Sex Trafficking Is the Forced Research Paper

Typically, involuntary participants in the sex trade are children from extremely impoverished communities whose families sell them to human traffickers. In many other instances, victims are tricked through legitimate-sounding advertisements such as for work in foreign countries as nannies or service positions (waitresses, hostesses, etc.) Once their handlers have possession of their passports and identification papers, they may have no way of escaping from their control. In many cases, they are physically abused by being beaten or raped or even gang raped to "condition" them to accept a life as a sex slave (USDHHS, 2004).

Personal Opinion

Obviously, I think it is horrible that people are enslaved in any way, especially when children are forced into sexual slavery. The international community should establish stricter laws and investigate and prosecute perpetrators relentlessly. While I do not believe in sex work personally, the article arguing for the rights of sex workers did raise some interesting issues. Adults who choose to work in that capacity are not necessarily doing anything that is wrong because both they and their customers are participating voluntarily.In some areas they may have no other way of earning a living and I recognize that it is difficult to judge another's choices without experiencing their situations. I agree with the argument that laws about the sex trade should not penalize "victimless" crimes and also that laws designed to address crimes with victims, such as sex slaves and exploited children should be made absolutely as strong as possible.

References

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March 28, 2011, from the BBC World News public website at:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-10764371

NAPAWF. (2008). "Rights to Survival and Mobility: An Anti-Trafficking

Activist's Agenda." Retrieved March 28, 2011, from:

http://www.humantrafficking.org/uploads/publications/napawf_08_rights_mobility_0708.pdf

USDHHS. (2004). Sex Trafficking Fact Sheet. Retrieved March 28, 2011, from:

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/trafficking/about/fact_sex.pdf.....