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| (Source: UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations/Cartographic Section) |
Inquirer.net (Bangkok) – The UN Interagency Project on Human Trafficking (UNIAP) reported on the trends and stats on human trafficking in the Mekong area. As reported trafficking is at a low point in the Mekong area, UNIAP found trafficked victims from Russia, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, China, Vietnam, and Uzbekistan are mainly trafficked to Thailand to fill roles as sex/labor slaves or to be sent elsewhere. UNIAP found Thailand’s growing economy to be a reason for having the nation act as a transit point and fill demand for sex/labor slaves. Yet, UNIAP maintains no grand visible pattern of trafficking can be found in the Mekong area.
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(Reliability: 7/10)
Comment: (Source Reliability: No issues of bias or inaccuracy within the source. The source provides a good explanation of how economic development and forces impact Mekong trafficking trends. However, the source does not list any other possible forces considered by UNIAP. As well, the source does not explain why UNIAP came to the conclusion as to why no clear and stable could be found. This lack of information limits the analysis confidence that economics is a major force on trafficking.)
Comment: One of the predominant forces of human trafficking is economic development, recovery, or decline. Yuri Fedotov, Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), maintains that regional, international, and global economic recovery and development through globalization will be one of the major causes and means for trafficking growth and existence. Traffickers will use transportation and communication innovations, created for economic growth, to facilitate their activities. Moreover, the growth for labor or wealth in some regions or nations will increase the demand for victims to fill roles as labor or sex slaves. The report UNIAP report reinforces and confirms the conclusion of Director Fedotov. Subsequently, economics can be confirmed as strong force of human trafficking. However, questions do remain regarding the scale of economics on human trafficking. The source does not state any consideration of alternative forces. The source is vague as to why a clear and stable pattern of trafficking could not be found in the report. As well, the UNIAP report focuses on trafficking on the Mekong area. Thus one can not say with full confidence that economic force is a primary force in either the Mekong area or the world. A wide variety of forces could influence trafficking in the area which may not have been researched or found by UNIAP. The possibility exists that the Mekong area is a microcosm of economics impact on global trafficking. However, an equal possibility exists that economics may be a major force only in the Mekong area. More information is needed to resolve these questions.
Comment: (Source Reliability: No issues of bias or inaccuracy within the source. The source provides a good explanation of how economic development and forces impact Mekong trafficking trends. However, the source does not list any other possible forces considered by UNIAP. As well, the source does not explain why UNIAP came to the conclusion as to why no clear and stable could be found. This lack of information limits the analysis confidence that economics is a major force on trafficking.)
Comment: One of the predominant forces of human trafficking is economic development, recovery, or decline. Yuri Fedotov, Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), maintains that regional, international, and global economic recovery and development through globalization will be one of the major causes and means for trafficking growth and existence. Traffickers will use transportation and communication innovations, created for economic growth, to facilitate their activities. Moreover, the growth for labor or wealth in some regions or nations will increase the demand for victims to fill roles as labor or sex slaves. The report UNIAP report reinforces and confirms the conclusion of Director Fedotov. Subsequently, economics can be confirmed as strong force of human trafficking. However, questions do remain regarding the scale of economics on human trafficking. The source does not state any consideration of alternative forces. The source is vague as to why a clear and stable pattern of trafficking could not be found in the report. As well, the UNIAP report focuses on trafficking on the Mekong area. Thus one can not say with full confidence that economic force is a primary force in either the Mekong area or the world. A wide variety of forces could influence trafficking in the area which may not have been researched or found by UNIAP. The possibility exists that the Mekong area is a microcosm of economics impact on global trafficking. However, an equal possibility exists that economics may be a major force only in the Mekong area. More information is needed to resolve these questions.
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