How does power impact sex trafficking? Traffickers are trapped in a poverty cycle themselves, leading them to gain power and take advantage of vulnerable individuals. India is known as a big sex trafficking hub, where around 270 women and children go missing every day. This crime is extremely common but ironically very difficult to detect at the same time. Therefore, more and more victims are involved as time goes by. The traffickers either kidnap women and children or give them false promises about making money with a good job in the city. Usually, the victims would be extremely vulnerable like village people who don’t have a lot of education or money and could be easily lured.

 

The horrible reality of sex trafficking is difficult to imagine. As if the situation for the victims is not bad enough, the police or government are not making things any better. When villagers’ family members go missing or get kidnapped, they file a case to the local police. However, the police of India do the opposite of their job. Because sex trafficking is such a common crime, the police won’t bother to register the case. To add salt to the wound, the government is denying the facts and statistics about human trafficking in their own nation. Based on News Laundry, “Given that the police, as this case reveals, refuses to register cases with impunity, the situation does not seem very hopeful”.

 

When the topic of sex trafficking comes up, ask yourself, what is the first thing that comes to mind? There are multiple perspectives that could be discussed about this issue, but the main ones that people tend to focus on would be the victims. Yes, everyone feels horrible for the victims and thinks that they shouldn’t suffer, but what if we change the spotlight to a different perspective?