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DaKaylaFrontisandEmilyRoebuck
Ms.Agar
EnglishIIHonors
22March2016
InnocenceForSale
Althoughslaveryitselfisaterriblething,anewmoreterrifying,secretive,andextremely
twistedformofslaveryisbecomingmorepopularacrosstheworld,specificallyinparticular
regionsofAfrica.Peopleallaroundtheworld,especiallyinAfricancountries,arebeingtakenby
predatorsassexslaves,childsoldiers,prostitutes,andsoonforthepurposeofpersonaland
economicalprofit.HumanTraffickingcanbereducedbygovernmentintervention,public
awareness,andexpressingtheharshnessoftheissue.
Poverty,jobstatus,andundocumentationarethemaincausesofwhytraffickingisso
widelyabused.Povertyisoneofthemajorcausesofwhyhumantraffickingisstillwidely
popularinSouthAfrica.Hartclaimsthat,Povertyandretrenchmentintheseplacesmakes
peoplemorevulnerable,(Hart48).Lowincomeandnojobsputmorepeopleatfurtherriskto
theharshrealityofhumantrafficking
.
Notonlydoestheireconomicalstatusputpeoplein
harm'sway,usuallythewomensjobstatusalsoputsthematrisk.ResearchbyAdenekanstates
that,Theyareoftenluredbypromisesofsteadyemploymentasshopkeepers,housemaids,
seamstress,nanniesorhotelservicepositionsandattendantsinthemajorEuropeancountriesand
areeventuallyforcedintoprostitution(AfricaFiles).Protectingwomenfrombeingtrafficked
throughillegaldocumentationhasbeenoneofthemanywaystocatchthetraffickers.Just
becauseonewayisthebestwaytoresolveanissue,doesn'tmeanthatitwillbeused.According

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totheauthor,Traffickinginpersonsisamajorinternationalissuebutpoordocumentationin
southernAfricaismaskingtheextentofthismoderndayslavery(HumanTrafficking).This
provesthatallprecautionstosolvetheissueofhumantraffickingarentbeingputtouse.The
longerthatthegovernmentputsoffthisissuethemorepeoplearebecomingvictimstohuman
trafficking.
WomenandChildrenarethemainpeoplewhoareaffecteddailybythemistreatmentof
humantrafficking.Womenthataretraffickedusuallymeettheforeignculture,andarethemain
magnetsforhumantraffickers.AccordingtoBryson,Someresearcherscontendthatlegalized
sexindustriesareamagnetforhumantraffickerstobringinforeignanddomesticwomento
meettheopendemand(Bryson).GirlsandBoysarethemainonesaffectedwhenitcomestoa
startinganepidemic.Girlsaretakenfrompreviouslifestylestobebroughtintotrafficking,while
boysarebeingtrainedinbecominghumantraffickers.AsstatedbyBurundi,Burundiangirls
arealsotraffickedtoKenya,MalawiandUgandaforcommercialsexualexploitation
(Burundi).Boysthatsubmittowarlordsinordertosurviveandthenbecometrappedina
cycleofviolence,movingfromvictimtowarrior(Protecting).Itisclearthattraffickerstake
childrenbecauseoftheirneedforchildrenexperimentation.AccordingtoUNESCO,They
engageinsexwithchildrenbecausetheyareusuallymorallyand/orsexuallyindiscriminateand
wishtoexperimentwithchildsexualpartners,orchildrenthatmeettheiridealsofphysical
attraction
(RootCauses).Traffickersareattractedtothetypesofchildrenthatmeettheir
specificprofile.Eachoneofthesecausesarespecificpeopletargetedwhohavenegativeeffects
onthesociety.

