Human Trafficking: Transnational Organized Crime
Human trafficking transgresses national borders and is a growing form of transnational organized crime that poses a global security threat. Human trafficking for prostitution and forced labor is one of the fastest growing areas of international criminal activity with the overwhelming majority of those trafficked are women and children.
An estimated 700,000 to 2 million people are trafficked each year worldwide; between 45,000 and 50,000 to the United States.
Trafficking is one of the largest source of profits for organized crime, behind only drugs and weapons and generates billions of dollars annually.
Trafficking affects virtually every country in the world with the largest number of victims coming from Asia, followed by the Soviet Union, …show more content…
Alien smuggling involves people, who knowingly enter a foreign country illegally, and who are aided by a person usually from that country for monetary gain.
The causes for the increase in human trafficking are due mainly because of poverty, oppression and war. The movement of people trans-nationally, either legally or illegally, has increased with the globalization of the world economy especially from poorer to wealthier countries . International organized crime has taken advantage of the movement of people, money, goods and services.
Other contributing factors include: the continuing oppression and subordination of women who lack any educational or economic opportunities. In some impoverished countries women and girls are viewed as economic burdens, and are sold to these traffickers for payoff, others are simply kidnapped by terrorist
An estimated 700,000 to 2 million people are trafficked each year worldwide; between 45,000 and 50,000 to the United States.
Trafficking is one of the largest source of profits for organized crime, behind only drugs and weapons and generates billions of dollars annually.
Trafficking affects virtually every country in the world with the largest number of victims coming from Asia, followed by the Soviet Union, …show more content…
Alien smuggling involves people, who knowingly enter a foreign country illegally, and who are aided by a person usually from that country for monetary gain.
The causes for the increase in human trafficking are due mainly because of poverty, oppression and war. The movement of people trans-nationally, either legally or illegally, has increased with the globalization of the world economy especially from poorer to wealthier countries . International organized crime has taken advantage of the movement of people, money, goods and services.
Other contributing factors include: the continuing oppression and subordination of women who lack any educational or economic opportunities. In some impoverished countries women and girls are viewed as economic burdens, and are sold to these traffickers for payoff, others are simply kidnapped by terrorist