Monday, April 4, 2011

Week 11: Human Trafficking

Using Internet research, and valid sources, find out 3 unique facts about the current situation of human trafficking.

Comment on another student's posting.

Post the website where you found the information.

67 comments:

  1. AMANDA DEMERS
    -According to some estimates, approximately 80% of trafficking involves sexual exploitation, and 19% involves labor exploitation.
    -Trafficking primarily involves exploitation which comes in many forms, including:
    ~Forcing victims into prostitution
    ~Subjecting victims to slavery or involuntary servitude
    ~Compelling victims to commit sex acts for the purpose of creating pornography
    ~Misleading victims into debt bondage
    -68% of female sex trafficking victims meet the clinical criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder.

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  2. Facts about Human trafficking

    -More than 80% of trafficking are females
    -Human trafficking is the third most profitable criminal activity, following only drugs and arms trafficking
    -One study found that 71% of trafficked children exhibit sucidal tendenices
    -Children who are victims of human trafficking are than twice as likely to develop serious mental health problems.
    -Trafficked children are often more likely to abuse substances, engage in prositution as adults and either commit or be victimized by violent crimes later in life.

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  3. -Around half of trafficking victims in the world are under the age of 18.
    -More than 2/3 of sex trafficked children suffer additional abuse at the hands of their traffickers.
    -Trafficked children are significantly more likely to develop mental health problems, abuse substances, engage in prostitution as adults, and either commit or be victimized by violent crimes later in life.

    and that is crazy that this industry is the third most profitable criminal activity

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  4. -forces victims into prostitution
    -compelling victims to commit sex acts for the purpose of creating pornography
    -deceives victims inot debt bondage

    this is absolutely horrible.

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  5. Approximately 75-80% of human trafficking is for sex.

    Researchers note that sex trafficking plays a major role in the spread of HIV

    There are more human slaves in the world today than ever before in history

    There are an estimated 27 million adults and 13 million children around the world who are victims of human trafficking.

    Human trafficking not only involves sex and labor, but people are also trafficked for organ harvesting.

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  6. Over 71% of trafficked children show suicidal tendencies
    slaves now are cheaper than they have ever been in history
    An estimated 30,000 victims of sex trafficking die each year from abuse, disease, torture, and neglect.
    80% of those sold into sexual slavery are between 6-24 years old

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  7. - Human Trafficking is a crime against humanity. It involves an act of recruiting, transporting, transfering, harbouring or receiving a person through a use of force, coercion or other means, for the purpose of exploiting them.
    - Exploitation shall include, at a minimum, the exploitation of the prostitution of others or other forms of sexual exploitation, forced labour or services, slavery or practices similar to slavery, servitude or the removal of organs.
    -Approximately 75-80% of human trafficking is for sex.
    -There are an estimated 27 million adults and 13 million children around the world who are victims of human trafficking.

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  8. -It has been identified as the fastest growing criminal industry in the world
    -The total annual revenue for trafficking in persons is estimated to be between $5 billion and $9 million
    -nearly 2.5 million people from 127 different countries are being trafficked around the world

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  9. Lauren Felaccio

    · Occurs both across borders and within a country (not just cross-border)

    · Is for a range of exploitative purposes

    · Victimizes children, women and men


    http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-trafficking/what-is-human-trafficking.html


    everyones facts are really sad

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  11. trafficking victims are usually told they will get a legit job if they follow the person
    . They may be abducted or bought from family members. One they are with the traffickers, the people cant move or leave. They are kept away from the surrounding community, their legal documents are taken, and they are often victims of physical and sexual violence. In other countries, trafficking victims who escape or are picked up by local authorities are frequently not recognized as victims of a crime but rather considered 'undocumented aliens which is really sad!


    http://crs.org/public-policy/trafficking.cfm?utm_source=google-grant&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=human-trafficking&gclid=CJGcs5jKlKgCFUiK4AoduEbyCQ

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  12. -It has been identified as the fastest growing criminal industry in the world
    -The total annual revenue for trafficking in persons is estimated to be between $5 billion and $9 million
    -nearly 2.5 million people from 127 different countries are being trafficked around the world

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  13. - Approximately 2.5 million people are forced into labor, including sexual eploitations

    - A majority of victims being trafficked are between the ages of 18 and 24

    - 32% of victims are used for forced economic exploitation, of whom 56 per cent are women and girls

    The facts about human trafficking are sad. Basic human rights are being violated because of others wants and it is simply unjust in any case.

