Leah Kaminski Writing 39C April 17, 2014 Modern Day Slavery Whilst slavery in the past played a profound role in history for its oppressive system and how the slaves were able to earn the freedom, slavery has not been completely obstructed. Even though many people of our society believe that the problem of slavery is completely solved, modern day slavery continues to exist today. Unfortunately, human trafficking is a common system that is active around the world that many people are not fully aware of. It is mostly common, though, for women and children of third world countries to be the victims of such inhuman activities that would force labor or sex upon them. The women who are victimized usually arent aware of the situation they are put into when the human traffickers take them and promise them a better life in another country. There are approximately over 4 million people around the world that are trafficked every year, 1 million of which are trafficked into the global sex industry (Hartsock). These unsuspecting women end up finding themselves working in other peoples homes or in prostitution and hardly have a choice to leave and return to their own homes. Womens reputations in the past have already been denoted as the traditional women in the family who only works around the household and follows the orders of the pampered and dominant male. The fact that these women of the foreign countries are greatly sought and requested for when it comes to sex or labor workers depreciates their social structure even more. Beside the existing social structure of Arenas 2 women, this problematic situation continuously arises also due to many men seeking for the great power that they once had over women but has since then decreased as the first world women find higher end careers for themselves. Many of the women who end up being victims of human trafficking end up having to endure various hardships and tribulations once they start their work for their exploitative employer. Since the women expected to find a better life through moving to a different and seemingly more bountiful country, they are caught off guard when they realize what they actually need to do. These women are usually victims to [abuse] and exploitation [that] follow such uncannily predictable patters that many in the social service would almost wonder if theres an Abusers Manual being circulated (Global Women). Along with such terrible treatment physically, the women are usually denied to have any benefits or outside social interactions during the times they work. They are also subject to having been underpaid or not paid at all in some cases during their employment. Many of these examples highlight the horrible treatment that is given to these victims of trafficking, so people should all the more try to find solutions that might decrease the numbers of human trafficking and help more of these victims to attain freedom. Human trafficking and slavery are both highly immoral, yet it is continuously practiced throughout the world by various people. This is a current situation that should be resolved, rather than allowing it to be hidden to most peoples knowledge. There are actually many various institutions and small groups that make efforts to raise the awareness of such an atrocious problem, which allows for a resolution to be seemingly possible. Arenas 3 There are currently various activists doing their best to do what they can to prevent as much as they could when it comes to human trafficking. Many victims are able to attain assistance in shelters or other helpful programs in various countries, yet there are still few who deny such assistance. There are also many prevention programs that focus on young boys and girls and teach them the equality between the genders in order to decrease the demand for human trafficking (Fighting Against Human Trafficking). This emphasizes the importance of social structure; because the traditional women was considered to be of a lower stature than men, some men find it acceptable to use them as slaves of some sort.
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