Firstly, the worst impact is on the health of the human trafficking victim. This is happened when the trafficked person are mostly women and children that are sexually exploited, abused or force into prostitution (Pokharna, 2011). The victims are usually transported from one country to the other country and this risky journey expose trafficked victims to injury and even death, while overcrowded, unsanitary conditions, shortages of food and water along the journey increase the risk of spreading infectious disease (as cited in M’Cormack, 2011). Besides, the trafficked victims also exposed to risk of contracting to HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases (as cited in M’Cormack, …show more content…
This is because most of the trafficked victim aged between 6 to 24 years, in which they are very young and will easily to force and give in to what strangers said and ask them to do. They usually forced into heavy physical labour in hazardous environments and also taught the use of weapon as they are recruited as soldiers in armed conflicts. The impact on psychological is when the children suffer from lack of self-esteem, emotional disturbance, disorientation and depression. They will develop deep psychological disorders as a result from their experience to be a trafficked victim for the rest of their lives even if they are rescued. This psychological impact will hinder them from a healthy state of mind in the future for their country as they are being trafficked to other country that completely stranger for them. This is a very traumatic experience or them (Pokharna, 2011). This psychological impact will hinder their capability to build healthy relation with people locally or globally as their state of mind is not well.
The other impact is human trafficking may cause in breaking down the society or family ties or even ethnic ties between countries. This crime weaken or damages the family ties of the victims as this crime involves the movement of people from one place to other place and this concern about people’s rights and freedom. Thus, the forced absence of women or children for trafficking leads to the breakdown of families and neglect the children and the aged. Even when they have returned to their communities after they are rescued, they often find themselves stigmatized and rejected by society (Pokharma,