Modern-Day Slavery

Essay # 67910

Child, Youth Issues > Child Abuse
Criminology
Gender and Sexuality

Modern-Day Slavery

This paper examines the cause and effect of child trafficking around the globe while focusing on the true victims, as well as supplying various solutions to this growing problem.

1,696 words () | 8 sources | MLA | 2005 United States

Paper Summary:

This paper details the child trafficking problem rampant around the world, yet focuses mainly on Sub-Saharan Africa, which is located below the Sahara Desert, where the problem is extremely prevalent. Sub-Saharan Africa is a region comprised of about 689 million people and forty-seven nations, including Nigeria. This paper examines the living conditions in this part of the world where the majority of the population earns less than one U.S. dollar per day and on the individuals who prey on these people. Nigeria is a source, transit and destination country for trafficked women and children. Nigeria is especially susceptible to child trafficking due to the high levels of unemployment, low levels of education, high illiteracy rates and very poor living conditions. This paper contains relevant statistics and data relevant to this particular topic. Almost 90% of all trafficking victims are female. Girls are more often than not, sexually exploited, which leaves them open to numerous diseases. This paper discusses various solutions and proposals for eradicating child trafficking around the globe which includes outside monitoring as well as severe punishments for offenders of these crimes.

From the Paper:

"Currently, the government of Nigeria has failed to meet the minimum standards for eliminating child trafficking, though they are taking great strides in order to do so (Country Narratives). It is thought that Nigerian security personnel are not doing enough to ensure compliance with anti-trafficking legislation. Even though Nigeria does not have to deal with insufficient resources, the government is not dedicating enough funding and personnel to the fight against child trafficking (Country Narratives). This is a humongous contributing factor to the ever persistent problem of child trafficking. As long as the government is not doing enough to prevent its occurrence, this problem will persist."