WEEK 3

Human Trafficking
CONTENT
At the end of the topic, students should be able to:

 Define Human Trafficking.

 List And Explain the Methods of Human Trafficking.

Definition of Human Trafficking

Human Trafficking is the buying and selling of humans for the purpose of forced
labour, financial exploitation, or prostitution.

Human Trafficking is illegal and an act that is forbidden by law. It is the unlawful act
of recruiting, transporting, transferring, harbouring, or receipt of people through force,
fraud, or deception, with the aim of exploiting them for profit (or financial gain).
Human Trafficking can happen within or across a nation and also across international
borders.

Human Trafficking involves subjecting the victims (usually women and children) to
wicked and inhumane treatment which includes; physical marks (which may be
obtained through beating and torture), forced labour, prostitution, ritual killings, e.t.c.

Methods of Human Trafficking

In Human Trafficking, there are two different parties involved; the “Trafficker” and
the “Victim”. The person who deals or trades in something illegal is known as
a Trafficker. On the other hand, the person who has been hurt or killed is known as
the Victim.
Traffickers use different methods to get their Victims, some of these Methods include:

1. Enticing
2. Deception
3. Abduction
4. Use of Position and Wealth
Enticing: To entice someone means to attarct someone to a particular place or activity
by offering something pleasant or advantageous. Human Traffickers may try to seduce
their prospective victims by giving them expensive gists or money. They do this in
order to tempt and attract victims so they can draw them in.
Deception: This is when someone deliberately makes you feel something that is not
true. Human Traffickers make promises to their prospective victims and their families
that they know they will not honour or keep, in order to lure them in. Some examples
of such promises are they will be sent to school or have arranged a better opportunity
abroad.
Abduction: This is the action of forcibly taking someone away against their will.
Sometimes Human Traffickers chose to capture their victims using threats or violence
and forcefully transport their victims to a different location against their will.
Use of Position and Wealth: If the Human Trafficker is someone who is more
influential or richer than their victim, they can use their position, wealth and authority
to gain control. They are able to use their position and wealth to exploit and intimidate
their victims and their victim’s family.

Assessment
 State three characteristics of Human trafficking
 Briefly explain four causes of Human trafficking