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by Mileidys Martinez - Sunday, August 21, 2022, 5:05 PM

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Over the past decade, the problem of human trafficking has received global attention at an alarming rate. Today there is the awareness that men, children, and women are trafficked for various reasons, either labor or sexual exploitation. The human traffickers take advantage of the unfamiliarity of the victims and use manipulative tactics to persuade and eventually control their victims.

There are many risk factors that are associated with becoming a human trafficking victim. The first risk is physical trauma, where the victim may be exposed to physical injuries. The human trafficking victims may often be beaten up and even raped for a long duration. This also brings about the risk of contracting diseases such as diabetes, sexually transmitted diseases, and cancer. Since they may not have access to proper medical care, these conditions tend to worsen, and they may end up affecting the victim permanently.

Another possible risk human trafficking victims are exposed to is ostracism. This is isolation from social circles, family, and friends. This may be a result of the shame and guilt they are experiencing throughout the process. Again, this could be a result of the relocation and the fact that they now live away from the community they are used to(Hounmenou & O’Grady, 2021). All of these result in the victims being withdrawn and isolated.

Lastly, there are physiological effects or mental trauma that are associated with being a human trafficking victim. The trafficking experience may make the victim to be devastated, and this results in survivors having memory loss, difficulties in managing their relationship, and an increased level of anxiety which may entail not ever feeling safe around people. Additionally, the victims may end up having post-traumatic stress.

There are primary interventions that may be put in place to help in the prevention and reduction of human trafficking. These deliberate efforts are critical and crucial in preventing the possible likelihood of exploitation. The first step is ensuring there is enough public awareness on the issue. This will involve educating the public and especially those who are more prone, on how to identify a human trafficker and how to avoid being lured by them.

Again, the government needs to enforce laws that relate to human trafficking. It should come up with ways of discouraging the demand for services that trafficked victims engage with. The government can come up with ways of filling the spaces for these services so that trafficked victims are not in demand(Bowersox, 2022).

                                                                         References

Bowersox, Z. (2022). Union Density and Human Trafficking: Can Organized Labor Discourage Trafficking?. Journal Of Human Trafficking, 1-14.  https://doi.org/10.1080/23322705.2022.2073095

Hounmenou, C., & O’Grady, C. (2021). Private Investigators’ Experiences in Human Trafficking Investigations. Journal Of Human Trafficking, 1-22.  https://doi.org/10.1080/23322705.2021.1925819

 Zenia Garcia Puerta - Wednesday, August 17, 2022, 7:42 PM

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Hello Professor and Class,

Human Trafficking Risks and Prevention

Human trafficking occurs mostly when one is vulnerable. The factors that make one be most at risk can either be societal or personal. Individuals who have recently relocated, substance abusers, homeless youth/ runaways, and those with mental issues are most at risk (Alpert et al., 2017). Online vulnerability is also a risk factor, especially among teenagers and the youth.

Those who have recently relocated to new countries are vulnerable and at risk of human trafficking due to culture shock. These individuals are often not aware of the operations in the new country and can be easily trafficked by promises of getting better employment. Individuals who use drugs often lack the money to pay for their habits (Greenbaum, 2019). As a result, they can be very easy to lure to being trafficked with promises of money and access to drugs. These individuals can be easily drugged and kidnapped before being trafficked for sex and cheap labor they can offer.

Those with mental health issues also face numerous challenges which range from isolation to the diminished capacity to offer informed consent. This group also finds it hard to assess the risk of detecting the ill-intentions that people may occasionally have. The traffickers see them as easy targets especially if they want to traffic them for their bodily organs (Alpert et al., 2017). Fear and seeking shelter for the young who are runaway or homeless is a major crisis. Note that the search for shelter, food, and a place to sleep render these individuals easy targets to human traffickers who often take them for sex or work. Noticeably all the targets for trafficking are vulnerable groups who are poor and most of the time relatively young.

Some of the primary measures that can lead to the prevention of human trafficking include violence and crime prevention strategies which offer residents training in restorative justice and peacemaking. For this, police intervention in crime reduction should be better implemented to prevent trafficking from taking place (Greenbaum, 2019). Since homeless individuals are at risk of being trafficked, it is essential to offer proper housing and urban development. This reduces the number of people who are seeking a home hence lowering the risk of them being trafficked.

Ensuring there is proper schooling and child welfare is essential. Some of the trafficking vulnerabilities involve school challenges and substance abuse. To tackle this child maltreatment, youth programs must be put in place to teach the youth how to recognize and respond to the signs of potential exploitation (Greenbaum, 2019). Surveillance of youth in unprotected areas such as school crossings and stops is a way of preventing the children from being trafficked. However, more still has to be done to prevent the cases of human trafficking before they take place.

References

Alpert, E. J., & Chin, S. E. (2017). Human trafficking: Perspectives on prevention. In Human trafficking is a public health issue (pp. 379-400). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47824-1_22

Greenbaum, J. (2019). The Public Health Approach to Human Trafficking Prevention. Ga. St. UL Rev., 36, 1059.