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  14. 14,500 to 17,500 people, mostly women and children, are trafficked to the U.S. every year

    the purpose of human trafficking has changed over the years to forced labor, including agriculture, domestic service, construction work, and sweatshops, as well as trafficking for sexual reasons like many know of.

    many people who have been captured are forced to preform in strip clubs, sex shops, hostess bars, private video rooms, escort services, and mail-

    internal trafficking is declining becasue of prevention programs and better economic opportunities.

    http://www.humantrafficking.org/countries/thailand

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  15. · Occurs both across borders and within a country (not just cross-border)

    · Is for a range of exploitative purposes (not just sexual exploitation)

    · Victimizes children, women and men (Not just women, or adults, but also men and children)

    · Takes place with or without the involvement of organized crime groups.

    On Chris's post, I never knew that people make 5 billion dollars in human trafficking and I never knew that is was the fastest growing criminal thing ever, thats insane. its so sad :(





    http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-trafficking/what-is-human-trafficking.html

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  16. Human Trafficking Facts
    - The average cost of a slave around the world is $90.
    - It is estimated that there are approximately 27 million slaves around the world.
    - Women who have been trafficked for the purpose of sexual exploitation experience a significantly higher rate of HIV and other STDs, tuberculosis, and permanent damage to their reproductive systems.

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  17. http://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/11-facts-about-human-trafficking

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  18. For the purpose of exploitation, which includes exploiting the prostitution of others, sexual exploitation, forced labour, slavery or similar practices and the removal of organs.

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  19. Three facts ;
    1.Forcing victims into prostitution.
    2.The average cost of a slave around the world is $903.
    3.Approximately 75-80% of human trafficking is for sex.

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  20. ^^ [ Amanda Neil )

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  21. three facts on human trafficking are
    1. According to some estimates, approximately 80% of trafficking involves sexual exploitation, and 19% involves labor exploitation.
    2.Around half of trafficking victims in the world are under the age of 18.
    3.Trafficked children are significantly more likely to develop mental health problems, abuse substances, engage in prostitution as adults, and either commit or be victimized by violent crimes later in life.

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  22. three facts on human trafficking are
    1. According to some estimates, approximately 80% of trafficking involves sexual exploitation, and 19% involves labor exploitation.
    2.Around half of trafficking victims in the world are under the age of 18.
    3.Trafficked children are significantly more likely to develop mental health problems, abuse substances, engage in prostitution as adults, and either commit or be victimized by violent crimes later in life.

    COURTNEY TERIO

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  23. Human trafficking is a crime against humanity and includes recruiting, transporting, transfering, harboring or recieving a person using force and exploiting said person. Trafficking occurs all over the world, no counrty is an exception to these criminals. Often times victims are forced into prostitution or slavery.

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  24. Three unique Facts on Human trafficking are:
    1) The average cost of a slave around the world is about 100 dollars.
    2) More than half the trafficking victims around the world are under 18.
    3) There is only one shelter in the U.S. designed specifically to meet the needs of trafficking victims, and it currently only houses a total of seven to nine victims.

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  25. -The United States was ranked for the first time in the 10th annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report documenting human trafficking and modern slavery, released on Monday by the Department of State.
    -Police in Italy and across Europe have arrested a group of mainly Nigerian citizens accused of trafficking women for sex
    -according to the U.S Department of State, 50% of trafficking victims internationally are under age of 18.
    - More than 2/3 of sex trafficked children suufer additional abuse at the hands of the trafficker
    Commenting of L.Flock it is disturbing to know that children at such a young age are forced to work a strip clubs and such placed but good to know that programs are beginning to destroy human trafficking to safe the people beign affected
    http://www.ncadv.org/files/HumanTrafficking.pdf

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  26. I was surprisef to see how many people are trafficked around the world.

    Heres the link from my info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_trafficking

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  27. -More than 67% of sex trafficked children are also abused by the traffickers themselves.
    -About 50% of trafficking victims in the world are not even considered adults yet.
    -Trafficked children are also more likely to develop mental health problems, abuse substances, engage in prostitution as adults, and either commit or be victimized by violent crimes later in life.

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  28. ~The U.S. State Department estimates that 600,000 - 800,000 men, women, and children are trafficked across international borders each year and approximately 14,500 – 17,500 of them are trafficked into the U.S. annually.
    ~Based on estimates by the U.S. government of the numbers of all trafficking victims and comparing those figures with widely cited figures of foreign-born children in the sex trade in the United States, USCCB/MRS estimates conservatively about one-third of foreign born victims trafficked into the country are children.
    ~U.S. citizens are also trafficked within the U.S., although estimates are not readily available.