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Theeffectsofhumantraffickingareseeminglyneverendingandareonavast
scale.Childrenseemtobetheoneswhoarebeingaffectedonalargerscalebyhuman
trafficking.NotedbythehumantraffickingSearchgroup,Childrenmaybegreatlyimpactedin
theiremotionalandphysicaldevelopmentwhentheyareforcedtoliveinanunhealthy
environmentawayfromtheirfamilyandlovedones(Modern).Sincehumansdomostoftheir
maturingintheirchildhoodandadolescence,itsquiteclearhowtheircouldbedevelopmental
delaysduetohumantrafficking.Ifachildwasforcedtogrowuptoofasttheirdevelopment
couldbethrownoffbyalandslide.Notonlyistheirmentalstateaffectedsoaretheirphysical
state.TheHumanTraffickingSearchgrouphasalsoinformedpeopleontheeffectsofsex
traffickinginthefollowing,Sexualexploitationalsoincreasesexposuretodeadlydiseases,
includingHIVandAIDS(SouthernAfrica).Onbothsidesofthespectrumthesedeadly
diseasescanspreadlikeahayfire.Forinstance,ifoneofthevictimshasasexuallytransmitted
diseasethepredatorthengetsthediseaseandspreadsittotheothervictimshethenengagesin
sexualactivitywith.Thesepeoplearebeingmistreatedandneglectedoftheirnecessities.If
nobodydoesanythingaboutit,theoutcomecouldbecatastrophic.
TherearemanythingsthathavebeenimplementedtostophumantraffickinginAfrica.
Themainsupportersthataretheretostopitarethecompaniesinvolved.Oneofthemajor
companiesisagroupcalledUNICEFwhomainlyhelpswithchildsoldiering.TheUS
DepartmentofStatesaysthat,WithUNICEFfunding,thecommissionsstaffprovidedmedical
checkupsforchildrensufferingfromphysicalandpsychologicaltraumaandconductedsearches
fortheirfamiliestheformerchildsoldierswerereunitedwiththeirfamiliesinJuneandJuly
afterparentssignedadischargefrom(Burundi).Thegroupstrytheirbesttoreturnthe

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traffickedpeoplebacktotheirnormallivesbeforethetraumaticeventsoccurred.Theyalsoare
tryingtothebestoftheirabilitytopreventsthesethingsfromhappeninginthefirstplace.There
goalistokeepthepeoplehappy,justasthegovernmentistryingtodo.ItisinformedbytheU.S
DepartmentofStatethat,Governmentdepartmentstookpreparatorysteps,suchasdeveloping
regulationsandpolicydirectives,tobereadytoimplementthelegislationuponenactment
(SouthAfrica).Thoughthegovernmentmaybebehindontryingtoimplementtheserules,
theyarepreppingthemselvesforthelawsthataregoingtobeplacedinordertopreventthese
thingsfromhappeningagain.Notonlydocompaniesandgovernmentofficialstrytoendthis
newformofslavery,campaignslikethoseofthemultisectoralnationaltaskteam,areputting
intoeffectinSouthAfrica.Itissaidthat,Theteamhasspearheadedthedevelopmentatthe
NationalActionPlantofighthumantraffickinginSouthAfrica(SouthAfrica).Manygroups
aregoingouttosupporttheNationalActionPlanindifferentregionsofAfrica,mostlySouthern
Africa.Thisspecificreasonhelpspreventoppressionanddegradation.
Forthesespecificreasonshumantraffickingmattersbecauseitoppresseswomen.The
causesofhumantraffickingleadwomentobedrawnintoprostitutionwhichcauseslargerissues.
WiththeUNICEFhelpingfundmedicalcheckupsforchildrensufferingthroughtheeffectsof
beingtrafficked,theremaybearesolutiontostoptheabuse.Ultimatelyleadingtothedegrading
oftheyoungersocietyoftraffickedchildren.Inaway,thechildrenbeingforcedintothe
traffickingprocesslosetheiryouth,duetothedemandofbeingexploited,sold,orwidely
abused.IfthereisntsomethingdonetopreventabuseofhumantraffickinginAfrica,matters
willonlygetworse.

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Outline
I.Intro
A.

Hook:
Althoughslaveryitselfisaterriblething,anewmoreterrifying,secretive,and
extremelytwistedformofslaveryisbecomingmorepopularacrosstheworld,specificallyin
particularregionsofAfrica.
B.TransitionSentence:
Peopleallaroundtheworld,specificallyinAfricancountries,
arebeingtakenbypredatorsassexslaves,childsoldiers,prostitutes,andsoonallforthe
purposeofpersonalandeconomicalprofit.
C.Thesisstatement:
HumanTraffickingcanbereducedbygovernmentintervention,
publicawareness,andexpressingtheharshnessoftheissue.

II.Body
A.Causes
(TopicSentence):
a.Poverty
b.SocialStatusjobs
c.Undocumentation
B.
Whoisaffected
(TopicSentence):
a.Women
b.Children
c.Girlsvs.Boys
C.
Effects
(TopicSentence):
a.Children
b.Disease
c.Deprivation
D.
Howitcanbefixed
(TopicSentence):
a.Companiesinvolved
b.Governmentregulations
c.Campaigns
III.Conclusion
A.Closingstatement
B.Rewordedthesis: