Introduction
Human trafficking has been on the rise, with its effects being experienced globally. Admittedly, the impacts range from economic and social, and at the same time to a personal level (victims). The issue erodes global unity and threatens human rights, and fuels negative regimes such as terrorism. Various factors contribute to human trafficking, and to mitigate this pandemic, and society needs to participate. However, society remains reluctant without adequate knowledge of what human trafficking is, its impacts, and how it can be stopped. Some factors that affect society’s engagement include poverty, culture, human trafficking, ignorance, illiteracy, family dysfunctions, and border insecurity, among others. This paper explains two factors: the potential obstacle to the population’s engagement and strategies to apply the critical analysis to achieve personal and professional goals.
Factors that Influence Society’s Engagement
Culture is one of the main issues that may affect society’s engagement. According to Gacinya (2020), women and children are the most vulnerable victims of human trafficking. Such is prevalent since most cultures place low value on women in society and policy. Thus the biases based on culture are more pronounced in women than in their male counterparts. This biasness increases their vulnerability to human trafficking. A study done by Franchino-Olsen (2021) proves that women and young girls are perceived as sex objects; thus, they are prone to human trafficking practices. Even though the victims go through tough experiences, the beliefs in the society make it appear as a norm to them from childhood. Franchino-Olsen (2021) reiterates that the grooming and the techniques used by the exploiters make the victims feel secure and take the situation as their choice to engage in sexual exploitation. Therefore, since society and the victims perceive human trafficking as normal and nobody is raising a voice against it, it becomes a challenge for society to engage in ways focused on mitigating the problem.
Trafficking ignorance and lack of awareness is another key factor that may influence society’s engagement in stopping human trafficking. Society lacks information regarding the risks of this problem and may not see the need to talk about it. As mentioned by Franchino-Olsen (2021), society is comfortable even when exploitation is happening. People hardly perceive human trafficking as a critical issue to address. Thus, they tend to ignore and normally live, while it may be hurting from within and destroying their families, and dragging the economy. Therefore, it is imperative to first enlighten society regarding how human trafficking impacts socially and economically. Once this is achieved, the population may be free to engage in programs aimed at mitigating the pandemic. Additionally, having programs that organize campaigns against human trafficking can help substantially in increasing society’s participation.
Potential Obstacle to Interfere with the Population’s Engagement
The lack of policy and its enforcement to punish human traffickers is the key obstacle that can hinder the vulnerable population from participating in the mitigation of the human trafficking problem. In the previous activity, the better education to the population to stop trafficking was the main opportunity for change. Therefore, according to Okech, Choi, Elkins, and Burns (2018), strict laws need to be installed to support the voice of the affected population. Moreover, communication lines ought to be provided to the public to enable them to report immediately any case of human trafficking or exploitation.
Strategies for Using the Critical Analysis
To meet personal and professional goals effectively, I would recommend learning continuously, listening and considering available opinions, and making the right choices for the majority. Other strategies include avoiding analyzing a lot of information at a time and being able to explain the conclusion. The strategies will allow me to explore all the possible sides to make decisions regarding my personal and professional goals (Widana, Parwata, & Sukendra 2018). As well, these skills are essential in addressing the globalization issue. One can learn what is happening, make an analysis based on the existing literature and opinions, interpret data, and make a decision on what are the best ways to address the topic. The competencies can also be applied to daily responsibilities for the other practitioners in my field and my operations. Widana et al. (2018) admit that critical thinking has become essential in making daily life decisions. Therefore, applying critical analysis in this research paper helped me develop specific skills useful in understanding one’s goals.
Conclusion
In conclusion, human trafficking is a crucial aspect that should be addressed to mitigate its effects. However, to stop it, society has to be part of the decision. Thus, it is imperative to address the main issues that influence the engagement of society in the human trafficking discussion. Among the main issues are culture and lack of awareness or trafficking ignorance. Culture puts low value on women and minor girls, making them vulnerable to human trafficking. Moreover, a lack of awareness about the impacts of exercise also affects the participation of society in the topic. The main obstacle that hinders the engagement is the lack of a standard policy that does not act to protect the victims against the exploiters. Nevertheless, the critical analysis skills learned in this paper are essential in my daily activities to achieve my personal and professional goals.
References
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Okech, D., Choi, Y. J., Elkins, J., & Burns, A. C. (2018). Seventeen years of human trafficking research in social work: A review of the literature.Journal of Evidence-Informed Social Work, 15(2), 103-122. Web.
Widana, I. W., Parwata, I., & Sukendra, I. K. (2018). Higher order thinking skills assessment towards critical thinking on mathematics lesson. International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 2(1), 24-32. Web.