This type of slaver has been traced back to the ancient Mesopotamian and Mediterranean civilization and has continued to grow. What is human trafficking? Commonly referred to as "modern-day slavery" is the illegal trade of human beings for forced labor or for exploitation. Exploitation referring to the using others for prostitution or other forms of sexual exploitation, forced labor or services, slavery, or the removal of organs. Woman and young children living in poverty are the ones who usually fall in the trap of the traffickers. Due to poverty many woman are not educated and are no employed leaving them with no choice but to sell their bodies to provide for their families. An approximate of 17,500 foreigners are trafficked each year in the United States alone, the number of United States citizens trafficked within the United States are even higher. Human trafficking is a near guaranteed death due HIV and AIDS woman are infected with. Governments around the world are just beginning to address this problem and have realized just how strong this type of slavery has …show more content…
Polaris Project notes “Because human trafficking is considered to be one of the fastest growing criminal industries, the U.S. government and academic researchers are currently working on an up to date estimate of the total number of trafficked persons in the United States annually. In fact the trade is only second to drug trafficking in terms of the illegal trade with the best returns. It is of paramount importance to note that a difference exists between human trafficking and human smuggling because in the latter, a person is willing to move to another country and they pays a smuggler who facilitates ones