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Reflect on the issue you selected for your Social Problem paper in Week 3 (attached below: human trafficking). Consider the research evidence on possible causes or explanations for that problem. Then, think about the theoretical explanations and approaches scholars and policy analysts used to discuss this issue and what policies have resulted from these discussions. Consider whether these policies are effective in resolving the problem. Find 5-7 scholarly resources based on the social problem and evidence on possible causes or explanations for that problem and list them in a word document. Please create a short literature review of each listed resource of at least a paragraph long.
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Running Head: Human Trafficking
Assignment: Human Trafficking
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Running Head: Human Trafficking
Human trafficking is the trade of humans which is the violation of human rights its sole
purpose is purpose is the people trafficked to be used for slavery, be sexually exploited, forced
labor and many others. Some humans trafficked are even are used for extraction of tissues and
organs. When the International Labor Organization last carried out their research an estimate of
human trafficking they found that over 20 million people are subjected to this act. In 2014,
human trafficking had rose to about $140 billion dollars. These people are smuggled into the
borders illegally. UN Office on Drugs and Crime saw the numbers rise in 2006 after the fights
highly intensified in Sri Lanka, Ethiopia and other countries. These citizens became targets
because they were jobless and they were promised to work in other countries at a good deal.
Causes of Human Trafficking
According to UN International Labor Organization between 2012 and 2014, the Asia and
Pacific regions recorded the highest numbers of human trafficking. They found out that the main
the main sources of human traffic were as follows;
Due to devaluation of women and children they make them so vulnerable to this trade. Some
communities still lives in the past where women efforts are not appreciated and women are seen
as assets in their families. They are forced to early marriages and even they are not registered at
birth. These women they are targets to sell drugs and for sexual harassments. Through sexual
exploitations women and girls contribute about 90%.
Through demand for cheap labor in industries, human trafficking becomes the next
option. The greedy individuals set up heavy metal industries, agriculture sectors and service
industries becomes are the most common in trafficking zones. At initial stages, employees are
promised good pay, protection against the law and even insurance covers. When they reach the
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Running Head: Human Trafficking
destination all their documents are confiscated are not allowed to use any electronic facilities
otherwise they will be killed. Later they are paid peanuts, some even below dollar a day. This
continues because the employees are intimidated and they are not aware of their protection in
alien countries. In these sectors, employees are subjected to all forms of brutality and they are
not allowed for sick leaves in United States. (Restaurant Opportunities Centers, 2011)
Poverty, war, natural disasters and search for quality life which leads human trafficking
numbers to rise on daily basis. The human traffickers in Northern-Africa, Iran and other semiarid regions become prone ...