English School Based Assessment

What are the causes of Child Trafficking?

Candidate Name: Jaeden Perry

Centre Number: 100367

Candidate Number: 1003670811

Name of School: Irwin High School

Name of Teacher: Ms. S. Thompson

Year of Exam: 2024 - 2025

Territory: Jamaica

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 Table of Content

Plan of Investigation ………………………………………………… page 3

Artefact 1 ……………………………………………………………. Page 4-6

Artefacts 2&3 ………………………………………………………..page 7

Reflection 1………………………………………………………….. page 8

Reflection 2 …………………………………………………………. Page 9

Reflection 3 …………………………………………………………. Page 10

Written Report ………………………………………………………page 11

Plan of Oral Presentation …………………………………………… page 12

References ………………………………………………………….. page 13

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 Plan of Investigation

My group members and I chose the topic “Human Trafficking.” However, I decided to focus on

the causes of child trafficking. This topic piqued my interest after discovering that a lot of

children were being trafficked worldwide. By understanding the causes of child trafficking I can

raise awareness about human traffickers and contribute to a safer society.

In order to complete my investigation, I plan to read an article entitled “What is Human

Trafficking?”. Additionally, I intend to read a poem entitled “Child Trafficking.” Lastly, I will be

watching a video entitled “What is Human Trafficking?”.

By researching the topic of Human Trafficking, this School Based Assessment (SBA) will

deepen my understanding of this global problem. This knowledge will allow me to hone valuable

academic skills such as critical thinking as I am going to analyze information from various

sources.

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 Artefact 1: Article

What is Human Trafficking?

18th February 2022 by Evie Lee

The recent trial in New York of Ghislaine Maxwell for recruiting and trafficking young girls to

be sexually abused by the late American financier and paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, has brought

the issue of trafficking to news headlines across the globe.

Maxwell was found guilty on five of the six counts she faced, including the most serious charge,

that of sex trafficking a minor.

The other offences are:

● Transporting a minor with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity.

● Conspiracy to transport minors with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity.

● Conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of minors.

● Conspiracy to entice minors to travel to engage in illegal sex acts.

She was found not guilty of one count, that is enticement of a minor to travel to engage in illegal

sex acts. Currently 60-year-old Maxwell is awaiting sentencing but faces up to 65 years in jail; a

term which goes someway to reflect the seriousness of the offences and the negative impact on

victims of these crimes.

Human trafficking takes many different forms and happens in every country in the world. The

causes of human trafficking are complex, and there are numerous contributing factors. However,

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the root causes behind all types of human trafficking remain essentially the same, traffickers

target people who are marginalized or in difficult circumstances in order to make huge sums of

money for themselves. A root cause is the basis or reason that results in some action or behaviour

occurring; it triggers something to happen. Some of the main root causes of human trafficking

include:

Systemic poverty and socio-economic inequality – Poverty is probably the biggest root cause of

human trafficking. It can tempt people to become traffickers, it can drive parents to sell children

or other family members into slavery, and it can persuade people who have little or no means of

financial support to be taken in by traffickers. Poverty also plays a huge part in many of the other

root causes of trafficking.

Trafficking generates huge profits for the traffickers – One of the main root causes of human

trafficking is the huge profits that traffickers gain. This is an incentive for them to continue

trafficking people in forced or bonded labour and sex trafficking. For traffickers using forced and

bonded labourers, they get cheap or virtually no-cost labour and can sell their products or

services at a much higher margin than those who have to pay their workers legitimately. For

those who engage in sex trafficking, they often take nearly all the profit, forcing their victims to

make a certain amount each day and keeping them in the situation often through drugs, violent

force and threats. Commercialized sex is a profitable market that allows traffickers to

significantly benefit financially from their victims. According to the US State Department human

trafficking has become the most lucrative crime business after drugs. Demand for cheap labour –

Basic economics tell us that for a market to form, supply and demand need to exist. The demands

for cheap labour leads to opportunities for traffickers to exploit people. Lack of legitimate

economic opportunities – Traffickers are able to exploit situations in any country where there are

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few or limited legitimate economic opportunities for people to earn a living. Conflict and war

zones – In countries that are involved in conflict, the volatile situation can lead to economic

instability and lack of human rights, where some rebel or military groups will use child soldiers

and keep sex slaves. Additionally, both conflict and natural disaster can lead people to migrate

out of their hometowns and homelands, making them more vulnerable to traffickers, especially if

they are looking for work or getting into debt, paying smugglers to get them to where they want

to go. Some of these countries are also a home to corruption and organized crime.

Trafficking ultimately exists because certain people are willing to exploit others into trafficking

situations, either because of the profit or because of a belief that certain people are worth less or

because of a system of abuse and crime that they were raised in.

https://cpdonline.co.uk/knowledge-base/safeguarding/human-trafficking

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 Artefacts 2 & 3

Audio Visual:

What is Child Trafficking?

