Crisis of survival
Many poor citizens of Third World countries are always praying that their quality of life be alleviated into a level that would allow them to make both ends meet. At least, many of them are hoping, too, that they could eat three square meals per day and that they are able to survive the dog-eat-dog competition that put many poor countries at a disadvantaged position in so far as economies of scale are concerned. But no matter what they do, and how hard they toil each day, fulfillment of their dreams is far from reality. And some of those who can no longer resist the temptations are forced to do what they think is right in order to survive, even at the expense of trafficking their children in exchange for money or favors. Human trafficking is the world's third largest criminal enterprise. The U.S. Justice Department estimated that this crime generates US$9.5 billion a year in terms of profits. Speaking during a lecture on gender, migration and human trafficking, hosted by the Asian ...