Human trafficking involves the illegal sale of people for various purposes, often beginning with kidnapping or coercion. It commonly occurs across international borders and is fueled by extreme poverty. Victims can be sold into slavery or forced prostitution, and destination countries include the US, Europe, India, and Japan.
Human trafficking involves the sale of human beings. This activity takes place on the black market, as it is illegal in almost all parts of the world. Humans can be trafficked or sold for a variety of illegal or illicit purposes.
In many cases, human trafficking begins with the kidnapping of the sold person or persons. This is not always the case, as sometimes a prostitute agrees to be sold by her pimp out of fear, drug addiction, or other related reasons. Thus, while abduction is not always required, the trafficked person will always be under the control of the individual trafficked by some means.
Human trafficking commonly occurs across international borders. An individual may be coerced or tricked into believing that she is going to a new country for a job opportunity. Upon arrival in the new country, the individual may find that he is told that he must pay his way through indentured servitude or forced slavery; this is often referred to as debt bondage. The individual is in a foreign country and is often too scared to try to escape the situation.
Trafficking can also occur due to extreme poverty. Desperate parents may sell their children into slavery. Orphans and others who are unable to support themselves are also ready victims, who may be tricked into slavery or forced prostitution in a desperate attempt to escape their circumstances.
Trafficked humans are then sold by the individual on the black market and purchased for a variety of reasons. An individual can be sold into slavery and purchased to be used to perform hard labor. A person can also be sold into prostitution or sexual slavery. This is common with prostitutes. Unfortunately, it also occurs with kidnapped children who may be sold as sex slaves to pedophiles.
Trafficking in human beings occurs all over the world. The countries of origin, from which trafficked human beings originate, tend to be poorer countries and/or countries without well-developed legal systems to prevent abduction or coercion of citizens. The individuals are then taken from the source countries to the destination countries where they are sold. Destination countries often include wealthier areas where people can afford to shop for the trafficked people. The United States, parts of Europe, India and Japan are all considered destination countries where buyers can purchase another human being through human trafficking.
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