The Emancipation Proclamation was signed in 1963 by Abraham Lincoln. Many enslaved Americans were thought to be freed. slavery still exist today all over the world. This form of modern day slavery is called human trafficking. The United Nations defines human trafficking as "The recruitment, transport, transfer, harboring of persons, by means of the threat or use of excessive force. Strong-arming a person against their will is abduction then to receive payments for the purpose of exploitation."(United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) is "Human trafficking".
Human Trafficking is a global epidemic, which occurs daily, in every country in the world. It's an international industry that is a growing problem. (Patrick Belser) of ILO has estimated human trafficking to be a $31.6 billion industry. Human Trafficking is the second worst epidemic to the drug trade. The 2010 Trafficking Report by the (U.S. Department of State) estimates that there are 12.3 million people are being confined and held unwillingly around the world. Globally 80% of human trafficking victims are women and 60% are children. Many articles have shown that males are not exempt from trafficking.
Human trafficking, is usually a forced act of a person, performing sex 3acts or hard labor in a sweat shop. Some victims agree to be trafficked in order to repay a debt for being brought to the U.S.A. others are transported from country to country against his or her will, for profit. A common form of trafficking is debt slavery, debt slavery is a more common form of bondage. Human trafficking, is usually a forced act of a person, performing sex acts or hard labor in a sweat shop. Some victims agree to be trafficked in order to repay a debt for being brought to the U.S.A. others are transported from country to country against his or her will, for profit. A common form of trafficking is debt slavery, debt slavery is a form of bondage that is created when an individual begins to work for another person who holds monies from that worker.