Paige and I are doing our insertion project over the topic of human trafficking. I remember a speaker coming to my high school and speaking of this industry, and at that time I was in complete shock because I hardly knew anything about it. As we researched information for our pamphlet, I was horrified by some of the facts.
600,000 to 800,000 women, children, and men are bought and sold across international borders every year and exploited for forced labor or commercial sex.
There are 20.9 million victims of trafficking world wide as of 2012.
A $32 billion-a-year industry, human trafficking is on the rise and is in all 50 states. (Yes, it is happening right here around us!)
Human Trafficking has surpassed the illegal sale of arms and in the next few years is estimated to surpass the illegal sale of drugs.
This is clearly a huge industry! A HUGE problem. If this is so common, why do we never hear about this? Is it that people believe it doesn't happen here? Is it because it is such a "black market" that it's not something we are aware of?
Watching videos and reading facts about human trafficking has been sickening. Yet, I believe it has opened my eyes to such an awful injustice that is not talked about enough. More people need to be educated on this so they can identify a potential situation and also help prevent it.
People think slavery was an issue of the past. This is slavery. It still exists and it is a much bigger problem than most people are aware of.
Everyone should "like" the page Let's Stop Human Trafficking on facebook and check out our pamphlet :)
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