Poem:

https://images.app.goo.gl/2CpEjqbMFSAw6E3Q8

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 Reflection 1

The article was very informative, and it showed me that children were being trafficked for a

variety of reasons such as cleaning. Moreover, I Initially thought that Child Trafficking was not a

serious issue. However, after reading the article, I was shocked to find out that Child Trafficking

is a worldwide problem.

The second piece was a poem that I downloaded from the internet. The poem highlights that

many Inhumane Traffickers will do almost anything for a profit. Furthermore, this poem helped

me to understand that some doctors assist human traffickers to harvest the children’s organs to

earn a profit.

Lastly, after watching the video, which speaks about the signs and causes of child trafficking, I

have learned that most child Trafficking cases go unnoticed. But, at the end of the day, more can

be done about child trafficking.

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 Reflection 2

In the article entitled “What is Human Trafficking?” written by Evie Lee, the writer made a use

of statistics. In the article, it was noted that the International Labour Organization (ILO) has

estimated that 40.3 million people worldwide are victims of human trafficking. The use of

statistics shows that the information is reliable and can be verified by an organization.

In the video entitled “What is Child Trafficking?” I noticed the use of examples to explain the

reasons for child trafficking. These include sexual exploitation and forced begging. This was

effective because the reader can understand how serious and widespread the issue is.

In the poem entitled “Child Trafficking” by Bireswar Hadler, a rhetorical question was used,

"Are we observing silence for the dead or living human beings?” This is effective as it provokes

the reader's thoughts, appealing to their emotions and evoking feelings of fear and anger.

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 Reflection 3

After writing this School Based Assessment (SBA) on the causes of child trafficking, this has

made me more cognizant and aware towards this serious problem. Furthermore, doing the

research and presenting on this topic has significantly improved my thinking and writing skills.

Collaborating with my team members showed me how imperative teamwork can be, as we all

worked together to complete the project.

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 Plan of Oral Presentation

Theme: Human Trafficking

Topic: Causes of Child Trafficking

Genre: Informative speech

Source: What is Human Trafficking?” written by Evie Lee https://cpdonline.co.uk/knowledge-

base/safeguarding/human-trafficking , “What is Child Trafficking?” by Mecapaths project

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NlGsy7rKZA and a poem entitled Child Trafficking by

Bireswar Hadler https://images.app.goo.gl/2CpEjqbMFSAw6E3Q8

Language Used: Standard English

Main Idea: My speech will inform and give my classmates new knowledge and comprehension

about the causes of Child Trafficking. It will let them know that child trafficking is a serious

worldwide issue and it is vital to raise awareness and know the signs of child trafficking. Two

causes of child trafficking are : 1 forced labour, this includes cleaning and car washing to earn a

profit. 2 Sexual Exploitation in which human traffickers threaten children through drugs, violent

force and threats as a means of controlling them to have unwanted sex and earn a profit..

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 Group Written Report

Human Trafficking is the theme my group chose, because we speculated that human trafficking

is a global issue that can happen to anyone. Furthermore, we discussed that Human Trafficking

would be easier to source because it has been occurring for many years and there are many news

reports of missing persons, especially children and women. The topics my group members will

be focusing on are causes of child trafficking, solutions and how to prevent or solve human

trafficking, effects of human trafficking on adults and the negative effects of human trafficking.

We chose four sources that elaborated on the topic in its entirety. We used an article entitled “

7 in 10 human trafficking victims are women and girls. What are the psychological effects ?

“written by Amy Novotney on April 24, 2023, which speaks about the mental and physical

effects of human trafficking .In addition to this, another article was used which is “Causes and

Effects of Human Trafficking written by Micah Hartmann on July 6, 2021.Moreover, a third

article entitled “10 ways to stop Human Trafficking” was selected, as it pertains to the solutions

for human trafficking, and it was written by Our Rescue(an organization) on June 3, 2024. This

article is about. Furthermore; the fourth source is a video entitled “What is Child Trafficking”

from Mecapaths project. This video entails the signs and causes of child trafficking.

My group met face to face every English Language to ensure that the deadlines for our School

Based Assessment could be met at a timely manner. Within those sessions we contemplated our

ideas and worked together as a group. Group work has taught us the value of cooperation and

accepting positive criticism. Each group member fulfilled their expectations. Therefore, our

English School Based Assessment objectives have been met.

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 References

Article

Lee.E what is Human Trafficking?

https://cpdonline.co.uk/knowledge-base/safeguarding/human-trafficking

Poem

Child Trafficking by Halder.B

https://images.app.goo.gl/2CpEjqbMFSAw6E3Q8

Video

What is Child Trafficking?

https://youtu.be/7NlGsy7rKZA?si=XpS5kymhWCrMMRLY by MECAPATHS Project

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