Human Trafficking
Sex Slave Trade and government
response.
Human Trafficking Facts
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Trafficking is by definition is: The commerce and
trade in movement or migration of people, legal
and illegal including both legitimate labor
activities as well as forced labor
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Examples of this are: Forced Labor, Slavery,
Prostitution, Adoption, Drug Trafficking,
Abductions, Soldiering, Athletes.
Stats on Trafficking
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600,000 to 820,000 people are trafficked each year.
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70 percent are women
50 percent are minors.
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Occurs mainly in Eastern Europe-Russia, Bulgaria, Albania,
Rumania, Moldova and Ukraine. Where Sex trafficking began in 21st
century.
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Also occurs in The United States, Mexico, Israel, Thailand and the
Philippines. Occurs in many other countries in Asia, Africa and
South America.
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More than 50 percent of Trafficking victims are sold into sex slave or
prostitution arrangements.
Causes of Trafficking
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Lack of employment chances
Organized Crime
Regional imbalances
Economic Disparities
Political instability
Armed conflict
Profitability
Mass resettlement
Insufficient penalties for offenders/traffickers
Minimal law enforcement on sex tourism globally
Poor international border defense
Victims prosecuted over traffickers
Why?
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Most women and trafficking victims are promised
jobs as domestic servants, especially in western
Europe and The United States.
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Upon arrival they are told of a change in plans
and they are recruited to be sex slaves here and
around the globe.
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Usually the girls accept because it offers some
economic guarantees.
Trends
On the rise in the United States and
Europe.
 US students, female have been kidnapped
in Eastern and Western Europe and sold
into sex slave industries(Taken).
 Most exchanges occur at truck stops.
 Ohio: One of the largest areas for sex
slave trafficking- Why?
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Legal efforts
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Hard to do in Europe due to difficulties regulating
prostitution, especially in UK, Germany,
Denmark, Sweden and Holland.
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Most of these countries have very permissive
and relaxed laws toward sex and prostitution.
Sexual Offenses Act 2003 UK, Title 18 section
1584 makes sex slave trafficking a felony
Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act
of 2000- allows foreign victims to apply for visa
and asylum.
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NGO’S
Non governmental organizations that
protect victims of sex slave trafficking
 Somaly Mam
 Polaris Project
 Grace Haven House- Ohio
 Red light Children Campaign
 Tiny Stars
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What can be done?
Be Aware
 Volunteer to help.
 Movies increase awareness
 Research
 Current Issues.
 Call agencies that assist victims
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