The global nature of human trafficking and addressing the concern
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Globalization is a term used to describe the increasing level of interaction between different nations regarding economic processes, cultural exchange, and political institutions. This process manifests in the import and export of goods, provision of services, transfer of information, and mobility of people.2 While it has adopted better and easier ways of exchanging commodities and communication, it has also developed numerous complex problems like the instance of criminal activities like human trafficking. The different forms of human trafficking have force, fraud or deception during recruitment, transportation or harboring of the victim with the purpose of exploitation.3 This exploitation can be evidenced through forced labor, sexual exploitation, and trafficking of human organs.4 Gang rape of women and girls violates every aspect of their dignity and is a heinous crime that thrives on the social constructions of gender, power, and poverty. Scope & Problem Identity One must not lose sight of the fact that there are millions of such victims every year, and the issue of trafficking in human beings is a truly global phenomenon. Worse, despite efforts to combat this vice worldwide, the International Labor Organization estimates that tens of millions of people are still living in conditions of modern slavery that create billions of abnormal injustices. This has been further compounded or magnified by globalization, which has deepened economic inequalities, made borders porous, and brought forth opportunities that may be utilized by the traffickers in penetrating systems that they can maneuver. The Consequences Of Globalization On Human Trafficking One aspect of globalization that can be illustrated in this case is the flow of people, merchandise, and services across country...Read More
