KaitlynDavidson

TrevorGodwin
KylerLada
AlexSchlorff
BrittanySmith
English12B(3)
Mr.Gross
8May2015
HumanTrafficking
Thirteen year old Natalia was toldbyherparentsshewasmovingtotheU.S.withfamily
friends whowouldallowhertoreceiveaneducationandlearnEnglish.Forthenextsixyearsshe
was forced to clean the house, wash clothes, cook, and care for their three children, often
working 18 hours a day while receivingnoformofpayment.ShortlyaftershearrivedintheUS,
the father she was living with began to physically and sexually abuse the young girl, creating a
constant environment of fear for Natalia (Natalia 6). They say that we as human beings have a
right to to be free from any form of slavery, abuses, violence andfear(EndHuman10).
Human
trafficking mentally and physically changes many peoples lives whethertheyarerescuedornot.
Human traffickinghappensnot onlyintheUnited Statesbutalsoaroundtheworldinmanyother
countries such as Ghana, where young Nataliawasraised(Natalia6).Peoplearetakenbyillegal
means such as force, fraud, deception, abduction or coercion for thepurposeofexploitingthem.
Women andgirlsmakeup98%of victimsoftraffickingforsexualexploitation.Sextrafficking
whether within a country or across national borders violates basic human rights,includingthe

rights to bodily integrity, equality, dignity, health, security, and freedom from violence and
torture(Global7).
When a person is a victim of human trafficking,
they are more likely to be mentally or physically
damaged. One of these people is a girl named Dai.
Dai was a survivor of human trafficking and
exploitation. Dai was asked by a female to joinher
escort service. While Dais unawareness of the
proposition was overwhelmed bytheneedforfood,
she accepted the offer. Dai was sent to Nevada. After several weeks she was well provided for
and well fed. A client then attempted to bargain for sex. After she refused her offer, she was
forced to the floor, beaten and raped. She states To this day, I am still haunted by flashbacks
regarding certain smells, as well as cold floors which numbed my bare feet. Many times, panic
ensues when I find myself in a line of women it resurrectsthenightmaresofallthehumiliating
inspection lineupsIhadtoendure.Dependingonhowmuchtheattackerwhowasinvolvedhas
done to them, they could have visionsorflashbackshauntingthemfortherestoftheirlives.
Holly Smitha human trafficking victimsaid that the man that convincedhertorunawaywith
him took his time to get toknowherfirst.Hewouldaskherpersonalquestionsandheportrayed
to be a trusting man. He asked her what her dreams were and she stated that she wantedtobea
famous songwriter. He lied to her by assuring that he couldhelphermakeherdreamcometrue.
Like most other human trafficking predators, he said he had connections and her songwriting
dream could be an easy accomplishment (Smith 1). Victimsareoftenrecruitedwithpromisesof

jobs abroad or even within their own countries, but once in the grip of the traffickers, they are
essentially slaves (Washington 2). The perfect prey for a trafficker is apoor,strugglingwoman.
They are in desperate need of jobs and these persuasive predators areunfortunatelygood at
what they do. Barabar Kralis specifically states what traffickers do to these women by saying
that they promise highpaying jobsas housecleaners,housemaids,nannies,cooks,andmodels
(Kralis 1). Various forms of subjugation are involved, such as debt bondage resulting from
exorbitant fees for transportation, food, and housing however, it all amounts to a system of
violently enforced servitude from which escape is only a remote possibility (Washington 2).
Many human trafficking predators prey on families by pretending to be adoption agencies that
take children to better lives. They are then turned around and used as sex slaves and/or child
soldiers (2). Most children get passed along to other buyers or predators in many different
countries before reachingthefinaldestinationandonceachildisinthebuyer'shandsit isalmost
impossibleforthechildtoescape.
The United States is among the top ten destination sites for human trafficking (2). Sex
trafficking is estimated to bring in around 50,000 women and girls into the US, mainly for
prostitution(2).TheUNcrimefightingofficeannouncedthat2.4millionpeopleacrosstheglobe
are victims of human trafficking at any one time, and 80 percent of them are beingexploitedas
sexual slaves (Human Trafficking 12). In one case, upon arrival to the United States, the
traffickers raped the women and girls, confiscated their travel documents, and forced them to
become prostitutes. Guards prevented them from leaving the brothels, and if thevictims triedto
escape they faced severe physical punishment as well as threats of deportation (2). Sex
trafficking businesses are sometimes disguised as different types of businesses such as spas or

