How safe are your loved ones? Part 1

I like to give a perspective on the multi-billion dollar (anywhere between $150-300 billion) enterprise that is haunting the innocent poor girls and women around the world. I am referring to the sex trade. Over the years, human trafficking has unfortunately become a menace that affects nearly every single country, according to the United Nations. Sex trafficking alone is among the world's fastest growing criminal industries.

Few statistics. (You may refer to the links for more information)

>At least 20.9 million adults and children are bought and sold worldwide into commercial sexual servitude, forced labor and bonded labor.

>About 2 million children are exploited every year in the global commercial sex trade.
>54% of trafficking victims are trafficked for sexual exploitation.

>Women and girls make up 96% of victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation.

It is unfortunate but let me share the dominating perspective present amongst large group of people that is overshadowing in today's generation. As long as one’s spouses, siblings and their daughters are safe all other women trapped in sexual trade looks charming and attractive for a big group of people, It's sad indeed. Do you know that there are heart wrenching stories behind every single girl and woman trapped and taken as a slave? In most cases it is an adventure for people who have money and power to visit them for personal pleasure and gratification.

National Geographic made a documentary on 21^st Century sex slaves Human trafficking, I recommend you watch the program. It features Sex trade in Bangkok.  For sure, it will tear your emotions apart to know what these poor girls (especially minors) go through. 

Most of them don’t know how their next moment will be. They can be beaten, gang raped and even killed. The report says one CSW (Commercial sexual worker) can earn $1000 or more for her boss. At the cost of someone’s plight these perpetrators are thriving. However, there is a beacon in the dark. 

Let me introduce “NightLight International”   https://www.nightlightinternational.com/ an NGO that works among these poor trapped victims by providing a shelter home and helping them to reunite with their families. Thank God for such good hearts who try to bust the racket and give justice and life to these abandoned victims. 

The Bible says we are made in God’s image but because of human selfishness and greed, people are exploiting the innocent and making it a grandeur business.  I had an opportunity to work for an organization who worked towards the rescue and rehabilitation of girls and women and who also secure conviction to the perpetrators. Let me tell you it is definitely not easy unless every individual understands the value of a child and human being as dignified and precious. May God help such who are in the bondage and  desperately waiting to break free. Can we spread the right awareness among our circles to save every precious life? As much as our loved ones and families are safe let's conciously hope and desire that the ordeal for these precious lives come to an end soon.

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National Geography documentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrEt5JmQ5Co&t=32s

Reference:
https://www.bustle.com/p/13-sex-trafficking-statistics-that-put-the-worldwide-problem-into-perspective-9930150

http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-trafficking/global-report-on-trafficking-in-persons.html

https://www.humanrightsfirst.org/resource/human-trafficking-numbers