Human trafficking on the rise.

Human trafficking is an age old problem. Now the US State Department has released this year's Trafficking in Persons report. It contains statistics on this heinous crime in every country. India's position in that report is attention-grabbing and worrisome. According to the rating of the American State Department, the situation of human trafficking in India has not improved at all this year. India was in the tier-two category last year as well and is in the same position this year as well. India tried a lot on its part to stop this pollution but without success. In terms of human trafficking, India is a country that is standing as it is. Even today thousands of South Indian workers are stranded in Gulf countries whom the government has not been able to reach.

Pakistan was once ahead. But this year it has also come down a step to the tier-two watchlist. China pushed further back and reached the tier-three category. The report clearly states that the Chinese government is not making any efforts to prevent the contamination of human trafficking. In other words, in this matter, China is at a lower level than Pakistan and this also shows the influence of China. About India in the report, it means that India has a prominent negative position in the human trafficking map of the world. However, if we look at the statistics of the National Crime Records Bureau, the opposite is the case, because India's condition is constantly improving. According to the statistics of the same bureau, in the year 2016, 5217 cases included in the definition of the crime of human trafficking as per the Indian Penal Code were reported.

So in the following year i.e. in 2017, the number of crimes decreased to 2854. e. S. In 2018, only 1830 cases were reported. The problem is that from these figures it is not understood that what is the reason for the decrease in crime in India due to this pollution? Figures for the last four years are not available. A doubt also arises whether the registration of cases of human trafficking has been completely reduced? The American report says something else and the Indian Bureau shows another fact. The disease that the NDA government has inflicted on the government system of manipulating the actual figures over the last four-five years has also affected the figures of human trafficking. The mentality of citizens of India or abroad has not changed. The vices like exploitation of labor or exploitation of the body are very alarmingly prevalent in the society. Undoubtedly, the government acted very quickly in the Muzaffarpur Orphanage scandal, but the system had no role in the way the whole scandal came to light.

The perception that this pollution is widespread in India comes from several sources. In 1976, as many as three hundred and thirteen thousand bonded laborers were identified, but according to a survey by voluntary organizations, the number of bonded laborers is believed to be at least eighty million. It is also known as bonded labour. It is difficult to determine whose report is true and what is the ground reality. The illusion of statistics is often created to hide the truth. There is a huge gap between media reports on crime and government statistics, which ultimately leads to confusion. A point also noted from the report is that the police also file cases against the victims who have been coerced by the goons who held them hostage. Due to this, the courage of the victims is also broken and their option to approach the police is closed. Human traffickers take advantage of this situation.

Human traffickers often commit a series of crimes against those they abduct. It is estimated that millions of people are victims of human trafficking in India. But most of the cases are not considered. A man is held hostage as a servant or beggar or labor in a factory. Women and little girls are abducted. Such cases of poor society do not come before people. They are pushed into crimes like sexual exploitation or prostitution. The taint of human trafficking is such that there are reports that people are taken hostage from India and sent to Arab countries in the Middle East or even to some poor African countries. Regions with a poor male-female ratio are more prone to human trafficking. But neither the police nor the crime branch there take strict action. Poverty and illiteracy are at the root of this pollution.