Slavery in the 21st Century
By: Alissa Latteyer
Cause of the Problem:
Process..
The victim is recruited, transferred, harbored, obtained, or moved by a trafficker.
Means..
The trafficker uses force, fraud, coercion, abduction, threat, deception, or the abuse of power to gain control over the victim.
End..
The victim is exploited for forced labor, involuntary servitude, slavery, debt bondage, or commercial sex acts.
Main trafficking sources:
Facts:
An estimated 2.5 million people are in forced labor:
o 1.4 million – 56% - are in Asia and the Pacific
o 250,000 – 10% - are in Latin America and the Caribbean
o 230,000 – 9.2% - are in the Middle East and Northern Africa
o 130,000 – 5.2% - are in sub-Saharan countries
o 270,000 – 10.8% - are in industrialized countries
o 200,000 – 8% - are in countries in transition
The Profits:
-Estimated global annual profits made from the exploitation of all trafficked forced labor are
US$ 31.6 billion
o US$ 15.5 billion – 49% - is generated in industrialized economies
o US$ 9.7 billion – 30.6% is generated in Asia and the Pacific
o US$ 1.3 billion – 4.1% is generated in Latin America and the Caribbean
o US$ 1.6 billion – 5% is generated in sub-Saharan Africa
o US$ 1.5 billion – 4.7% is generated in the Middle East and North Africa
Types of Trafficking:
There are other forms including forced labor, where men, women and children are trafficked and find themselves engaged in slavery doing a variety of jobs including agricultural, construction work, domestic servitude and other labor-intensive jobs.
One last kind of trafficking is the trafficking of organs. In many countries waiting lists for a transplant are very long and many people take the opportunity of desperation. The main problem with organ trafficking is that not many people see the health issues that follow it.
Url's
Webpages:
<http://www.interpol.int/Crime-areas/Trafficking-in-human-beings/Types-of-human-trafficking
<http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1068928.html
Images:
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<http://www.ucanindia.in/uploads/news/2013/1/1358769477.jpg
<http://www.auburnmaine.gov/CMSContent/Police/Police_Pictures/not_here_logo_NEW.jpg
<http://catalinamethodist.org/img/human-trafficking1.jpeg
Video:
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=9L5Ibg_aCd4#!