SOCIAL ISSUES IN DEBATING OVER HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND FACTORS THAT FACILITATE ITS GROWTH
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24 March 2026
Available Online
15 November 2012
Abstract
HUMAN TRAFFICKING IS A CRIME AGAINST INDIVIDUALS AND ITS CONSEQUENCES ARE UNDENIABLE, RANGING FROM THE PHYSICAL ABUSE AND SUFFERING OF VICTIMS TO THE PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA, THE ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS. THE IMPACT OF THIS PHENOMENON IS DESTRUCTIVE AND UNACCEPTABLE TAKING PLACE NOT ONLY ON INDIVIDUALS, BUT ALSO ON THEIR FAMILIES AND ON THE WHOLE SOCIETY. THIS PAPER WILL EXPLORE THE IMPACT OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING ON THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES, EMPHASIZING THE MAIN FACTORS OF RISK, KNOWN AS “PUSH” AND “PULL” FACTORS, WHICH MAKE A PERSON VULNERABLE TO BECOME VICTIM, AND THE WAY IN WHICH EACH OF US CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THE DECREASING DIMENSIONS OF THIS GROWING PHENOMENON. WE WILL TRY TO DISCUSS OVER THE CONSEQUENCES OF TRAFFICKING ON THE VICTIMS OF THE CRIME, AS WELL AS ON OUR SOCIAL SYSTEM, DESCRIBING THE NEGATIVE IMPACT T HAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING HAS AT BOTH NATIONAL AND GLOBAL LEVEL. HUMAN TRAFFICKING MEASURES SHOULD BE TAKEN HAND IN HAND WITH APPROPRIATE SOCIAL POLICIES AND MEASURES, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE BACKGROUND OF THE VICTIMS AND TRYING TO FIND AN ALTERNATIVE “WAY OF LIVING”.
Keywords
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
CRIME
POLICIES
LEGISLATION
EUROPEAN UNION
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