El 25 de Marzo se celebra el 250 aniversario de la abolicion de la esclavitud en Inglaterra (abolition of the transatlantic slave trade), sin embargo el dia de hoy el trafico de personas es una de las industrias de mayor crecimiento a nivel global y destruye la vida de millones de hombres, mujeres y ninos.

El tráfico es una forma moderna de esclavitud donde los hombres, las mujeres y los niños son sacados de sus casas tras la mentira o la violencia y son condenados a la explotación.

Hay tres cosas que debemos hacer no importa en que pais estemos:

-Evitar la venta de personas
-Perseguir a los traficantes
-Proteger a las victimas

www.stopthetraffik.org

Les comparto el caso de Prjua y Ajay (India) y Maria (Mexico)

Prjua and Ajay, India
Prjua, aged 9 and her brother Ajay, a boy aged 7, lived on Thane train station in Mumbai, India with their parents who were both alcoholics. Prjua and Ajay were regular attendees of the Asha Deep Day Centre, run by Oasis India, where they learnt to read and write and were given the opportunity to play. After attending daily for 3-months they disappeared. The project staff went to look for them. Prjua and Ajay’s father told how a man had come and offered money for them and that he had sold them for the equivalent of $30. That was the last the father and the staff of Asha Deep Day Centre heard of them. In that area of Mumbai every 2-3 months children disappeared, kidnapped or sold into prostitution, forced labour, adoption or child sacrifice.

SOURCE: Oasis India

Prjua (9 anos) y su hermano Ajay (7 anos) vivian en la estacion del tren Thane en Mumbai, India con sus papas quienes eran alcoholicos. Prjua y Ajay asistian regularmente al centro de ayuda de la organizacion Oasis llamado"Asha Deep Day" donde aprendieron a leer y escribir y ahi podian jugar. Despues de tres meses dejaron de asistir. Algunos personas del Staff del proyecto de Oasis fueron a buscarlos. El papa de los ninos les conto que un hombre les ofrecio dinero por ellos y el se los vendio por $30 dolares. Fue la ultima vez que se supo de ellos. En esa area de Mumbai cada 2 o 3 meses hay ninos desaparecidos, secuestrados o vendidos para ser adoptados, prostituidos, obligados a trabajar, o sacrificados. Fuente: Oasis India


Mary, Mexico


Mary a 19-year old female came into the United States from Mexico. She was referred to the Salvation Army by a domestic violence shelter where she presently resides with her 11-month-old son. Mary was persuaded to come to the US with the promise that she would have a better life and be provided a job. Mary was verbally abused and raped several times by her perpetrator - which was the source of her son's conception. Mary reported that she previously had a miscarriage due to the abuse and at times was not allowed to seek medical attention. She was escorted to her job in a factory where she packaged vegetables, but was never paid for her employment. She reports that she was given a white powder (which was suspected to be cocaine), and only later she determined to be drugs. Mary was not allowed to leave the apartment in which she was staying unless she was going to work. The perpetrator threatened her saying that if she attempted to escape she would be deported or hurt by the immigration department. Mary is currently being provided shelter, therapeutic counselling, clothing, food and legal advocacy services. Although the authorities have determined Mary to be a victim of human trafficking, the US Attorney's Office has decided not to prosecute the case. She was therefore denied the expedient route to obtaining legal status and is now applying for a visa, which would allow her to stay in the country for up to 3 years after which she could apply for permanent residency.

SOURCE: Salvation Army