{"id":11608,"date":"2017-02-02T21:56:22","date_gmt":"2017-02-02T19:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mafrsaprovince.com\/?p=11608"},"modified":"2017-02-02T21:56:22","modified_gmt":"2017-02-02T19:56:22","slug":"vigil-of-prayer-international-day-of-prayer-and-awareness-against-human-trafficking-february-8-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mafrsaprovince.com\/index.php\/2017\/02\/02\/vigil-of-prayer-international-day-of-prayer-and-awareness-against-human-trafficking-february-8-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Vigil of Prayer: International Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking, February 8, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"vigil-of-prayer-human-trafficking\"<\/a>How can we ignore this severe warning when we see the exploitation carried out by unscrupulous people? Such exploitation harms young girls and boys who are led into prostitution or into the mire of pornography; who are enslaved as child labourers or soldiers; who are caught up in drug trafficking and other forms of criminality; who are forced to flee from conflict and persecution, risking isola\u00adtion and abandonment.<\/span><\/p>\n

Moreover, the dividing line between migration and traf\u00adficking can at times be very subtle. There are many factors which contribute to making migrants vulnerable, especially if they are children: poverty and the lack of me\u00adans to survive \u2013 to which are added unrealistic expecta\u00adtions generated by the media; the low level of literacy; ignorance of the law, of the culture and frequently of the language of host countries. All of this renders children physically and psychologically dependent. But the most powerful force driving the exploitation and abuse of chil\u00addren is demand. If more rigorous and effective action is not taken against those who profit from such abuse, we will not be able to stop the multiple forms of slavery where children are the victims.<\/span><\/p>\n

Facts:<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n