Human Trafficking the Problem of Term Paper

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Presently, many jurisdictions incarcerate the victims and then export them as illegal aliens to the same conditions that made them candidates for trafficking in the first purpose. In the process these poor individuals are victimized again at the hands of the law enforcement officials. It is an unbroken circle. Efforts are on the way such as in the European Union to adopt a more enlightened approach but there is far more work to do in this regard. The United States has also initiated legislation aimed at the same goal but its full enforcement has been limited by the public sensitivity toward immigrants (U.S. Department of State, 2000). Perhaps the most important provision of the 2000 Victims Protection Act was the creation of T-visas which allowed victims to remain in the U.S. If they qualified under the requirements of the Act. This was a major step forward in recognizing the rights of trafficking victims.

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In conclusion, the fact that slavery created primarily through the use of human trafficking exists in modern society is an embarrassment for everyone particularly the developed countries where such practices have been illegal for hundreds of years.
Immediate efforts to eradicate the practice of human trafficking should be a priority for every international body. The United Nations, the World Trade Organization, the European Union, together with the United States have expressed their intent to work toward a resolution but additional funding is required and a determination to begin working together toward a common goal. Globalization has been effective in business and politics. It is time that the same techniques and spirit of cooperation that has caused globalization to be effective start being applied in the area of human rights. Such an approach would undermine the efforts of those individuals and organizations profiting from the human trafficking. Human trafficking is not a national problem. It is an international problem and it requires the combined efforts of the international community to eradicate it. The greatness of a society is determined how they treat the weakest among them. Now is the time for the international community to treat its weakest members, women and children with the same dignity that they treat themselves. When this occurs the world will be a more peaceful and lawful place for everyone......

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