Human Trafficking Vs Modern Day Slavery

After hundreds of years, slavery still exists, even today. The Emancipation Proclamation that was signed by Abraham Lincoln himself on January 1, 1863. This executive order is what freed all the slaves in the U.S. However, this did not free all of them, but it was still a turning point for human freedom for this time era. All things considered, slavery is actually a much broader topic and expands to all over the world. Unfortunately, it still exists today, but we call it by a different name and that’s Human Trafficking or Modern Day Slavery. Unlike history, this issue is not affected by race or skin color but focuses more towards women and children. It does not matter what color you are or even your sex because men can be affected too. Human
In one instance from, Trafficking in Narratives: Conceptualizing and Recasting Victims, Offenders, and Rescuers in the War on Human Trafficking by Sabrina Balgamwalla, “Jennifer Musto quotes an NGO advocate as saying that the arrest of a 16-year-old sex worker is justifiable because “it’s the only way we can help her.” In her research, law enforcement officials repeatedly stated that they felt arresting young people in the sex industry is critical to victims’ safety.” As experts continue to understand the elements of trafficking they believe that rescue is very necessary, even when it is unwelcome. Unfortunately, rescue missions can be very harmful to the victims because with an industry this large, arrests do not result in successful identification of the traffickers. From the article, Can Prostitution Law Reform Curb Sex Trafficking? Theory and Evidence on Scale, Substitution, and Replacement Effects by Simon Hedlin, “In other countries, such as America (a few counties in Nevada aside), it is illegal both to sell and to buy sex. In theory, such laws aim at eradicating a market for paid sex, including both voluntary prostitution and trafficking, by targeting both supply and demand. In practice, though, most prostitution-related arrests in the United States are made against
Not only does it happen everywhere, but it’s happening right before our eyes. Women from all over the world are being smuggled in not knowing the true work before them. Human Trafficking organizations like sex trafficking, domestic servitude, child labor, etc, are hard to track, making it even harder to stop. Law enforcement and many other people have taken into consideration of the seriousness of this issue. They are working every day to find ways to protect and prevent the continuity of human trafficking. Since the first attempt to discuss human trafficking in 1949 to today the numbers of those involved in human trafficking continue to grow, building an industry worth billions or even more. We must also remember that this doesn’t just happen in other countries this could be happening in your state or maybe even your hometown. It is hard to recognize it if people don’t know what to look for. So, prevention tactics such as getting informed and learning more about human trafficking and how it’s affecting our world can help identify and possibly save someone’s life. Also, with this being the third largest criminal enterprise, it is an important issue for people to understand so they can help stop the affair from