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Introduction
Human trafficking is a deplorable crime. In this crime, criminals take advantage of the poor and exploit them with the promises of better life and opportunities in another country. The unfortunate victims of human trafficking end up performing different abhorrent acts (Jong, 2). Of all the forms of human trafficking, labor bondage is the one that hurts so many people around the world. Human traffickers trick entire families and communities and make them go with them in search of better life facilities. However, the families end up toiling in fields for powerful groups. Sadly, community and law enforcement agencies do not consider forced labor or labor form of human trafficking. There can be several reasons for this fact. The first reason can be that in many developed countries, unlike underdeveloped countries which are notorious for human trafficking, are not grappling with the issue of forced labor. Therefore, many people might not be adequately familiar with the plight of individuals, families, and communities that end up doing forced labor as a result of human trafficking. Moreover, law enforcement agencies fail to place over the labor form of human trafficking might be due to the fact that the agencies require significant support and assistance to respond to forced labor and ultimately curbing human trafficking (Farrell and Pfeffer, 4).
Discussion
The Mississippi poultry workers, sea slaves, Nena, all have one thing in common- they are forced labor. All these people were tricked into the profession they are now stuck. All of them were promised by the despicable human traffickers that they would be provided with an opportunity to make amends for their lives. Moreover, they were tricked with the glamour of earning a respectable wage (Zimmerman and Kiss, 5). However, they all ended up in forced labor. Certainly, forced labor category of human trafficking is one of the most life-threating categories. The unfortunate people that are working as bonded laborers underwent an untold ordeal. They face a tremendous amount of difficulties while they work in dilapidated conditions. The three categories of victims portray a picture of prisoners of an era that the world has long left behind. Bonded laborers are constantly under pressure from their handlers. So is the case of three categories described. Victims of bonded laborers are faced with numerous health issues that can often prove life-threatening. Mississippi poultry workers, sea slaves, Nena faced severe health issues due to the bad conditions in which they worked. Certainly, bonded or forced labor in human trafficking poses a significant threat to the lives of poor people (Campbell and Zimmerman, 7).
Conclusion
If there is any serious human rights violation in the modern-day world, it is human trafficking. Human trafficking is tantamount to stripping off an individual of their legitimate rights (Flores, 2). The human traffickers continue to make money by exploiting unfortunate human beings and coerce them into forced labor. Certainly, there are many vulnerable groups that end up in bonded or forced labors through human trafficking. Immigrants, in recent times, have emerged as an easy target for the human traffickers. The political instability in the Middle East and economic turmoil in the African states have compelled many people to flee their countries and seek life opportunities in other countries. While the unfortunate people flee their countries, they are intercepted by human traffickers. Human traffickers then compel the victims to work as sex workers and bonded or forced laborers. Organ trafficking of immigrants is another issue that has been long festering. Migrants are often left with few options. Some of them are killed while fleeing while others end up at the mercy of the human traffickers. Major global players must act together and enforce measures in the light of reports of the UN to curb the recent surge in human trafficking of migrants (Flores, 4).
Works Cited
Campbell, Letitia M., and Yvonne C. Zimmerman. "Forced labor and the movement to end human trafficking." A companion to public theology. BRILL, 2017. 271-297.
Farrell, Amy, and Rebecca Pfeffer. "Human Trafficking in North America." The SAGE Handbook of Human Trafficking and Modern Day Slavery (2018): 408.
Flores, Nichole M. "Human Trafficking and Modern-Day Slavery." Proceedings of the Catholic Theological Society of America 71.1 (2016).
BIBLIOGRAPHY Jong, Melanie. "Human Trafficking." MacEwan University Student Research Proceedings 4.1 (2019).
Zimmerman, Cathy, and Ligia Kiss. "Human trafficking and exploitation: a global health concern." PLoS medicine 14.11 (2017): e1002437.
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