Changing livelihood, disaster and human trafficking-A study of the disaster affected areas of Assam.
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2013
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International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention
Abstract
Human trafficking is an age old practice. In early age it was formal and traded human being
in open market termed as slave trade. At present it is though illegal, it is a global industry that generates an
estimated five to seven billion U.S. dollars each year. Human trafficking threatens human security and human
development. Millions of women and girls have been trafficked across borders and within countries in recent
years. It is estimated that 300,000 to 450,000 people are trafficked within Asia each year, of which more than
half take place in South Asia, according to UNDP report. Women and children, particularly girls, are trafficked
within country boundaries, to other countries within the region and across regions and continents beyond South
Asia. The growing trafficking problem in South Asia has been recognized and has become a serious concern
over the last decade. It can be called the modernized form of age old slave trade. In Assam it has been witnessed
that a large number of women and girl child missing and also reported that a large numbers of them has
recovered from various parts of the country. Moreover, there is an increase in the number of missing people
cases, particularly of young women and children. Youths from various parts of India are trafficked every year,
thousands of young girls and women are lured by people and taken to different parts of India, to work as slave
and in most of the cases they lands up in brothels. Those who are vulnerable to sexual exploitation as
domestic labourers, are particularly at risk of sexually transmitted infections, including HIV, and unwanted
pregnancy. The people of conflict and hazard porn areas of Assam into search of their optional livelihood seek
work elsewhere; even if the offers come from dubious people and falls in the prey of the trafficker. This paper
going to address the hidden cause of the trafficking problem how they were became victim of traffickers. For
this paper data are collect from NGOs who were working against the human trafficking in grass-root level in
Assam. It is expecting that the paper will inspire policymakers and key stakeholders to explore further links
between human trafficking and livelihood.
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sexual exploitation, India, International Resources, disaster, human trafficking
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Dutta, T. (2013). Changing livelihood, disaster and human trafficking-A study of the disaster affected areas of Assam. International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention, 2(8).