Monday, March 12, 2012

Stop Human Trafficking


TODAY news said Chinese police rescued more than 24,000 abducted women and children across the country last year, the Public Security Ministry's statement was quoted. Trafficking in women and children is a big problem in China, where traditional preference for male heirs and a strict one-child policy has driven a thriving market in baby boys, who fetch a considerably higher price than girls. Girls and women are also abducted and used as labors or as brides for unwed sons. Exact numbers of victims are difficult to obtain as China's vast size, rural poverty and population of 1.3 billion mean many such cases never get reported beyond local areas.

I am reading the news excitedly by thinking how many of our women and children have been involved in the trend. Definitely there would be less or more fraction of the report since we are poorer than Chinese. We have often heard such report in Myanmar and our authority seem doing insufficient against the offense. We can't point at poverty alone to prevent such cruel act, some prevention can be done if we have some kind heart for our people, I think. Our ethnic people have been spending their hard life amid civilian wars and those unwanted wars might have forced them flee home and cross border. Such scenario might have made trafficker's job easier and put them on the cheap market. We might not bear if we are exposed to a real figure with regard to this case. Some childs are being sold for their organs, some young women are used as world's oldest profession, both of them are hell-living. It'ld be better die than living such life.

May our authority take necessary measure to minimize such offenses throughout the nation. It might be big task for our staff. But why not if we put our best efforts together in fighting? Lets hope there would be no room for those mastermind behind the cruel cases. May all innocent people free from human trafficking.


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