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Human trafficking in Asia: a heinous crime against humanities

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  • Mohajan, Haradhan

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This paper discusses the human trafficking especially women and children trafficking in Asia. Human trafficking is not only a local problem but also a global concern. It is performed for various purposes such as labor, prostitution, organ transplant, drug couriers, and arm smuggling and affects virtually every country in the world. Recently trafficking of human being increased alarmingly due to globalization and liberalization. In Bangladesh and Nepal trafficking becomes an important issue regionally, nationally and internationally. The victims mainly come from urban and rural areas of poor families. The governments and various NGOs of the world have taken various steps to stop human trafficking. This paper has taken an attempt to discuss aspects of human trafficking and highlights on various steps to prevent it.

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  • Mohajan, Haradhan, 2012. "Human trafficking in Asia: a heinous crime against humanities," MPRA Paper 50852, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 29 Jan 2012.
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    1. Ugur, Mehmet, 2007. "The ethics, economics and governance of free movement," Greenwich Papers in Political Economy 3981, University of Greenwich, Greenwich Political Economy Research Centre.
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    1. Haradhan Kumar Mohajan, 2013. "Human Rights in Bangladesh: Stresses on the Period of 2009 to 2012," KASBIT Business Journals (KBJ), Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari Institute of Technology (KASBIT), vol. 6, pages 38-64, December.
    2. Mohajan, Haradhan, 2014. "Child Rights in Bangladesh," MPRA Paper 58424, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 20 Jan 2014.
    3. Mohajan, Haradhan, 2015. "Sustainable Development Policy of Global Economy," MPRA Paper 82815, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 30 Mar 2015.

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      Keywords

      Human trafficking; Migration; Boarder killing; Anti-trafficking.;
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      • I31 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General Welfare, Well-Being

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