Tagged: Human Trafficking
Football gives hope to people across the globe, both young and old. Aspirations of being a professional football player signals an opportunity to change the socio-economic circumstances of not just an individual, but potentially a community for generations to come. Football gives joy to those who watch it and play an active role in following their favourite teams through the numerous ups and downs of professional sport. Football has also been used to bring peace to countries on the verge...
In my last posting, I wrote about my concerns as I prepared to travel abroad to volunteer for a NGO in Kathmandu, Nepal. Today, I have settled in and completed three days of my volunteer assignment. In the past few days, I have learned about trafficking in one of the most powerful ways possible, through day-to-day interaction with survivors of the human trafficking trade.
The critical theorists argue that the progress of modernity actually serves as a source of domination and dehumynization. One can see the validity of this theoretical perspective when thinking about the global issue of humyn trafficking. The deputy director of International Organization for Migration announced that there is an estimated 600,000 to four million people trafficked annually. Last week the UN General Assembly met to discuss the possibility of creating a “global plan of action” to end humyn trafficking. The majority present...
