TRAFFICKING

Trafficking in human beings has been called the slavery of the 21st century. While the phenomenon is partially known, the proportion it has assumed in recent years is not yet duly acknowledged. Up to 4 million people are reportedly trafficked annually, the majority of whom are women and children, although increasing numbers of men and boys are targeted by traffickers for forced labour exploitation and other practices. According to investigation, 5 million persons are estimated to be trafficked at any point in time.

statistic of trafficking

             Recent intelligence sources describe trafficking in persons as one of the fastest growing illegal businesses globally. Even though the hidden nature of organised crime makes it difficult to have reliable and complete data, it is known that the three largest criminal activities and sources of funding for organised crime worldwide are trafficking in narcotics, human beings and weapons.

             The root causes for trafficking in human beings are on the one hand unemployment, discrimination targeting often women and minority groups, and the general lack of perspectives affecting increasing numbers of people throughout the world - generating a supply of trafficking victims. On the other hand it is the increasing demand for cheap, exploitable labour, the expansion of the sex industry, and the new possibilities generated by globalisation and technology to circulate information, people and money easily from one country to another.

BY,

YOGESWARY ARUMUGAM 

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