“Slavery in the 21st Century”
Many people believe that slavery ended back in 1865, after the issuing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Little do most know that, in fact, this is very wrong! Human trafficking is growing, and it is growing extremely fast.
It is estimated that 27 million people are held in slavery worldwide. This injustice is growing faster than weapons and drugs. Human trafficking may become the number one crime world wide in 2010. Victims of this crime can begin as little as the tender age of four years old. Some of these girls are forced to service as many as 40 men per day.
Although this crime is an issue world wide, Europe is a primary place for human trafficking. Girls who have left home, in search for possible job opportunities, get tricked into false job advertisements and hand over passports, and only forms of identification, in hopes to get a job only to be kidnapped and forced into the sex slave industry. Literally thousands of women and children are sold for sex everyday.
This is an injustice that sadly is not known to many people. As I write this paper my heart aches for these girls. I just want to start crying. No one should ever be victim to such an injustice like sex trafficking. This is such a strong passion of mine. It kills me that so few people hear the cries of these young girls, and that more is not being done to stop this problem.
When will people open their eyes and start seeing the harsh realities of the world we live in?
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere”
-Martin Luther King
Will it be when this problem reaches our doorstep? Little do people know that this is already a problem in the United States! When will speak up for those that have no voice, when will we be the hands and feet for those held captive? Something must be done, and the time is now. I refuse to live in a world where we do nothing. We can’t just sit and turn our backs to a crying world. These girls need our help and they certainly can’t do it themselves. I believe when the world stops answering the cry of the captive, hurt, and helpless then we are truly a lost and meaningless world.
People around the globe are answering the call. There are organizations out there solely based on freeing those held in sex trafficking. The most helpful thing we can do is sponsor and donate. This primarily helps buy supplies for the saved victims, including food, shelter, and supplies. The other most important thing you can do is help making people more aware of this injustice. The more people that know about what is truly going on then the more we can do to stop this. We can’t save those in the dark if we ourselves are in the dark concerning this issue.
"Your job is to stand up for the powerless,
and prosecute all those who exploit them"
Psalm 82:3-4
Paper written for my english class. Wanted to share. If you'd like more info visit:
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