Women trafficking is a group of crimes involving the exploitation of women for financial gains which is violation of fundamental human rights . In simple word it means slavery.
3. INTRODUCTION:
Women trafficking is a group of crimes involving
the exploitation of women for financial gains
which is violation of fundamental human rights .
In simple word it means slavery.
Trafficking primarily takes place for commercial
sexual exploitation and for other purposes like
organ transplant, begging, circus and forced to
marriage.
Women trafficking is the 3rd largest international
crime. 20,000 girls are transported every year
from India to the Gulf countries, the middle East
and Europe.
4. CAUSES OF WOMEN
TRAFFICKING
POVERTY
UNEMPLOYMENT
CHILD MARRIAGE
SOCIAL STIGMA
RELIGIOUS PRACTICES
FEMALE INFANTICIDE AND FOETICIDE
FALSE PROMISES
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
5. EFFECTS OF WOMEN
TRAFFICKING
REJECTION
HELPLESSNESS
DISTRACTION
POST TRAUMATIC STREE DISORDER
DEPREESSIVE DISORDER
DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER
PSYCHOTIC DISORDER
EATING DISORDER
6. RESPONSE TO WOMEN TRAFFICKING
RESPONSE FROM THE GOVERNMENT
The Immoral Traffic Prevention Act, 1956
National Plan of Action, 1998
Ministry of Women and Child Development
National Commission For Women
National Human Right Commission
RESPONES FEROM NGOs
RESPONES FROM MEDIA
7. CONCLUSION
Trafficking of any kind is against the human dignity and goes
against the human right of the citizen. It is the duty of the
Government of a country to see that conducive situation be made
available for the overall development of its citizens. Its is found that
minimal attention is given to the health and well being of victims.
For example, 60% of prostitute women in Mumbai’s red light district
area are infected with sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) and
AIDS.
NGOs are performing commendable job to uplift, rehabilitate
victims. The central government gives grants to NGOs for the
provision of services to sex trafficking victims with funding available
through its Swadhar Scheme and the recently developed Ujjawala
Scheme.