After the Europeans discovered the New World, the western countries needed large-scale of labors to exploit the resources of their colonies. They brought Africans and Asians into their colonies by force to open up their new land. During the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, many Chinese were swindled out of their country to work as coolies overseas. The transaction was carried out by recruitment centers with officially written contract.
In the old days, our government of the Qing dynasty was not strict on population control. Therefore numerous slaving centers were established in costal regions such as Macao, Shantou and Hong Kong. Nowadays, there is no more slaving center and slave trade has been forbidden worldwide long time ago. It is a pity that human trafficking still exists. Not long ago, a monstrous baby robbery happened at a place neighboring Macao, Foshan city in Guangzhou. A trafficker of a mob broke into a residence in Nanhai District, tied up the year old grand mother of an eight-month old baby and took him away.
The boy was immediately sold to other province for RMB 38, Human Trafficking is not merely a regional problem, but also a global concern. It is one of the most profitable activities, aside from the sales of drug and weapon, to the international criminal gangs. Children and women have always been the major victims of this illegal activity. Most of the sufferers come from depressed areas and belong to the underprivileged groups, for instance child stragglers and illegal immigrants.
Some traffickers will use fraud e. They might even rob victims i. The United Nation calls upon the attention of the world to face the problem, in particular child trade, and hence established Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child prostitution and Child Pornography. It appeals all the countries to forbid and fight against the illegal activities by means of legislation and administration.
If the victim involved is under the age of 14, the offender will be condemned to a maximum 15 years of imprisonment. Note: With reference to Article 7 of Law No. Response to the Trafficking in Persons Report by the U. Department of State. Know more about you Employment Rights β Legal promotion campaign.
