contemporary issue- HT

Question 1

what is human trafficking

Answer 1

refers to the commercial trade/trafficking in humans for the purpose of some form of slavery, usually recruiting or obtaining a person by force, coercion or deceptive means.

Question 2

how has the international community contributed to ending HT

Answer 2

their contributions resulted in the prohibition and abolition of slavery worldwide by end of 20th century. every single country has laws abolishing slavery

Question 3

wat r the 5 forms of slavery

Answer 3

-forced labour
-debt bondage
-sexual slavery
-child soldiers
-forced marriage

Question 4

exemplify the extent of the issue

Answer 4

estimations of around 2.5 mil are trafficked across international borders yearly

-however, millions more are trafficked in forced labour within own countries, which is even harder to detect

-an issue in both developed/developing countries

-illicit profits almost as high as drug trafficking, at about 150 billion

Question 5

what are domestic legal measures of human trafficking that have occured

Answer 5

-divisions 270 & 271 of CTH code act 1995

-R v Wei Tang (2008)

-fair work act 2009

-AFPs and attorney general

-modern slavery act 2018

Question 6

what are non legal domestic measures of HT and slavery

Answer 6

-anti slavery project
-ABC news - “second person charged over HT case in Sydney” - 2018
-Doc - ‘ trafficked’

Question 7

what are legal measures of the international world of HT

Answer 7

-the UDHR
- protocol to prevent, suppress & punish trafficking esp women n children

-UN HR council endorsement

Question 8

what are the non-legal measures of international world of HT

Answer 8

-the guardian ‘ the trap’ in 2018
-global slavery index by walk free - NGO
-Anti-slavery internaitonal