It's day three of Dressember, and I have been "dressing" it up. It's pretty great putting on a dress every morning knowing that this month when I get dressed it's more than just a dress I am wearing. Some people in my office have already asked why I've been wearing dresses every day. This creates the awesome opportunity to share with people why I'm doing this and to tell them about Human trafficking and what I am discovering about it this month.
Human trafficking is basically the trading of someone for forced labour, sexual slavery or exploitation. I understand it as being abducted/taken by force and then made to do something that robs you of your human rights as a person. There are various different types of human trafficking - not only for sex trade as I have previously thought. Human trafficking can be in the form of sex trade which can be forcing someone to do sex acts or for pornography, forced labour where someone is forced to work against their will, or as bonded labour this is where someone is forced to work to pay off a debt.
People end up being trafficked when they are blinded by the people they meet. People get lied to by the person doing the trafficking as they lure them in by telling them lies about possible job opportunities, promising marriage or educational opportunities. When a lie is spun really well, people are desperate for change, especially for people living in poverty, or when life is really tough, or when things just look really good in a relationship and you believe anything that is said people get fooled by the "trafficker" and then the next thing they know they are stuck in something they never saw coming. It's scary to think there are people out there who can lie about a promising future and then destroy every dream and trap them in a version of hell.
Luckily there are organisations out there who are working with the authorities to stop this, as well as create awareness.
xKx
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