Trafficking in Women
What is trafficking in persons? "Trafficking is the recruitment and or the transportation of persons by others using violence or the threat of violence, abuse of authority or dominant position...for the purpose of exploiting them sexually or economically for the profit or advantage of others, such as recruiters, traffickers, brothel owners and customers." (unknown author, "What is Trafficking?") Trafficking in women and girls has become one of the fastest growing criminal enterprises in the world. An estimate of one to two million women and girls are trafficked around the world, annually, 10,000 to 100,000 of which are trafficked for the purpose of sexual exploitation. (International Women's Issues, "Trafficking in Women and Girls-An International Human Rights Violation") Women migrate to cities or across international borders to support families, and they usually migrate alone. Traffickers in women lure victims with advertisements and false promises of jobs as waitresses, sales clerks, nannies and models. In Thailand and South Africa, women and girls, especially those who are poor, are vulnerable to exploitation and trafficking, and often times it is the only option open for them.
In Kanchanaburi, there were over one hundred girls, of whom over half were from Burma and about twenty were less than sixteen years old. In Korat, there were approximately sixty girls, ten of whom were from Burma and twenty were under sixteen years of age. Most women and children who become prostitutes or victims of exploitation in South Africa are from poverty-stricken communities with no other option to earn money; for children who are abandoned on the streets with no source of income, prostitution is the only way they can survive; for women, because the illiteracy rate is much higher than that of men, and therefore cannot find decent-paying jobs, they are forced to sell their bodies to earn enough money for their families. o32% were tricked and sold by non-family o4% went to the city to find a job and were then sold. (unknown author, "Fact Sheet on Trafficking of Women and Children") Lin Lin was sent on a bus to Bangkok, the capital of Thailand. The agent from Mae Sai met her at a hotel in Bangkok and took Lin Lin to Kanchanaburi, a city west of Bangkok. She was brought to the Ran Dee Prom brothel and on the third day was told to work. South Africa is a wealthy country, but its wealth is not being distributed evenly. "In South Africa, income poverty goes together with a level of inequality which is among the worst in the world. The richest 20% of South African households have 65% of all income. The poorest 20% have only 3%." (Baden, Hassin, Meintjes, p. 17) Having a job is one way for people to get out of poverty, but the South African economy is not creating jobs.
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Approximate Word count = 2464
Approximate Pages = 10 (250 words per page double spaced)
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