Human Trafficking

The idea that a modern world such as ours still struggles over a century after the global abolishment of slavery is simply an atrocity. Like the displaced women and children of Darfur, who cannot walk to the water spout without fear of rape and injury, even death, women and children all over the globe are forced into and oftentimes born into a network of slavery where a human life can be bought and sold. More importantly these individuals are not connected with their families to a single master, as many remember the traditional forms of American slavery, but are separated from their families and used as a product to perform work or acts and then be thrown away when deemed 'useless.' As we have learned to view the conflict in Darfur as a game with a few ruthless players who take the lives of individuals without remorse, we see human trafficking as an even greater threat the rights of humanity because the conflict is not concentrated into any one region, but spans the globe. The only solution is to take the identified corporations who incur profit from the work of enslaved individuals and hold them accountable. In a wealthy world that consumes more products and services than one can fathom, it is more important and relevant that we know where our money goes, and to whom's direct disservice.