The book takes a broadly discursive approach and draws on historical, comparative as well as the latest empirical material to illustrate and inform the discussion of the major trends in human. Trafficking of persons is a modernday form of slavery, threatening the dignity and security of millions of people throughout the world. Organized into vignettes, sold follows the story of a year old girl from nepal sold into prostitution in india by her stepfather. Human trafficking is a global crisis taking place in plain sight right here in southern arizona. Trafficking will surpass the illegal sale of drugs in the next few years. This book reveals how two million girls are being victimized by the sexslave industry. Rates of human trafficking have climbed in nepal following last years earthquakes, which damaged more than 5,000 schools. The book im reading for my topic human trafficking is sold by patricia mccormick. But what most still do not understand is that neither is it something that just happens to other people such as runaways or the disenfranchised. Sometimes they are sold because of extreme poverty and all money must be spent on the males of the family. Recent titlein globalcrimeandjustice outsmartingtheterrorists ronaldv. Human trafficking is now a multibilliondollar industry worldwide.
Sold sheds light on horrors of sex trafficking in india. In the recent times, international organization for migrants iom, ukaid and so many other organizations have helped many victims of human trafficking to. Human trafficking survivor says she was was raped 43,200 times in four years. January 11th is national human trafficking awareness day. While it may sound like individuals such as lee are entering the world of prostitution by choice, coercion and manipulation from a trafficker, or a pimp, is typically the impetus for their participation. In light of this serious topic, here are seven books to read for an understanding of what human trafficking is, and how easily it goes undetected. Sold isnt a closethecoverdustoffyourhands kind of book. In other words, trafficking is a process of enslaving people, coercing them.
Sold in america, a new documentary series launching on sunday, feb. I am really liking the book so far and although i am not very far into it, i. We are not asking amazon to remove the hundreds of other books about pimps, just the ones written by known or jailed sex traffickers that give stepbystep. I have read quite a few books on human trafficking. The official, with years of experience studying human trafficking in pakistan, said many of the women who spoke to investigators told of forced fertility treatments, physical and. Up to 20 books are listed, in descending order of popularity. Julie kaye challenges the separation of trafficking debates into international versus domestic emphases and explores the tangled ways in which antitrafficking policies reflect and reinforce the settlercolonial nationbuilding project of canada. Human trafficking involves recruitment, harbouring or transporting people into a situation of exploitation through the use of violence, deception or coercion and forced to work against their will. Ebooks human trafficking resources libguides at the.
Human trafficking victims mostly underage children from. The 2017 federal human trafficking report found that of the 661 active sex trafficking cases last year, 65. Indeed, mccormick has created a space where writers can introduce and explore global issues like human trafficking, poverty, and gender inequalities in nuanced and sophisticated ways. Although several books touch on human trafficking as it relates to prostitution. Novels fiction books about slavery and human trafficking updated december 7, 2015, sorted alphabetically by book title looking for nonfiction. The sale of men, women, and children can be found in every country in the world. Every year more than 40 million people are forced into the world of human trafficking across the globe and its someones son or daughter that is.
Trafficking victims typically are recruited by using force or because they are deceived, or fraud is used, power is abused, or they are simply abducted. Books to read to learn more about human trafficking. People are sold, bought, traded much like slaves, and are even sold to couples who dont have children. Virtually every country in the world and every state of india is affected by this crime as a place of origin, transit or destination for victims. Coretta scott king 2007 author award winner description from goodreads stolen from her village, sold to the highest bidder, fifteenyearold amari has. Along with caring for victims of human trafficking, the film is also paired with an education initiative, taught not trafficked, to get at the root causes of human bondage. Human trafficking simple english wikipedia, the free. But sometimes, as in the book, they are sold just because the male wants a new winter coat and a girl is just money wasted in feeding her when she could be sold. Recently, the vatican declared that human trafficking in our time is a greater scourge than the transatlantic slave trade of the 18th century. Sold, by patricia mccormick, is about a young girl that faces the horrors of human trafficking.
Expose teens to the harsh realities of women in other countries. The international labor organization estimates that worldwide. Books human trafficking resources libguides at the. Human trafficking is the act of recruiting, transporting, transferring or keeping and receiving an individual against his or her will. Skirting cultural taboos mccormick is not an author who shrinks from edgy subjects like human trafficking, child soldiering, or selfmutilation. News, opinion and commentary general interest human smuggling printer friendly 24,822,156 articles and books. And there are potentially hundreds of thousands of. To learn more about what drives human trafficking and the people caught in the cycle at every level, here are five human trafficking books everybody should read. In fact, there are approximately 20 to 30 million slaves on this planet.
