Idea for my Final Project

Human trafficking is a form of modern day slavery. In my final term paper, I will explore human trafficking in Israel in general and Jerusalem in particular. The 2000 United Nations Trafficking Protocol defined trafficking as, “the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of persons by means of threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse of power, or of a position of vulnerability or of the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person, for the purpose of exploitation.” In many cases victims are tricked into being trafficked through promises of a paying job overseas. Once the victim is in the process of being trafficked he or she is physically abused, purposefully disoriented, raped, or not given enough food to eat. Trafficked victims are exploited for sex work or other forms of migrant labor.
Israel has a poor record in human trafficking. According to the article Israel’s miserable record in human trafficking, “’Israel is a popular destination for women trafficked for the purpose of sexual exploitation and men and women trafficked for the purpose of labour exploitation’”(25). In my paper, I will explore why Israel has such a poor record in human trafficking. In my investigation of this problem, I will discuss where immigrants are trafficked from, how victims are exploited, and who is exploiting the migrant workers. After exploring the problem, I will discuss efforts to combat human trafficking in Israel.