Human Trafficking/Smuggling and Media Concerns

Abstract

Human trafficking is a struggle for the lives and dignity of innocent women and children. It is a heinous crime where human beings are bought and sold for profits. Human trafficking like prostitution has been around for many years forcingprositution, bonded labor and involuntary domestic service. All the efforts must be made for the dedicated strategies that will help eradicate this disease. In this strategy media can play an indispensable role in educating the public about the laws and many manifestations of global human trafficking. and they would be able to present the problem in terms that anyone can understand. Even though in many parts of the world media coverage is weak. The media can still be and efficient weapon. Human trafficking denies hundreds of thousands of people their basic human rights. Trafficking can only be eliminated through combined efforts at national, regional and international levels. The world must come together to act as one in this regard. Public and private institutions need to join hands with anti-trafficking campaigners to promote awareness on this issue so that this crime is finally eradicated from our society. Keywords: Human Trafficking, Smuggling, Illegal Migration, Slavery, Economic Concerns, Health Issues, Exploitation, Legal Framework, Media Concerns.

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