The Scope of Trafficking in human being

The increase in trafficking in women and children has been motivated by:

•  the globalization of transportation, market economy, labor needs, poverty, women’s socioeconomic insecurity, economic transition, and conflict.

Economic liberalization has unintentionally helped create a fertile environment for transnational crimes, such as:

•  drug trafficking, migrant smuggling, and money laundering.

Organized crime is currently thriving. In fact, this is an era of globalization of crime, corresponding to increases:

• in global trade, personal mobility, and high-tech communications. Traditional forms of transborder crime such as drug, weapon, and motor vehicle smuggling and money laundering continue to exist.
• At the same time, many organizations involved in these activities have expanded their portfolios to include the trafficking of migrants
• According to the U.S. Congressional Research Service in 2002: trafficking in women and children represents the third largest source of profit for organized crime, after drugs and arms.

The reasons are clear: Given the demand, there are profits to be made