2. Human
Trafficking
Human trafficking is the trade of
human life between a buyer and a
se"er. The person who has been sold is
expected to act as a slave. This could
be in terms of labor, sex trade, or
i"egal organ donations.
3. Facts About Human Trafficking
Between 600,000-800,000 men, women, and
children are forced into the slave trade
each year
27 million people are enslaved worldwide
today
80% are female
half are children
1.2 million children trafficked for sex
32 billion dollars in annual profit
That’s more than Starbucks, Google, and
Apple combined
4. Forms of Human Exploitation
Organ Harvesting
Sex Trafficking
Labor Trafficking
5. Political Causes
Corrupt government
Loose punishments/ no
punishments for human
trafficking
Very few laws to prevent
trafficking
6. Political Effects
Government officials make
it extremely easy for
traffickers
Escape is almost impossible
from traffickers
7. Social Causes
Very poor education for
girls
People desperate to make
money
Tons of young children
living on the streets
8. Social Effects
Women are sometimes
willing to enter the sex
trade hoping to make
money or just to have
somewhere to live
Children are abducted off
the streets into human trade
9. Economic Causes
Millions living in poverty
No one to provide for their
families
Women and children trying
to stay off the streets
Governments not doing
well trying to raise income
10. Economic Effects
Women and children selling
themselves into trade
People leaving their
families to the trade in fear
of not being able to support
them
11. Solution 1: Education
Positives
Educated women would be able Negatives
to make money and sustain
themselves This could be very expensive
If important issues such as The government may not support
human trafficking are taught, this idea because it could hurt
people would know how to better their part of the income
protect themselves
12. Stricter Laws: Best Solution
Positives
Stricter laws could make
convicting human traffickers Negatives
much easier
Could be very difficult to get
A stronger court system and laws laws passed in Eastern European
would severely cut down on countries
human trafficking
This would flush out lots of the
corrupt gov’t officials
14. What I Did...
I joined the Not For Sale
Organization, which is a
group that fights modern
day slavery by collecting
money and sending out
ways for people to help and
spread awareness. I also
donated 20$ to them.
