Togo Article

This article really opened my eyes to the horrors of human trafficking. At first I knew that people would be kidnapped, addicted to drugs and sometimes even killed. But now I see it in a broader perspective. I didn’t know that even children were taken away and beaten and kept in slave-like conditions. I honestly had no idea that it wasn’t just prostitution or sexual slavery. What surprised me was that men and kids are also taken away and used for things that some people are just too lazy to do. Some kids are just used for vacuuming and cleaning which someone can legally hire someone to do it for them, but I guess people just love their money more than human life. Also people have their passports taken away and when their loved ones are going crazy trying to find them, the person who was trafficked can’t even call them to rest their weary souls. What amazed me is that some people kind of volunteer for this kind of things. While I do admire the bravery and selflessness that it requires someone to do this for their family. But it also shocks me is that parents even give their kids away for this kind of thing.