Drugs and Human Trafficking Legislations in the Caribbean and USA
Legislation applicable to Drug and Human Trafficking in th caribbean and legislation for the Usa on the same matter what they have in common and what is different in both and how are they treated and dealt with when they are rescued and how are the ones commiting the crime dealt with when found both in the Caribbean and in the usa .
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Drugs and Human Trafficking Legislations in the Caribbean and USA
Human trafficking and drug trafficking are global problems, especially in western society. Illicit trafficking is criminalized, and penalties towards traffickers are implemented as well as the involved counter-parts. Human traffickers are involved in transporting people for labour and sexual reasons where the traffickers benefit from the act (Fish, 2017). Drug trafficking involves trafficking of narcotic drugs which are illegal, for instance, heroine. Various nations such as the Caribbean and USA has come up with legislative measures against drugs and human trafficking. The paper discusses the difference and similarities between the Caribbean and USA legislations.
According to international laws, human trafficking is prohibited and takes place due to various reasons. Since the 20th and 21st century, political, economic and social pressure has been on rising due to globalization and changes in the way of living. Various parts of the world are not peaceful and face conflict frequently for instance Somali therefore running for refuge (Fish, 2017). Poverty is another major contributing factor to human trafficking. Children and women are frustrated by the level of debt in their regions, thus promoting human trafficking. The Caribbean is among the affected areas which are contributed by violence and poverty.
USA concern of human trafficking originates from the trafficking of women and children for sexual reasons which are referred to as the “white slavery” for instance women are involved in prostitution in areas such as the North America and western part of Europe. According to the USA federal government, any forced labour caused by immigration or not is referred to as human trafficking but in Caribbean laws are different.
The United States, over the years, has proposed to assess the Caribbean state of human trafficking through the United States TIP reports. The Caribbean government have declined their efforts claiming to have resolutions and rescue tactics to their victims. The Caribbean has improved and still working on how to combat human trafficking first through conducting campaigns against human trafficking in the Caribbean region. Attacks are made by publicizing the sex industries in cases where immigrants are suspected of having entered the country who work in places such as clubs and brothels.
The difference between the Caribbean and USA legislation is that, in the Caribbean, sex work is not prohibited for people working in brothels and clubs without certified authorization. Sexual trafficking is tolerated in the Caribbean compared to the USA, where the act is not policed and considered as a tactic women use to earn a living (Kempadoo, 2017). For instance, behaviours such as” boopsing “and prostitution are done for the exchange of money and other monetary benefits. Generally, sex work is not considered as violence towards women as it is in the USA.
The USA has enhanced the creation of awareness in all human trafficking forms, which is similar to the Caribbean legislation. Campaigns are the most effective forms of reducing the rate of drug trafficking and human trafficking (Bartilow, 2019). Awareness is created primarily in reporting cases which have happened and the number of victims rescued. For instance, according to the latest reports in the USA, victims were recorded to be eight thousand and three as well as new client cases racing to four thousand three hundred and forty-nine.
The Caribbean has made efforts to fight against human trafficking and drugs through establishing specialized police that help in fighting the illegal sex industries as well as rescue victims of human trafficking, especially in drug trafficking. The legislation policy is similar to the USA, where policing is highly trained and developed to deal with issues of human trafficking.
The USA has come up with the most critical policing service through the use of human trafficking hotline where calls are received daily across the Unites States reporting cases of human trafficking (Simpson,et,al.,2017). The USA has Helped in initiating operations such as the use of new technology in tracking air traffic, for instance, the use of a radar system. The initiative has reduced the channelling of drugs through flights. The Caribbean has faced a challenge in monitoring go-fast boats which have been used by drug traffickers in transporting drugs through the Caribbean island.
Both the Caribbean and the USA has come up with anti-trafficking policies and practices through building programmes, training youths and everyone on challenges of human trafficking, creating public awareness, and so on (Bartilow,2019). The procedures are based on survivors of both sex, labour and drug trafficking. The policies involve the use of victims to give testimonies on how they survived as well as people who have experienced various forms of human trafficking. Both USA and Caribbean have applied efforts towards reducing human and drug trafficking, although the Caribbean still faces a challenge in funding.
The difference between the Caribbean and the USA anti-trafficking policies is that in the Caribbean, the sex and drug survivors are migrated back into their countries, especially the most vulnerable persons such as women and children (Bartilow, 2019). The victims are deported back as illegal immigrants which solve no problem. The Caribbean treat the immigrants or the trafficked victims as criminals instead of taking the initiative in helping the persons recover from trauma, for instance, in Bahama and Belize. The USA has provided initiatives to help victims such as capacity building, grantees and helpful programmes. Survivors of human trafficking require Helpance primarily through funds where most survivors are provided with salaried job opportunities which allow the victims to stabilize economically and provide for their own needs and those of their families.