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  29. Abby........................ I agree

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  30. most of human trafficing consist of women
    50 percent are not considered adults
    75 percent of trafficing is for sex

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  31. heres the site that i got my information
    www.ncadv.org/files/HumanTrafficking.pdf

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  33. most trafficking victims consist of abductees and slaves heres my link
    www.ncadv.org/files/HumanTrafficking.pdf


    mike jones

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  34. -Around half of trafficking victims in the world are under the age of 18.

    -68% of female sex trafficking victims meet the clinical criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder.

    -Trafficking victims normally don't get help because they think that they or their families will be hurt by their traffickers, or that they will be deported.

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  35. Amanda Demers...
    i found my facts at... http://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/11-facts-about-human-trafficking!
    me and courtney have alot of the same facts! and everyone else found some very intresting facts!

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  36. 1. victims can be men, women, or children.
    2. It is not just for sexual exploitation, it can be anything from "sexual exploitation, forced labour or services, slavery or practices similar to slavery, servitude or the removal of organs".
    3. It happened in every country around the world

    I got my info from http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-trafficking/what-is-human-trafficking.html

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  37. Abby, I also found that it doesnt target one specific gender or age, which kinda surprised me. I would have expected more women.

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  38. the website i used http://facts.randomhistory.com/human-trafficking-facts.html

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  39. http://www.ncadv.org/files/HumanTrafficking.pdf

    http://doctorsatwar.org/human-trafficking-facts.php

    Three unique Facts on Human trafficking are:
    1) Human trafficking happens to be teh fastest growing enterprise in teh world.
    2) More than half the trafficking victims around the world are under 18.
    3) There is only one shelter in the U.S. designed specifically to meet the needs of trafficking victims, and it currently only houses a total of seven to nine victims.

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  40. Emily Harding

    1. not just women, but men and children as well
    2. Over 50% of the human trafficking victims are under 18
    3. internal trafficking is declining becasue of prevention programs and better economic opportunities.


    http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-trafficking/what-is-human-trafficking.html

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  41. forces victims into prostitution
    compelling victims to commit sex acts for the purpose of creating pornography
    deceives victims inot debt bondage
    http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-trafficking/what-is-human-trafficking.html

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  42. There are more human slaves in the world today than ever before in history

    There are an estimated 27 million adults and 13 million children around the world who are victims of human trafficking.

    Around half of trafficking victims in the world are under the age of 18.


    http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-trafficking/what-is-human-trafficking.html

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  43. My info --> http://www.usccb.org/mrs/trafficking/index.shtml

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  44. - There are approximately 27 million slaves around the world.
    - 68% of female sex trafficking victims meet the clinical criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder.
    - Many are under the age of 18.

    http://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/11-facts-about-human-trafficking

    And I agree with summer that there are more slaves now than ever before

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  45. 68% of female sex trafficking victims meet the clinical criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder
    About 50% of trafficking victims in the world are not even considered adults yet
    14,500 to 17,500 people, mostly women and children, are trafficked to the U.S. every year

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  46. 1.Human trafficking one of the fastest growing criminal industries in the worlds a form of modern day slavery in which people profit from the control and exploitation of others.
    2.About 30% of human trafficked victims will visit their healthcare physician. WHILE being held in slavery and none of the doctors will recognize these victims as "actual victims".

    http://www.polarisproject.org/human-trafficking/overview

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  47. The average cost of a slave around the world is $903.
    75 percent of trafficing is for sex
    Over 71% of trafficked children show suicidal tendencies

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  48. Abby, I also found that it doesnt target one specific gender or age, which kinda surprised me. I would have expected more women.

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  49. 1)Human trafficking is the illegal trade in human beings for the purposes of reproductive slavery.
    2) It involves an act of recruiting, transporting, transfering, harbouring or receiving a person through a use of force, coercion or other means, for the purpose of exploiting them.
    3)Every year, thousands of men, women and children fall into the hands of traffickers, in their own countries and abroad.

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  50. - There are approximately 27 miliion slaves around the world.
    - Around 1/2 of trafficking victims are under the age of 18.
    - There is only one shelter in the U.S. designed specifically to meet the needs of trafficking victims, and it currently only houses a total of seven to nine victims.

