it is migration (Unit 3 Lecture, 2018). Migration tends to occur when there are several existing push/ pull factors. “Globalization worsens poverty, which leaves more people vulnerable to contemporary form of slavery, such as child labor…” (Davy, 2013). Which leaves several push factors creating motivation to migrate to various countries. Once the migration occurs, women are forced to look for work and are often times left with little to no options because of their lack of