Essay On Sex Trafficking In Russia

In Russia, millions of men, women, and children are kidnapped or tricked into being shipped to work in sexual services or forced labor. This issue has since increased since the fall of the Soviet Union ("In and out of Russia"). Since then, between 600,000 and 800,000 people fall victim to the trafficking circuit every year. In 2011, studies showed that the majority form of trafficking was sexual exploitation but new studies have said however, that undocumented forced labor is increasing rapidly (Hepburn and Simon 299). So, Kto Vinovat? Who is to blame? Trafficking is a result of many combinations of factors. For example, government corruption, bad economy, poverty and the inability of Russia 's legal system. In Russia, there is often little enforced punishment for traffickers. The trafficking of men, women, and children in Russia is inhumane and can be reduced by putting in place a stricter law on the import and export of humans for sexual and physical labor. Mary Buckley, author and researcher of global trafficking, calls it, "Disposable people without legal ownership ("Public Opinion")."
Russia is a major source of sexual trafficking victims and a host country for both victims of sexual and labor trafficking. Also, it is a …show more content…
There are two primary factors that drive human traffickers: high profits and low risk. This powerful combination is driving the explosive spread of human trafficking, making it one of the most profitable criminal industries in the world".(Tverdova) Human trafficking operations often intersect or exist alongside actual businesses and require a number of other allies in order to operate without detection. Certain industries are commonly used by traffickers to enable, support, or facilitate their human trafficking operations. These traffickers are not in this business for the fun because, worldwide, these criminals make over $3.5 billion per year. (Hepburn and Simon