Process, causes and consequences of Trafficking:

In South Asia, Bangladesh and Nepal are treated as the source countries and India as the largest destination one. Geographically Bangladesh is surrounded by India on north, west and north east. Its 4222km land border out of total 4510km is with India. It makes Bangladeshi easy prey to trafficking. South Asia, suffering from severe socio-economic inequalities and weak human development indicators is home to the world’s second largest migrant population. Migration of people especially women and children in search of better economic options is often being capitalized on by the traffickers which is increasingly becoming a well-organized lucrative business. Council of Europe states that trafficking has reached epidemic proportions over the past decade with a global annual market of about $42.5 billion. Poverty and unemployment along with a demand for cheap labour in Bangladesh imply that a large number of people are still vulnerable and fall prey to traffickers who use the promises of jobs and marriage to entice the victims (Osmany, 2008). W&C are trafficked out of Bangladesh because of extreme poverty, illiteracy, unemployment, floods, cyclones, landlessness and demand for dowry according to various studies.

3rd phase Destination

Destination India, Pakistan, S.Arabia,

Dubai

Middle East

Consequences Prostitution, Rape,

slavery, bonded labor, Begging

concubine, Organ

2nd phase-Transit

1st phase Recruitment

Traffickers in locality

Victim’s parents

ImpactsSocio-economiceffectPsychological effectEffect on health(STD/ HIV/AIDS)

Causes

Natural disaster, DowryIlliteracyDomestic conflictGender Discrimination

Proposals

Promise of MarriageMoney to parentsKidnappingHope of better