Caribbean anti-trafficking and legislative measures do not focus more on sex trafficking or rather stigmatize women sexuality compared in the USA (Kempadoo, 2017). Women who have been socially influenced into prostitution are neglected and discriminated as dirty and victims of HIV and sexually transmitted infections. The war against human trafficking has been viewed to be a war to criminalize and stigmatize women. Sex trafficking is not any different from other forms of human trafficking.
The USA federal government and civil rights unit considered any kind of human labour as human trafficking, which is given higher priority without victimization (Kempadoo, 2017). In fact, in the USA, the less privileged in the society both men and women caught in the act are provided with income-earning opportunities and respect women sexuality concerning religion and civilization.
Regional cooperation between the USA and Caribbean in the fight of human trafficking is highly mitigated where both states are fighting the global challenge(Fish, C. A. (2017). For instance, the director of North America, Western Europe and the Caribbean proposed on the cooperation initiative which would enhance global fight towards human trafficking on the regional level.
The action drives towards Helping the victims instead of victimizing them, mutual debate towards human trafficking and collaboration between counter- human trafficking organization and the migration agencies. The USA has come up with initiates such as the counter-narcotic and foreign policies which have included the Caribbean basin security initiative and other countries such as Colombia according to the illicit flow of drugs between the Latin America and the Caribbean.
The USA has a platform of documenting reports related to human trafficking on drugs, labour and drugs which has Helped in the fight as well as creating awareness ( Fish, 2017). The Caribbean has no documentation about human trafficking, especially the undocumented women immigration and the conceptual ideology about how women involve themselves in sexual behaviours.
The USA government and the anti-human trafficking war has emphasized cooperation with the Caribbean creating pressure on about anti-migration and anti-prostitution on the Caribbean Government. For instance, in 2018, the first network was held, which consisted of fifteen Caribbean states that assembled in Tobago with the primary agenda of the fight against human trafficking. Trinidad and Tobago system of counter-human traffic are supported by the united nation migration agency and the united states department who are the initiative towards the fight of human trafficking.
Human trafficking in the Caribbean has been considered as a contribution of organized groups such as al, Qaida, which has led to insecurity issues in the region. The al-Qaida and other organized groups recruit people, exceptionally the less fortunate into their criminality. The enlisted personnel’s are trained in terrorism and illicit trafficking that involves human trafficking, drugs and trafficking of weapons.
Caribbean and USA are by both human trafficking and drugs where people are used to funding the crime groups and the activities the Caribbean is still trying to fight sex and drug trafficking which has been an issue since the past. Understanding how sex and drug trafficking are related has enabled the USA government, and the Caribbean be able to the problem.
In USA, victims of human and drug trafficking, especially the immigrants, are Helped while traffickers involved are arrested and prosecuted for mistakes.For instance, the drug lords as well as sex industries trafficking young girls and women. The Caribbean has been reported to criminalize victims of sexual assault which has been unfair where the victims are considered as illegal immigrants. The drugs victims are arrested and punished accordingly, which has improved and reduced the rate of drug trafficking. The Caribbean has neglected sex trafficking as compared to the fight towards drug traffickers. The USA has treated both cases equally with an exceptional understanding of the relationship that lies between human and drug trafficking.
Consequently, human trafficking and drug trafficking has been on the rise due to the increase in organized crimes in North America and the Caribbean. Sex trafficking is experienced more in the Caribbean compared to the USA where drug trafficking has affected both countries since the channelling revolves around Latin America, Mexico, Colombia and the Caribbean. Each state has applied various forms of legislation which has Helped curb human and drug trafficking, although some legislations, especially in the Caribbean, has made things worse, especially on the victims of sex trafficking.
Documentation of issues is highly regarded in the USA compared to the Caribbean, where cases of immigration and sex trafficking have not been documented. The USA documents issues related to drug trafficking and human trafficking, funding, and collaborating with other countries in the fight against the global problem. The USA has worked through different networks such as the Tobago in cooperating with Caribbean other initiatives includes the counter-narcotic action which has enabled the countries to fight drug trafficking.
References
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Kempadoo, K. (2017). The War on Humans: Anti-trafficking in the Caribbean. Thursday, February, 16, 2017.
Simpson, M., Shirley, H., Douris, T., Guptill, J., & Turell, M. (2017). Sex Trafficking: A Part of Voices Against Violence.
