Claim #1
Globalization is one of the causes of child sexual enslavement and trafficking. Profits made from such activities are great enough that many traffickers do not even consider the harm that is being imposed on the children. In 2007, it is estimated that $51.3 billion were made in revenues, $35.7 billion in profits, which means the global average price of a slave is $29,210 (Kara 2009). Melissa Farley (2006) states: "Women are moved to wherever pimps and traffickers can make the most money, for example near military bases, near political or business conventions, or to locations where sporting events take place." Unfortunately, the same can be assumed about children. As mentioned before, many families and children are left in such detrimental economic situations, that children are sold or
voluntarily decide to be exploited in order to make some money. In the case of Maya, "[Maya's] parents sold her to a local agent for $55 on the promise that she would have a good job at a carpet factory, from which she could send home up to $10 per month," (Kara 2009). Horribly enough, Maya was subject to forced sexual interactions with multiple men on the same day and even lived in a cage after she had been sold to a different trafficker (Kara 2009). In general, the economic disparity is due to the lack of opportunities that countries can offer all of their citizens. As Alexis Aronowitz (2001) put it: "Many who fall prey to smugglers and traffickers are usually those most disadvantaged in their own countries: those with poor job skills or little chance of successful employment at home." Therefore, it makes sense that children who are illegally crossing the Mexican border with their parents are subject to sexual exploitation, especially considering that illegal immigrants are afraid of reporting any kind of cases to the police in fears of being deported. However, globalization, and the politics that come with it, are not the only causes of the sexual enslavement of children.
voluntarily decide to be exploited in order to make some money. In the case of Maya, "[Maya's] parents sold her to a local agent for $55 on the promise that she would have a good job at a carpet factory, from which she could send home up to $10 per month," (Kara 2009). Horribly enough, Maya was subject to forced sexual interactions with multiple men on the same day and even lived in a cage after she had been sold to a different trafficker (Kara 2009). In general, the economic disparity is due to the lack of opportunities that countries can offer all of their citizens. As Alexis Aronowitz (2001) put it: "Many who fall prey to smugglers and traffickers are usually those most disadvantaged in their own countries: those with poor job skills or little chance of successful employment at home." Therefore, it makes sense that children who are illegally crossing the Mexican border with their parents are subject to sexual exploitation, especially considering that illegal immigrants are afraid of reporting any kind of cases to the police in fears of being deported. However, globalization, and the politics that come with it, are not the only causes of the sexual enslavement of children.