Human trafficking in bangladesh

1. Prepared by
shah Arafat Ayatullah
ID:2014220300068

2. Are they for trade ?

3. Did YOU know?
In 2015, the trafficking
industry generated 32
billion dollars…
That’s more than Nike,
Google, and Starbucks…
COMBINED.

4. content
 introduction
 what is human trafficking ?
 who are trafficked in Bangladesh?
 who are the traffickers in Bangladesh ?
 why is this happen ?
 trafficked for what?
 destination, trafficking routes
 causes of trafficking
 Anti-Trafficking Laws of Government of
Bangladesh

5. Introduction
 Human trafficking is a group of crimes involving the exploitation
of men, women and children for financial gains which is violation
of fundamental human rights
 Human trafficking is the 3rd largest international crime
 In Bangladesh, human trafficking is one of the most money-
making forms of illegitimate enterprise.
 Millions of men, women and children are victims of human
trafficking
 Human trafficking is a part of the larger problem of slavery
 Traffickers use blackmail, abuse, and threats to force victims to
comply with their wishes in the destination country

6. What is human trafficking ?
 Human trafficking is the trade in people.
 It is called modern form of slavery and it is a
serious form of crime.
 Illegal transportation of people for forced labour,
sex exploitation, forced marriages…
 Human trafficking is the recruitment, and
transportation of people for the purpose of
exploitation
 It is a crime against humanity
 Now I am going to discuss how and why human
trafficking occurs in Bangladesh

7. TOP 10 COUNTRIES
INFAMOUS FOR HUMAN
TRAFFICKING
POSITION COUNTRY
10 CHINA
9 GHANA
8 UGANDA
7 NEPAL
6 SRI LANKA
5 INDIA
4 PAKISTAN
3 HAITI
2 BRAZIL
1 BANGLADESH

8. WHO ARE TRAFFICKED
In Bangladesh?
 Women and children are the key target
 Most of them Village people
 People of low income
 People with low level of education
 Young girls running away from home
 People who lack awareness of their legal rights
 Women and children of varying ages
 Any race or ethnicity

9. women Girls
poor village people
children

11. Who are the traffickers in
Bangladesh ?
 In Bangladesh trafficking is carried out by well-
organized regional gangs that have links with the
various law enforcement agencies.
 Transnational, national, or local criminal
organizations
 Neighbors, friends, family members, village chiefs,
returnees
 Agricultural operators
 Owners of small or medium-sized businesses
 All agents having good relation with the BGB, BSF
and police.

12. Why is this happen?

13. Why is this happen?
 Because of trafficking is a lucrative industry.
 It has been identified as the fastest growing
criminal industry in the world.
 Unemployment
 Poverty
 Especially girl who run away from home
(homeless), are great risk of being targeted by a
pimp (or traffickers) and becoming exploited

14. TRAFFICKED FOR WHAT?
 A large percentage for prostitution
 The entertainment industry
 Sweatshops
 Illegal adoption of children
 Organ transplants
 Forced marriages
 Mail-order brides
 Domestic work
 Forced labor e.g. in construction
 Drug trafficking
 Begging
 Other exploitative forms of work

15. Destination, Trafficking Routes
Someof the most used trafficking routes:
 Route 1: From Dhaka to Barisal by
launch and from there to Jessore,
Satkhira
 Route 2: From Barisal to Benapole
and other border areas via Jessore
 Route 3: From Gabtoli, Dhaka to
Jessore and Satkhira via Aricha
Route 4: From Gabtoli, Dhaka to Chapai
Nawabgang and other border areas
via Nagarbari
 Route 5: From Gabtoli, Dhaka to
Darshana by bus and from there to
different border areas.
 Route 6: From Gabtoli, Dhaka to
Dinajpur and Lalmonirhat by bus and
from there to different border areas.
Bangladeshi women and girls are trafficked to Middle East particularly
Bahrain, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates , Eastern Europe
Bangladeshi boys are also trafficked to the UAE, Qatar, and Kuwait for
forced work as camel jockeys and beggars, Malaysia
India and Pakistan are the major two countries of destination or transit
Bay Bengal is another important road

16. Can you remember ?

17. CAUSES OF TRAFFICKING
Lack of
awareness of
Govt
Geographical
location
Poverty
Economic
Vulnerability
Unemployment
Lack of
education
Inequality and
Discrimination

18. Continue……
Population
problem
Political
instability
Status of violence
against women &
children
The low risk,
high-profit
Lack of
Implements of
law
Lack of
awareness
Corruption and
Impassiveness of
the authority

19. Anti-Trafficking Laws of
Government of Bangladesh:
 The Bangladesh government has announced a number of laws and
policies, which deal with to prevent trafficking in women and children:
 The Penal Code 1980, modified in 1991, contains provisions of
kidnapping, abduction, slavery and forces labor. The provisions ensure
the penalty of the kidnappers, and no way of them to be free from the
prime.
 The Cruelty to Women Ordinance in 1983, this provision provides
punishment for kidnapping and trafficking of women. Death penalty or life
imprisonment with fine for the kidnappers or traffickers.
 Suppression of Violence against Women and Children, 2000 (Nari O
Shishu Nirjaton Domon Ain 2000). This act states the punishment for
trafficking of women with death penalty or life imprisonment with fine.

20. Anti-Trafficking Laws of
Government of Bangladesh:
(cont.)
 The Women and Children Repression Act of 1995 (Special Provision) is a
modification of the 1983 Cruelty to Women (Deterrent Punishment)
Ordinance. In the new act, crime related to children is tied to those related
to women. This act specifies (Section 8) that trafficking a woman for
prostitution or unlawful or immoral purposes or import or export or buying
or selling or renting or engaging in any other form of transportation of
women is a subject to life imprisonment and fine.
 The Suppression of Immoral Trafficking Act of 1993 provides stringent
penalties for forcing a girl into prostitution.
 The Anti-Terrorism Ordinance of 1992 makes all the types of terrorism
including the abduction of women and children a punishable offence.

21. Anti-Trafficking Laws of
Government of Bangladesh:
(cont.)
 The Children Act of 1974 and 1993 (Pledging
of Labor), seek to protect children from
exploitative and hazardous conditions.

22. “Nobody is free until everybody is free”
-Vivek Pandit, Indian anti-slavery campaigner

23. Recommendation…
These are some of the things we can do to prevent
human trafficking:

24. CONCLUSION
Slavery and Human Trafficking happens in nearly every
country in the world, developing or developed countries.
We are now living in a world where Human Trafficking is
the fastest growing criminal enterprise.
75% Of Human Trafficking is for sexual exploitation and
are female.
And over 50% of all Human Trafficking victims are
children. These individuals are forced to work every single
day without pay, under threat of violence, and they’re
unable to walk away. Stand against Human Trafficking
before its too late.

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