Similar searches sex trade teen forced prostitution trafficked for sex white slavery sold into prostitution kidnapped and sold slave market sex trafficking movie traffic forced sex trafficking abduct abducted trafficking sold into slavery sex slave slave trade sex training abused by gang human trafficking sex trafficking forced trafficked sex. List of books and articles about human trafficking. Traffickers and family life in north china ransmeier, johanna. According to a recently released report by the state department, the top three nations of origin.
Books about human trafficking and modernday slavery a. Negative impacts of human trafficking talking christianity. Many people are surprised to learn that slavery still exists in the world today. Sold in america series looks at the buying, selling and. Books on slavery and human trafficking human trafficking. Sex trafficking, reintegration of returnee victims and the role of ngos, in nepal. Human trafficking or trafficking in human beings is a way to exploit people. Who knew young girls could be sold for sex, especially without any say. In order to address the growing problem of exploitation in our community, sold no more was launched in 2010. Check back often as i add more books to this list on a regular basis. These books deal with the subjects of slavery, human trafficking, and justice. The return of the global slave tradeand how we can fight it by david batst. This book is an attempt to discuss various issues of human trafficking, including perspectives of various. Most popular sex trafficking movies and tv shows imdb.
Responding to human trafficking is the first book to critically examine responses to the growing issue of human trafficking in canada. The united states is again ranked as one of the worst countries in the world for human trafficking. What are the statistics on human trafficking of children. Human trafficking has garnered a significant and growing amount of attention from the u. The vision for sold no more began more than 30 years ago when our founder, jerry peyton, experienced the devastation of sex trafficking in his own family. Opinion trump uses kids sold into sex slavery to score.
Not my life comprehensively depicts the cruel and dehumanizing practices of human. Government estimate, 800,000 to 900,000 people are trafficked across international borders each year having been bought, sold, transported and held in slaverylike conditions for sex and labor exploitation. Trafficking in persons is a heinous international crime and human rights abuse. Twelveyearold lakshmi, whose story is told in patricia mccormicks award winning novel sold and in a heartbreaking new movie by the same name being. Why i wrote a novel about sex trafficking literary hub. Victims of child trafficking can be used and abused over and over. A drama based on the experiences of kathryn bolkovac, a nebraska cop who served as a peacekeeper in postwar bosnia and outed the u. Books about human trafficking what should i read next. Millions of men, women and children around the world are currently victims of human trafficking bought and sold as.
Human trafficking is one of the preeminent moral challenges of our time. The main character is a year old girl named lakshimi. It is also more uplifting than some of the others bc the stories include agencies that are working to rescue victims so you hear of the fortunate ones that get out and the heros that are devoting their lives to stopping this. And she so in a way that is both remarkably accessible and never talks down to her adolescent readers. Sold sheds light on global issue of human trafficking the state of. Sex trafficking is the first of three books providing his groundbreaking new approach to contemporary slavery. Working with schools, local churches, likeminded organizations and individuals. Sold is a novel by patricia mccormick, published in 2006. Colorado springs, co prweb july 20, 2016 author jenni jessen describes that she was only four years old when she was first sold into the sex trade by her grandfather. Marys past with drug use led her to a tough situation that included forced labor in bad conditions and days without food or contact with the outside world. Human trafficking provides a critical engagement with the key debates on human trade. Sex trafficking is a pandemic in the us, and its time to.
The global trade in human beings westport, ct praeger 2009 jackson, suzanne h. This is a story that sticks with us whether we like it or not and becomes even more meaningful as we learn that lakshmis character is based on. Human trafficking has surpassed the illegal sale of arms. It addresses the subject within the broader context of global crime and the internationalisation of crime control. Human trafficking, human misery the global trade in human beings alexis a.
In her gripping new book the lucky one, she shares her deeply personal child abuse stories to advance the international fight to stop human trafficking. Actually human trafficking is not a natural disaster but a human disaster. In new york state alone, more than 4,000 underage youth are the victims of sex traffickingbought, sold and trafficked for sexual purposes and. This book is the primer on human trafficking in north america. Human trafficking by joyce hart first on the list for good reason, human trafficking is a book to begin with if youre unfamiliar with the term. Sex trafficking prevention book written by an arizona survivor leader.
Exploring the international nature, concerns, and complexities by john winterdyk. In recent years, americans have woken up to the reality that human trafficking is not just something that happens in other countries. Human trafficking in popular culture refers to depictions of human trafficking, the illegal trade of human beings for the purposes of reproductive slavery, commercial sexual exploitation, forced labor, or a modernday form of slavery. She lives in a hut on a mountain in nepal with her family. Before i read this book, i had no idea what human trafficking is. There is also a growing body of research on human trafficking, but most of it has focused on trying to show that human trafficking is a problem. It is also the story of people reaching into the brothels to rescue these girls. As you probably saw, i have sold patricia mccormick listed alphabetically on the fiction books page, and a long way gone.
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