Trafficking in people has been facilitated by porous borders and advanced communication technologies, it has become increasingly transnational in scope and highly lucrative. Unlike drugs or arms, people can be "sold" many times. The opening up of Asian markets, porous borders, the end of the Soviet Union and the collapse of the former Yugoslavia have contributed to this globalization.
Some causes and facilitators of trafficking include:
- lack of employment opprtunities
- organized crime
- regional imbalances
- economic disparities
- social discrimination
- corruption in government
- political instability
- armed conflict
- Mass resettlement for large projects without proper Resettlement and Rehabilitation packages
- profitability
- minimal law enforcement on global sex tourism industry
- legal processes that prosecute victim for prosecution instead of the traffickers
- poor international border defence
posted by : zetty A122582
