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Article #149: Linkage with Girls Trafficking and HIV/AIDS

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Linkage with Girls Trafficking and HIV day many people cross border movement
AIDS take place both officially and also
Mohammad Khairul Alam illegally. Due to reason of that great
Executive Director chance to spread out HIV/AIDS in
Rainbow Nari O Shishu Kallyan Foundation Bangladesh.
24/3 M. C. Roy Lane A survey conducted by Rainbow Nari O
Dhaka-1211, Tel: 880-2-8628908 Shishu Kallyan Foundation that the girls
Mobile: 01711344997 forced (trafficking) into the brothels do
Human trafficking is an issue of not want to return to their homes once
international concern, one of the worst they are into it for more than one year.
forms of girls trafficking relates to the Such girls believe, they would be victim
sexual exploitation of girls. The sexual of social stigma and face discrimination
exploitation of girls is a wide term, from the society. They also believe,
which encompasses prostitution and their family would suffer several social
trafficking for purposes of sexual abuse. taboo, self-respect, and social-dignity.
It differs from girl sexual abuse in that We can't imagine how many girl, women and
there is some form of commercial children are being trafficked every day
transaction. It is this commercial from Bangladesh. The Human rights
transaction, which has led to organizations in Bangladesh estimate that
prostitution and other forms of girl more than 20,000 women and children were
sexual exploitation being tackled as a trafficked annually for the purpose of
labour issue, rather than as girls abuse prostitution, and more than 50,000 women
for it. and children were estimated to have been
Trafficking & HIV/AIDS is interrelated, trafficked into India annually, most for
especially women and girls are the sex trade. Kushtia, Jessore and
trafficking for use of sexual industry. Rajshahi borders are the safety points to
Most of trafficking girls would face trafficking. There is three types of
several physical & sexual abuses. When a trafficking occur in Bangladesh: 1) he
girl or women newly enrolls a sex she is sold by a family member, friend or
industry, she tries to safe herself heard neighbor; 2) he/she is tricked into going
& soul, but most of the time they to another country with the promise of a
couldn't free her. job or a marriage proposal; or 3) he/she
Trafficking to girls' prostitution is is kidnapped and forcefully taken away.
increasing but the issue is not proper In Kushtia area, some villages are used
recognized by the government. There is no as stations for the traffickers. Rajshahi
adequate information or research document borders of Bidirpur and Premtali are used
in the area that can convince policy because there are fewer check points.
makers for taking appropriate actions. Jessore border is very popular with
The increasing trend of the root cause of traffickers. Some hotels, hut and
girls prostitution such as poverty, socio deserted-house godwons are used to keep
economic vulnerability, in appropriate the girls brought from different parts of
education and shortage of funds to solve the country. In that case, most women are
the magnitude of the problem, lack of made to believe that they will find good
clear policy and guidelines and weak jobs and marriage prospects there.
implementation existing policies. Trafficking in girls and women is warmly
Adolescent girls trafficked to India are linked to movements in search of
at high risk of contracting sexually employment opportunities. Poverty and
transmitted diseases, including HIV/AIDS, gender discrimination make girls and
because of India is the second largest women more vulnerable to traffickers and
HIV/AIDS infected country in the world, buyers. The traffickers are not
more then 5.1 million people are living accompanying the women while crossing the
with AIDS or HIV. India is a neighboring border. So it is difficult for the border
country of Bangladesh, about four police to arrest them. There are some
thousand miles border surrounded by two female members in the trafficking gang,
countries, the major portion of which do which helps to hide their identity.
not have any natural barrier. It is Initiatives to reduce poverty and promote
estimated that half of the girls in gender equality are therefore of direct
Mumbai brothels who are under the age of importance in efforts to combat
18 years have been infected with HIV. trafficking.
Although without being trafficking, every






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