Thursday, July 28, 2011

Types of Human Trafficking

           Although there is a huge emphasis of human trafficking in having the purpose of sexual exploitation, human trafficking also comes in another type, this is called forced labor. Some of the examples of forced labor includes:
  • being forced to work in massage parlors, strip clubs or other escort services. 
  • being forced into domestic work in private homes, small family business and farms. 
Other types of Human Trafficking includes:
  • Trafficking of Women ("White Slavery") 
                 sex slavery, forced prostitution, sweatshop labor, exploitative domestic servitude
  • Trafficking of Children 
                 for prostitution, pornography, illegal adoption
  • Bonded Labor
       This is referred to in law and policy as "bonded labor" or "debt bondage." Many workers around the world fall victim to debt bondage when they assume an initial debt as part of the terms of employment, or inherent debt in more traditional systems of bonded labor.
  • Involuntary Servitude
                People become victims of involuntary servitude when they believe an attempted escape from their conditions would result in serious physical harm or the use of legal coercion, such as the threat of deportation. Victims are often economic migrants and low-skilled laborers who are trafficked from less developed communities to more prosperous and developed places. Many victims experience physical and verbal abuse, breach of an employment contract, and may perceive themselves to be in captivity—and too often they are.
  • Domestic Servitude
                Domestic workers may be trapped in servitude through the use of force or coercion, such as physical (including sexual) or emotional abuse. Children are particularly vulnerable to domestic servitude which occurs in private homes, and is often unregulated by public authorities.

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