The Role Of Human Trafficking In Central America

Central America’s failing economic systems have left many of its citizens unemployed, leading many men, women, and children to become enticed by trafficked sex workers in a desperate attempt to provide for their families. Central America has now emerged as the largest market for trafficked individuals in the modern era. Central Americans once living on stable household incomes have experienced deep socioeconomic uncertainty and insecurity prompted by the excessive violence and corruption within local governments. Human trafficking has been able to succeed in regions like Central America because there is little opportunity for social nor economic advancement. In many impoverished Central American nations, dissipating job opportunities have left