 Jenisef Diaz Padron - Friday, August 19, 2022, 10:40 AM

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Human trafficking claims almost is the second biggest unlawful endeavor on the planet. The demonstration could be characterized as the double-dealing of a person through pressure, extortion, or power with the end goal of business sex or constrained work. Kids and grown-ups are revered to be survivors of illegal exploitation around the world. Individual and cultural viewpoints are the main considerations that make an individual defenseless against illegal exploitation. Huge gamble factors incorporate political unsteadiness, destitution, and prejudice, among others. While illegal exploitation is unlawful in virtually every country on the planet, it keeps on being the quickest developing criminal industry. In the worldwide battle against illegal exploitation, we should analyze the frameworks and designs that permit it to work out. This expects that we analyze the foundational issues that permit this foul play to endure. Uncontrolled legislatures and policing lead to ruined states and authorities, the two of which are a significant reason for illegal exploitation. Although regulations are set up to annul illegal exploitation, responsibility is troublesome, and defilement will in general lean toward the culprits. Defilement in police divisions, the legal framework, government workplaces, and boundary control can add to the kept dealing of millions of ladies and kids across global lines.

 

Human Trafficking happens in each country on the globe. It is a worldwide scourge driven by neediness, In certain nations more than others like Western Europe, Western Africa, Asia, Arab Nations, and North America. Those populaces encountering outrageous neediness are particularly defenseless because of their conditions and familial franticness. These high-risk populaces become caught in the craving to get a superior life for themselves as well as their families. The poor are thusly gone after by manipulative dealers offering misleading commitments of business and training open doors, and compensation notwithstanding a superior life condition. Truly, the dealer doesn't finish any of the commitments. The casualties are then compelled to accomplish other work like prostitution or really difficult work getting practically no compensation, bringing about them living basically in outrageous destitution.

 

Human Trafficking flourishes when individuals know nothing about its world. While illegal exploitation turns into no longer any concerned issue, we don't understand the critical requirement for activity and backing. When we carry this issue to the front of our chapels, networks, schools, work spots, and groups of friends we become a sign of Proverbs, "Stand up for the voiceless, and for the freedoms of every one of the people who are powerless." If we decide to stay quiet this treachery will keep on developing. On the off chance that we instruct others, we are energizing individuals towards the anticipation and annihilation of illegal exploitation.

 

References:

Journal of Human Trafficking, 6(2), 119-140.

Prevention, Prosection, and Protection - Human Trafficking | United Nations. United Nations; United Nations.

 Yendris Alonso Gonzalez - Friday, August 19, 2022, 7:29 PM

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Victims of Human Trafficking and Mitigation Approaches

Human trafficking is a crime that dupes people, including children to participate in commercial sex acts or forced labor. The traffickers use several techniques including fraud, coercion, or force, leaving the victims without a choice but to participate. Victims of human trafficking face a number of challenges as they are mainly trafficked by people they know. They find themselves jobless and homeless, without access to social, political, and economic resources. Adults and children could be coerced, enslaved, and forced to participate in commercial sexual activities. In such situations, the victims suffer immense spiritual and psychological damage. At times, the victims could contract deadly sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV/AIDS.

Reports of forced labor in farms, factories, or homes indicate the hardships faced by the victims. Farm and factory workers do not have access to reliable wages as most of them only work for food. Human tracking victims subjected to forced labor do not enjoy the privileges of protective gear while working, which risks them to harmful exposures or injuries. Due to the hard working conditions, their health deteriorates which impacts their rates of recovery. The victims suffer from depression, shame, guilt, memory loss, and post-traumatic stress (Bello and Olutola, 2020). Other effects include difficulty in relationships, extreme fear of strangers, frequent crying, hopelessness, and other forms of several mental traumas.

Putting measures to mitigate or reduce cases of human trafficking is a complex venture and should begin by addressing the pull and push factors for human trafficking. Most individuals fall victims of trafficking due to homelessness, social, political, and economic instability, lack of access to essential resources, and lack of employment opportunities. Such individuals are mainly lured by people they know and trust. To curb such scenarios of human trafficking, government and social institutions should work toward solving the aforementioned push factors. The individuals should also report any known instances of human trafficking to the authorities. Governments should create employment opportunities for all ages and genders in order to raise the living standards of their people.

Pull factors to human trafficking are mainly external and include globalization, free market economies, and lucrative advertisements over the internet. In other instances, a factory's greed or desire for cheap labor, goods, and services trigger massive human trafficking instances (Naik, 2018). The contribution of these factors to human trafficking can be mitigated by educating the target groups (target victims). At the end of the day, possible instances of human trafficking will be reduced as members of the community will have better access to opportunities and knowledge, leading better lives.

 

References

Naik, A. B. (2018). Impacts, causes, and consequences of women trafficking in India from a human rights perspective. Social Sciences, 7(2), 76-80.

Bello, P. O., & Olutola, A. A. (2020). The conundrum of human trafficking in Africa. In Modern slavery and human trafficking (pp. 1-13). IntechOpen.