The Depravity Of Humanity Global Human Trafficking

Zachary Rhoden Nita B. Wood ENG 111 11:00 December 3, 2015 The Depravity of Humanity â€Å"Global human trafficking is big business† (Gale, Cengage Learning). This quote in of itself warrants a deep seated fear and revulsion. But it is also true. Human trafficking is not exactly a new thing; it is as old as humanity itself. That is why Prostitution is considered the world’s oldest profession because it has been around since the birth of humanity. Also, the following sentence quote shows the age of human trafficking. â€Å"What may surprise those who think of trafficking as a recent phenomenon, however, is that the introductory quotes are actually from reformers at an international anti-trafficking congress in 1899 (Limonelli).† The 2000†¦show more content†¦Also, masturbation and homosexuality though wonderful in modern times was considered at the time to be morally debasing (Limonelli). The type of sexual outlet that was permitted were concubines. The colonists would take an indigenous woman for a false wife. This concubine would live with the male colonist and perform the wifely duties until the European woman could arrive and make legal wives and children for the male colonists (Limonelli). One of the causes of human trafficking is poverty. Poverty leads to human trafficking