Short Paragraph on Human Trafficking !
The trafficking of women, young girls and children at international level continues to be a global problem which is generating seven billion dollars business every year. It is the third largest illegal transnational business after drugs and arms. The merchandise for this lucrative trade is mostly women and children from marginal communities who are looking for a viable employment and means of survival.
The traffickers use the bait of better life opportunities to deceive the victims and exploit their innate human need to migrate for better opportunities. Women and young girls are primarily trafficked to satiate the demand of the global sex trade.
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The principle underlying illegal human trafficking is the sheer powerlessness of the victims arising out of gender disparities and the lack of economic choices. Although each nation state has laws and policies against illegal human trafficking but they lack effective implementation.
The global community is constantly responding against the menace of human trafficking by formulating numerous regional and International Conventions to mitigate this rampant violation of human rights. Some of these are the Conventions on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) 1979 and the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) 1989. The Beijing + 5 Conference and recent SAARC Conference at Male also took up this issue for deliberation and discussion.