Why Should We Be Bothered About Human Trafficking?
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Three reasons why we should care -
1. It can happen with anyone of us - Traffickers do not discriminate
when it comes to various religions, castes, or educational backgrounds. It cuts
across all the classes and genders of our society. One need not be from a lower
socio-economic class to be trafficked. Men and boys are trafficked too.
Therefore, there is very high possibility
that it can happen with ANYONE of us.
2. We promote human trafficking and slavery - We all
are a part of the system which fuels the disgrace that human-trafficking is. We promote this slavery in our
daily lives, like when a child is employed in our home or business, when a
domestic help is abused and paid low wages, when an adult is forced to work
under inhumane conditions, or when forced sex work flourishes because of us.
Our everyday lifestyle choices, including our gadgets, our apparels and
accessories, and even our groceries, many-a times involve slavery in their
supply chains. This problem is, thus, inextricably linked to us.
3. We push people into slavery even when they wish to come out of it - Even if the people enslaved try to come out
of this exploitative situation, we stigmatise them. They are not given
respectable jobs. Marrying them is considered a taboo. We do not even integrate
their children into our community. So we are contributing to
their already exploitative situation.
Thus, all of us are guilty. If not by
association, we are guilty because we either turn our faces the other way or
roll our eyes when we see trafficking in work.
And of course it is not possible for us to not get put of our house, or buy products that we need. But it is possible for us to take action.
What action can we take? Find out here
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