Human trafficking is the movement of human beings from one place to another within the borders of the same country or abroad.
Trafficking involves no form of consent from the victim and has a specific goal of exploitation, such as sexual exploitation, slavery, or forced labor, among others.
In all cases of human trafficking, the victim—usually women, boys, and girls from rural and/or impoverished areas—is deceived in various ways:
Some are kidnapped in their villages using substances to drug them so they cannot resist.
Some are deceived with false promises of paid jobs that will provide a better future.
Wealthy businessmen promise marriage so that the family allows their daughter to travel, hoping for a more favorable future.
In certain cases, women contract lifelong diseases, such as HIV, as a permanent reminder of their horrific experience.
Because of this, their community often rejects them, believing their marriage prospects have vanished and, if they are ill, their families will be unable to support them.
