Process, causes and consequences of Trafficking:

In South Asia, Bangladesh and Nepal are treated as the source countries and
India as the largest destination one. Geographically Bangladesh is
surrounded by India on north, west and north east. Its 4222km land border
out of total 4510km is with India. It makes Bangladeshi easy prey to
trafficking.
South Asia, suffering from severe socio-economic inequalities and weak
human development indicators is home to the worlds second largest
migrant population. Migration of people especially women and children in
search of better economic options is often being capitalized on by the
traffickers which is increasingly becoming a well-organized lucrative
business. Council of Europe states that trafficking has reached epidemic
proportions over the past decade with a global annual market of about $42.5
billion. Poverty and unemployment along with a demand for cheap labour in
Bangladesh imply that a large number of people are still vulnerable and fall
prey to traffickers who use the promises of jobs and marriage to entice the
victims (Osmany, 2008). W&C are trafficked out of Bangladesh because of
extreme poverty, illiteracy, unemployment, floods, cyclones, landlessness
and demand for dowry according to various studies.

3rd phase Destination

nd

2 phase-Transit
Destination India,
Pakistan, S.Arabia,
1st phase
Recruitment

Dubai

Middle East

Consequences
Prostitution, Rape,
slavery, bonded
labor, Begging
concubine, Organ

Victims parents

Causes
Natural disaster, Dowry
Illiteracy
Domestic conflict
Gender Discrimination

Impacts
Socio-economic
effect
Psychological effect
Effect on health
(STD/ HIV/AIDS)

Proposals
Promise of Marriage
Money to parents
Kidnapping
Hope of better