Have you ever noticed how movies that bring attention to human trafficking can be particularly powerful? They are rarely just a piece of entertainment, but rather a way to open our eyes to the tragedy and injustice in the world. Documentaries have proven to be an excellent medium for tackling any tough subject, including the issue of human trafficking.
1. Secrets Of The Multi-Billion Dollar Human Trafficking Industry
The sinister world of human trafficking is exposed in the powerful documentary, Sex Slaves. Viewers are taken on a journey into the deeply disturbing multi-billion dollar industry that has preyed upon vulnerable women from the former Soviet Bloc. Through interviews with survivors and brave law enforcement agents, this film shines a light on the insidious global trade.
2. Exploiting the poor
Organized crime preys on unsuspecting women trying to escape poverty. From Romania and Bulgaria especially, young womxn are enticed with the offer of a well-paying job abroad – only to find themselves locked into sex slavery in Germany. The country’s legalisation of sex work makes it difficult to determine just how many are being persecuted.
3. Trafficked in America
Exploring the dark side of human trafficking, this documentary follows a group of teenagers from Central America as they journey to the U.S. in search of employment and a better life. Little do they know that upon arrival their dreams will be brutally shattered by traffickers who take advantage of them and thrust them into lives of servitude, entrapping them in an endless loop of debt and fear.
4. Exposing an international human trafficking ring hidden in plain sight
An exposé into the depths of Australia’s human trafficking industry has uncovered a shocking truth. Reporters Nick McKenzie and other investigative journalists have been tipped off about an elaborate network that targets vulnerable Asian women, coercing them into horrific conditions as sex workers.
5. Rescuing Children From The Sex Trade
Two brave sisters collaborate with ex-Australian police officers and Special Forces team members to put a stop to the trafficking of children in Filipino sex bars. They investigate the barbaric act of child abuse by foreign men, and work hard to rescue those who have been victimized. The sisters’ dedication is inspiring as they fight for justice on behalf of these innocent lives.
6. The Shady Business of Trafficking Desperate Refugees
The Mediterranean Sea bears witness to a diverse range of movement, some legal, others deadly. Over the last five years we have worked tirelessly to uncover the truth about the dark merchants who take advantage of vulnerable people and situations. Lethal Cargo dives deep into an array of issues, revealing tales of refugees escaping from war.
7. Inside The Horrifying World of Human Trafficking
In this powerful documentary, filmmakers Sadhvi Siddhali Shree and Sadhvi Anubhuti explore the global reach of human trafficking, particularly when it comes to children. Through interviews with victims and activists as well as investigations into practices in various countries around the world, a chilling picture emerges.
8. Human traffickers conducting a lucrative business in Mauritania
The legacy of the transatlantic slave trade still lingers in West Africa. Today, its replaceable is voluntary migration out of African countries. The ones who benefit from this are not too far off from their predecessors – those who make a profit from facilitating the journey and organizing crossings to Europe.
9. Inside the Nepalese Human Trafficking Industry
Content Warning: Human Trafficking is a global plague that has been claiming innocent lives for centuries. It brings in billions dollars every year to those who perpetrate its heinous acts. In South Asia, Nepal, India and Bangladesh are some of the worst hit countries by this crime.
10. Trafficking in America
Keeya Vawar is an inspiration and a beacon of hope to all who have faced the horror of human trafficking. She is a child safety advocate, author, keynote speaker and survivor whose mission is to teach communities about the strategies used by traffickers so that no one else has to go through what she did.
