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Human trafficking has got to be the most inhumane activity on this planet. So, here are the three stages of trafficking!
1. Recruitment:
The child or young person is taken away from their home, sometimes by force but often the trafficker will trick the child into going, with the promise of a better life. On same occasions desperate parents will sell their child to a trafficker.
2. Transport:
Moving the child to their intended destination can often be dangerous and uncomfortable. The trafficker may hide in cramped conditions to prevent anyone finding out what’s happening. If ever questioned, they will lie about their relationship to their human cargo to avoid suspicion.
3. Destination:
On arrival at their final destination, children and young people are often abused, beaten or raped into submission and can be repeatedly sold. They are psychologically and physically damaged but too frightened or ashamed to ask for help. If they try to escape their lives of the lives of their families are threatened. If they do manage to escape the authorities don’t always provide immediate protection for them leaving them just as vulnerable.