Sexual Exploitation |
For most of modern history "prostitution" has been considered a victimless crime
- a legal offense to which all parties consent
and no party is injured. We now know, however, that this gross misunderstanding of the way
"the oldest profession in the world"
really works has only served to line the pockets of traffickers and increase the number of victims.
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Forced Labour |
"Even though we smiled and seemed happy in front of customers, the truth was that we were quietly suffering,"
said a survivor who spent nearly a decade enslaved. "We did not fight back because we were grateful to have jobs
as refugees who do not speak a lot of English, and we wanted to provide for our family and children."
It is extremely common for workers to feel too intimidated to pursue legal recourse and justice in the face of labor violations.
Their income and livelihoods are at stake. This is indentured servitude, forced labor, labor trafficking.
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Debt Bondage |
Debt bondage differs from forced labor in that the victim typically enters into the arrangement willingly in an attempt
to pay off a burdensome "loan." The victim then becomes trapped in a cycle of increasing and arbitrary loan amounts
and no possibility of ever paying it completely off.
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Domestic Servitude |
Involuntary domestic servitude is a form of human trafficking found in distinct circumstances
- work in a private
residence - that create unique vulnerabilities for victims. It is a crime in which a domestic worker is not free
to leave his or her employment and is abused and underpaid, if paid at all.
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Organ Removal |
"Desperate situations of both recipients and donors create an avenue ready for exploitation by international
organ trafficking networks. Traffickers exploit the desperation of donors to improve the economic situation
of themselves and their families, and they exploit the desperation of recipients who may have few other
options to improve or prolong their lives." - UNODC, 2011
Criminals in this form of trafficking have been discovered to also have legitimate professions as doctors, nurses,
ambulance drivers, and other health care professionals.
The most common organ found in illegal trafficking? The liver.
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Forced Begging |
Forced begging is a form of exploitation that can result in human trafficking. Children can be forced to beg by their parents,
siblings, guardians, or by a third party, including criminal gangs, distant relatives, neighbours or family friends.
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Child Solldiers |
In May 2015, a girl about 12 years old was used to detonate a bomb at a bus station in Damaturu, Yobe State, killing seven people.
During attacks by Boko Haram, abducted boys were used to
identify those who refused to join the group, as well as
unmarried women and girls. While the nature and gravity of
violence against those children may vary from case to case, the
short- and long-term implications for both children and society
as a whole are severe. The consequences of violence can be
devastating. Above all, it can result in early death. But even
those children who survive that ordeal must cope with terrible
physical and emotional scars." - UNODC, 2017
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Forced Marriage |
According to the U.S. Department of State, child marriage, also known as forced marriage, is a marriage that takes
place without the consent of one or both people in the marriage. Sometimes family members will threaten or use force
to make someone consent to marriage. This issue does not just affect female victims; research suggests that 15
percent of the cases involve male victims. On May 9, 2018, Delaware became the first state in the United States to ban child marriage.
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