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  51. most people that experience trafficking are under 18

    every year, more and more people fall into the evil hands of human traffickers

    average cost for an adult slave is $900

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  52. [ Amanda Neil )

    Facts about Human trafficking ;
    1.The average cost of a slave around the world is $90
    2.More than 2/3 of sex trafficked children suffer additional abuse at the hands of their traffickers.
    3.Around half of trafficking victims in the world are under the age of 18
    4.Human Trafficking Is The Fastest Growing Criminal Enterprise In The World
    5.Over 50% Of All Human Trafficking Victims Are Children

    Website : http://doctorsatwar.org/human-trafficking-facts.php

    I agree wid Nick ; it did surprise me also

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  53. -In2005 the ILO estimated that human trafficking had annual profits of approximately $31.6 billion
    -UNICEF estimates that 5.7 million children are trapped in forced and bonded labour and that children represent half of forced labourers
    -UNICEF estimates that more that 1/3 of victims of human trafficking come from, pass through or end up in South East ASia

    http://support-julian-assange.com/forums/index.php?topic=155.0

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  54. Lauren is right all of these facts are really sad and thinking about what the people go through makes me feel aweful

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  55. -Around half of trafficking victims in the world are under the age of 18
    -Trafficked children are significantly more likely to develop mental health problems, abuse substances, engage in prostitution as adults, and either commit or be victimized by violent crimes later in life
    -Trafficking victims normally don't get help because they think that they or their families will be hurt by their traffickers, or that they will be deported

    http://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/11-facts-about-human-trafficking

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  56. KENDLE ARRIGAL

    1.Human trafficking one of the fastest growing criminal industries in the worlds a form of modern day slavery in which people profit from the control and exploitation of others.
    2.About 30% of human trafficked victims will visit their healthcare physician. WHILE being held in slavery and none of the doctors will recognize these victims as "actual victims".

    http://www.polarisproject.org/human-trafficking/overview

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  57. i agree with myles, and lauren. these facts give me a new respect for what people go though in life.

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  58. 1. Children who are victims of human trafficking are than twice as likely to develop serious mental health problems

    2. 68% of female sex trafficking victims meet the clinical criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder

    3. U.S. citizens are also trafficked within the U.S.

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  59. Jimmy's facts show just how serious of an impact the trafficking can have on those who are being taken advantage of, it's extremely upseting.

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  60. http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-trafficking/what-is-human-trafficking.html

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  61. -800,000 people are trafficked across international boarders every year.
    -2.5 million people are forced into labor at any given time.
    -1.2 million children are trafficked each year

    http://www.unglobalcompact.org/docs/issues_doc/labour/Forced_labour/HUMAN_TRAFFICKING_-_THE_FACTS_-_final.pdf

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  62. Human trafficking is one of the top crimes and fastest growing industry between America and Mexico. Mostly young girls are trafficing in the prostituion industry, but there is any other kinds of trafficing. men are taken in to be used as slaves in manual labor for big "drug dealers" or high archy "pimps". And it is sad how amanda pointed out that over 50% of the victims are children.

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  63. The average cost of a slave around the world is $90.

    According to some estimates, approximately 80% of trafficking involves sexual exploitation, and 19% involves labor exploitation

    More than 2/3 of sex trafficked children suffer additional abuse at the hands of their traffickers.

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  64. Approximately 75-80% of human trafficking is for sex.

    More than 2/3 of sex trafficked children suffer additional abuse at the hands of their traffickers.

    800,000 people are trafficked across international boarders every year.

    http://www.unglobalcompact.org/docs/issues_doc/labour/Forced_labour/HUMAN_TRAFFICKING_-_THE_FACTS_-_final.pdf

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  65. MORE THAN HALF AMILLION PEOPLE ARE PROSTITUTED EACH YEAR>
    THE AVERAGE COST FOR A LIFE LONG SEXUAL SLAVE IS 90$ MORE THAN 2?3 OF THE PEOPLE BEING PROSTITUDED ARE KIDS..THEEESE FACTS A PHYSICALY SICKNING N IT REALLY NEEDS TO STOP! ( TASHANAA)

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  66. An estimated 2.5 million people are in forced labor at any given time as a result of trafficking.

    - 1.4 million – 56% - are in Asia and the Pacific

    - 250,000 – 10% - are in Latin America and the Caribbean

    - 230,000 – 9.2% - are in the Middle East and Northern Africa

    - 130,000 – 5.2% - are in sub-Saharan countries

    - 270,000 – 10.8% - are in industrialized countries

    - 200,000 – 8% - are in countries in transition

    An estimated 1.2 million children are trafficked each year

    95% of victims experienced physical or sexual violence during trafficking

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