Human Trafficking In A Nutshell

Doing this blog on human trafficking taught me a lot that I didn't previously know about sex slavery. I learned that human trafficking is not just sex slavery but also any form of recruiting, transporting, or receiving a person through a use of force for the purpose of exploiting them. I learned through studying about Invisible Children that abducting child soldiers to fight in an army is another form of human trafficking. No matter what form of trafficking that is being used, thousands of men, women and children fall into the hands of traffickers every year, in their own countries and across the globe. One of the most interesting things I learned was that "last year, the sex slave industry profited $32 billion. That is more than Starbucks, Google, and Nike combined..." This just goes to show that even though many people don't know much about this topic, it's a huge deal.

After everything I learned throughout this project I would still like to know how human trafficking is such a big deal, but it is so hard to prevent. That just doesn't make much sense to me because it is a massive industry raking in billions of dollars and yet so many people still don't know about it. Although the awareness for human trafficking is daily gaining popularity, in my opinion, not enough people are informed of this industry that so greatly affects all countries. I didn't really have a favorite part of the project but one thing I did enjoy was learning the different testimonies of teenagers like me being trafficked or sold into prostitution. Whether it was a mom from Michigan or a young girl from Cambodia, I read a variety of stories and loved seeing how courageous these women could be in boldly telling their story to the public. It was definately inspiring. The only thing I would have done differently about my project is that I would've actually done my live interaction. I procrastinated and my idea fell through and I ended up not having my interview. Other than that I loved my topic and everything for my project.

So after reading many articles, stories, and studying different issues my opinion is still the same, but stronger. I firmly disagree with human trafficking and think all forms of it should be ridded of immediately. I hate the thought of young girls being sold into prostitution and stripped of their innocence. It isn't fair and the sex slave industry is one of the harshest in our society today. I also don't agree with abducting children to fight in war as soldiers. I believe that everyone should be able to live in freedom without having to worry of the thought of being forcefully kindapped or sold and later on, taken advantage of. I'll continue to learn more about human trafficking and help raise the awareness of this issue in hopes to end it.