HubPages Posted 29 October 2014
What Is the Link Between Human Trafficking and Children?
I’m sure most of you have seen the phrase “human trafficking” a lot in the news over the past two decades are so. You’ve seen the contexts it has been used in by the media, such as the human trafficking of about ten individuals a few years ago from Libya to the southern coast of Italy or the sex trafficking of women and girls from Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe to the United States. However, have you ever thought of what the definition of “human trafficking” is? The general definition of human trafficking is the transportation of individuals to be used for some sort of purpose in a different country and/or region. The reasons behind the purpose of why these individuals are being transported varies significantly. The most common reasons are related to economics and the International Labor Organization currently identifies it as an economic issue. Any individual can be trafficked: men, women, children, the elderly you name it. Sometimes the individuals are taken against their will, while others made the choice to go, whether they know for sure what awaits them once they arrive at their destination or not.
