Human Trafficking: A Transnational Crime

A global phenomenon, human trafficking is the third largest crime enterprise, after the drug trade and arms dealing. However, it is the most vile transnational crime, as it exploits and subjects men, women and children to cruel, inhumane treatment. Victims are sold into three markets: sex trafficking, bonded labor, and organ trafficking, all done with the use of deception or force (Brewer, 2009). Human trafficking displays the inequality between equals in the sense that a person sees themselves fit to take away the basic rights of another. Victims are exported to various countries, but kidnapped and recruited in specific “tier three” communities and countries. The tier system is used to rank the severity of human trafficking in a country.
Human trafficking is a global problem, according to the United Nations, 161 countries out of 192 are tied to human trafficking (Polaris, 2016). Affecting almost every country in the world, it has become vital that they work together to institute programs and plans that uncover, expose all those involved, and ultimately stop the “underground” trade. So, they should be looking at coalitions like the United Nations and Interpol, that can not only help improve living conditions in countries, but prosecute those involved. Going even further, the United Nations receives massive amounts of funds to use for problems like these. A separate fund should be set up to solely help non-governmental organizations and charities in certain countries provide education on human trafficking. Whether it is holding classes or just handing out pamphlets, educating the potential victims on the issue, and how to detect a trafficker is the key to stopping it all. With this, there will still be a great demand, but a significant decrease in the supply for human trafficking. Another solution to help the issue is a coalition should be established between the United Nations, Interpol, a country's government and a country’s non-governmental organizations. This coalition would work to create a training program, select multiple teams of individuals and assign them to certain
Human trafficking is a business that violates the basic human rights of many and like every business, traces its roots back to economy. The level of poverty, economic disparity, and corruption in a country is what fuels the supply and demand, and so improving these factors is what leads to exposing and stopping the horrific crime that affect thousands a