Human Trafficking- A Contemporary Form Of Slavery

Abstract

Human trafficking is a growing menace which is ploughed into every country. The infection is so deeply rooted that it is an utter violation of sovereignty of any state by failure to observe the existing system of legal framework. Trafficking not only contravenes with the elemental human rights of an individual but is also a violation of ethics and morals a nation must hold in its essence. It is such a menace where the rights keep on violating throughout the vicious cycle and the misery never comes to an end. Trafficking here is compared with a ultra-modern form of slavery in the form of bonded labour, prostitution, domestic servitude and other kinds of toiling where thse victim has to act against his own will. No section of society or industry has remained untouched by trafficking. The victims are generally the people belonging to the economically disadvantaged section of society or those who lost their source of livelihood because of the natural calamities or armed conflicts. Some are even trapped by offering them a better standard of life. Human trafficking is on a boom in the entire world. It uses a variety of structures. The victims are pushed into organizations where they are unwillingly employed without any pecuniary benefit while the others are placed into such arrangements where they cannot seek help from anybody hence slamming the escape routes. The menace of human trafficking though spreading like a wildfire in the recent times but it was long established in the ancient India. It is nothing but a modern form of human subjugation. Earlier it was limited to the national boundaries but in the recent decades it has spread throughout the international borders. It does not only exert influence on the country of origin and destination but also leave its impact on the areas of transit. This paper deals with the offence of slavery in its modern sense which is human trafficking. It incorporates within itself a number of other offences that occur during the chain of transit.