Human Trafficking: - Why You Chose This Topic (Must)

Human trafficking
-why you chose this topic(must)
Most people may not think much about this issue, as we often see it as irrelevant to our everyday life. However,
you must keep in mind that while it may not be a reality for you, it may very well be the reality of many people
around the world. In 2020, a total of 4,966 registered cases of Human trafficking from across India, and 3661
people were charge-sheet. Imagine if somebody you knew was kidnapped from their home and forced to work of
their own volition. It’s a horrible thought, and it shouldn’t happen to anyone. As our society becomes increasingly
interconnected, we have eyes and ears around every corner of the world; thus, it’s our responsibility as humans to
take care of those in need. We drink coffee, wear jewelry, and eat chocolate every day, and the industries that
produce these goods are where slavery and child labor run rampant. Although we may not see it every day, we are
often unknowingly a part of it. Therefore, we need to talk about this and create awareness.
-what is the actual problem
It is considered the second-largest organized crime in India. People are routinely trafficked illegally through India
for commercial sexual exploitation and forced/bonded labor. Human trafficking is one of the most distressing
problems faced by many countries in the world. According to the UNODC website, Human Trafficking is “the
recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of people through force, fraud or deception, with the
aim of exploiting them for profit.
Men, women, and children of all ages and from all backgrounds can become victims of this crime, which occurs in
every region of the world. The traffickers often use violence or fraudulent employment agencies and fake promises
of education and job opportunities to trick and coerce their victims”.
-your own observation in general (if any)
-any major event related to that topic like danga wagera kuch hua ho
"Tina's* father came to me one night and reported that his 14-year-old daughter had gone missing. Something
told me that this was a case of human trafficking that required urgent attention. We lodged a complaint at the
local police station and my NGO-MARG also started investigating this case.
As a starting point, I went to Tina's school and spoke to her friends. After speaking to 25 girls, I was able to gather
bits and pieces of information. I was told that she had lost her mother, and her father, an alcoholic, used to beat
her up. She used to spend long hours on the phone talking to a boy named Rajan*. Her friends from school also
gave us information about four other boys she used to talk to. We spoke to each of these boys and narrowed our
search.
We then showed her photograph to all the taxi stands in the vicinity and one driver recognized her. He had driven
her from Darjeeling to Siliguri and he said that during the drive she was constantly talking to a person named
Rajan who was in Delhi. This case haunted me. I visited the local police station and at the same time, I kept in
touch with Tina's grandmother. One day her grandmother called me and said that she had received a call from
Tina who was in Chandigarh. I took the number and traced it. Tina had actually called from Delhi. I contacted CBI
in Delhi and informed them about this case. Once we had her location, CBI conducted a raid, and she was
rescued." - Mr. Nirnay John Chettri, General Secretary, MARG.
MARG - Mankind in Action for Rural Growth is a non-governmental organization based in Darjeeling, West Bengal.
This region in the north-eastern part of India is vulnerable to human trafficking. Many young girls and women are
trafficked to Delhi, Maharashtra, Haryana, and Punjab for prostitution and forced marriages. West Bengal has also
emerged as a hub for agents and traffickers sending women and children to the Middle East as forced labor. Lack
of awareness, paucity of work opportunities, and frequent natural disasters push women and children into the
hands of traffickers.
Tina, too, was easily lured by a trafficker with false promises of work in a big city. Nirnay believes that Tina's case is
one of the few success stories where law enforcement agencies, community organizations, and civil society were
able to rescue a girl that was trafficked. He says: " Today 21 people are behind bars in this case. However, we are
not always this fortunate. In most cases by the time, we are able to track the location of the girl, she has already
been sold several times and we have lost all track of her."
Repatriation and reintegration of the survivor into the community is another huge challenge. Survivors are faced
with stigma and are often not welcomed back into their own homes. In most cases, they prefer not to go back to
their villages. In Tina's case, too, she did not want to go back to her village and instead wanted to stay in Delhi and
study.
-any specific sector like school office jaha vo zada hota h or koi specific community jiske saath zada hota
Minors and young women are often the prime targets for human traffickers. These individuals usually don’t have
the means or the power to protect themselves, which means that they can be taken by a force quite easily. They
could be sold to brothels, forced to work as sex laborers, forced into child labor, or made to become a part of
organized crime. It is estimated that over 2 million women and children are trafficked for sex into the red-light
districts in India. The Indian Government estimates that girls make up most children in sex trafficking.

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