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Unit ABUSE. On a global level. Discussion Question. Is there modern day slavery?. Human Trafficking. It is the recruitment, transportation, harboring, or taking of persons by means of threat, force, coercion, abduction, fraud, or deception for the purpose of exploiting them.
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Unit ABUSE On a global level
Discussion Question • Is there modern day slavery?
Human Trafficking • It is the recruitment, transportation, harboring, or taking of persons by means of threat, force, coercion, abduction, fraud, or deception for the purpose of exploiting them.
The United Nations estimates that 2.5 million people are trafficked annually. It deprives people of their human rights and freedoms, it is a global health risk, and it fuels organized crime. • http://amfix.blogs.cnn.com/2009/12/01/how-one-woman-escaped-sex-slavery/
Human Trafficking • Human Trafficking Is The Fastest Growing Criminal Enterprise In The World. • Human Trafficking Is The Second Largest Criminal Enterprise In The World • There Are An Estimated 27 Million People Trapped In Slavery At This Moment
There Are An Estimated 13 Million Children Trapped In Slavery At This Moment • Human Trafficking Is Often Run By Organized Crime • A Relatively Large Percentage Of Young Women And Children That Are Trafficked For Sexual Exploitation Will Become HIV Positive
Approximately 20,000 Individuals Are Trafficked INTO The United States From Other Countries Every Year. • The Average Age Of A Young Woman First Being Trafficked Is 12-14 Years Old • 75% Of Human Trafficking Is For Sexual Exploitation
75% Of All Victims Of Human Trafficking Are Female. • Over 50% Of All Human Trafficking Victims Are Children