massage parlors. As earlier states, human trafficking is a major issue all around the world, not
only in the United States. For instance, women in Iraq are extremely vulnerable to a variety of
crimes, including human trafficking (2). One trafficking
ring sold 128 Iraqi women to Saudi Arabia in 2008 and
2009 (2). The ring was made up of Iraqi police officers,
members of the Governorate Council and security
officials (2). When families can no longer economically
support themselves incountrieslikeIraqmothers willsell
their own children into the sex slavery ring whether it is
wanted or not it becomesanecessityandsomethingthatmustbedoneinordertosurvive(2). In
Asia, sex trafficking is higher than any other continent in the world. It is believed that sex
trafficking is more common in areas where education and legitimate employment opportunities
are limited or unavailable, and women and girls are often either kidnapped or lured in with
promisesoflegalworkasshopassistantsorwaitresses.
Prostitution needs to be legal because of the fact that it is a multibillion dollar service
that brings worldwide income. Just a couple types ofhumantraffickingarelabortraffickingand
sex trafficking. Labor Trafficking is a modern day form of slavery in which people perform
services or labor through the use of force or fraud. Labor Traffickers use threats, lies or even
violence to force people to work in their industries against their will. Victims of Labor
Trafficking frequently work long hours for little to no pay. Some common types of Labor
Trafficking in the United States include people forced to work in homes as servants, farm
workers forced by violence as they harvest crops, or factory workers held in bad conditions.

Labor Trafficking has the second highest income next to Sex Trafficking. Sex Traffickingisthe
illegal trade of people for commercial gain or exploitation. This may include prostitution,
pornography production, phone sex, strip clubs, etc. Children, being especially vulnerable, are
often easy targets for sexual exploitation. Sex Traffickers will often lure people into a false
sense of love that would normally lead to a romanticrelationship.Thisthengivesthetraffickers
easy access to people worldwide to be used for sexual pleasures. This is the leading incomefor
Human Trafficking around the world. Once again, sexual prostitution needs to be legal because
of the fact theithassuchahigh incomefortheworld.Humantraffickingisa multibilliondollar
enterprise that brings money into the economic system and helps balance out the economic
system. Legalizing prostitution can both stimulate the economy andreducethenumberofissues
related to human traffickinginvolvingsex.Prostitutionbecominglegalizedwillreducemanysex
relatedcrimes.Ithasbeenproventhatrape,kidnapping,domesticviolence,and murderrateswill
be reduced by legalizing prostitution. Brothels in Nevada generates approximately fifty million
dollars annually and if taxed those businesses couldgenerate$3,000,000intaxesperyear which
could be used bytheUnitedStatesgovernmentinordertobeusedforstateandfederalprograms
that are funded by taxpayers. Along with all the funds from legalizing prostitution, more taxes
andfeescouldbeaddedwithsexuallytransmitteddiseases.
Human trafficking occurs everywhere around the world, and it is something thatcannot
be ignored. The people taken are cousins, friends, sisters, daughters, and even parents. It could
happen to anyone. The majority of victims are women and children. There are many ways the
victims get violated such as sexual and physical abuse. Human trafficking must be ended, and
prostitution must be legalized. We have shown evidence that people are harmed and thiscauses

problems in our society. With the legalization of prostitution to aid in the battle against human
trafficking. Women like Natalia and Barabar must be helped. They are just two women among
millions that are taken by force or coerced. The trading of humanlivesthroughtraffickingmust
bestopped.

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