WOMEN TRAFFICKING

Avinash RajputCriminology 4th Semester

Lok Nayak Jayprakesh NarayanaNational Institute of Criminology and

Forensic Science Ministry of Home Affairs

INTRODUCTION Women trafficking is a group of crimes

involving the exploitation of women for financial gains which is violation of fundamental human rights.

Women trafficking is the 3rd largest international crime.

20,000 girls are transported every year from India.

Millions of women and children are victims of trafficking.

Women trafficking is a part of the larger problem of slavery

CONT… Women trafficking is when Women are

transported, by force or deception, to become enslaved.

Traffickers use blackmail, abuse, and threats to force victims to comply with their wishes in the destination country.

Usually caused by poverty/lack of economic opportunities, especially for women and children, and a demand for certain services in the destination country

CAUSES OF TRAFFICKING

Poverty Absence of a social safety Political instability Status of violence against women &

children The low risk, high-profit

DEMAND OF WOMEN TRAFFICKING

Prostitution cheap labor Potential profits are very high Domestic work Forced marriages

INVOLVEMENT OF PERSONS

Throughout the entire women trafficking process there are 4 people involved:

o The recruitero The traffickero The victimo The human trafficking industry

WHY VICTIMS REMAIN SILENT

IMPACT ON THE SOCIETY

Fuels organized crime Deprives countries of human capital Promotes social breakdown Undermines public heal Subverts government authority Imposes enormous economic cost

IMPACT ON VICTIMS

Loss of support from family and community

Loss of proper education Obstacles in physical development Psychological Traumas

LEGAL FRAMEWORK IN INDIA

Article 23 of the Constitution of India prohibits trafficking in human beings in any form.

‘Special Act’ the Suppressiontion of Immoral Traffic and women and girls, 1956.

REASONS FOR FAILURE

Enforcement authorities are not adequately responsive

Not sympathetic to victims Low priority of this form of crime Inadequate reaction of civil society

METHODS OF CONTROL

WHO PROVIDES SERVICES TO THE VICTIM

NGO (Non Governmental Organizations) Social Service Providers Catholic Charities Lutheran Family Services Domestic Violence Shelters

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