HUMAN TRAFFICKING – SLAVERY OF THE 21st CENTURY

U ovome se radu govori o trgovini ljudima koja je kompleksan društveni fenomen čija dinamičnost, mobilnost i organiziranost u nacionalnim i međunarodnim razmjerima predstavlja složen i ozbiljan problem suvremenoga društva. Nakon trgovine drogom i ilegalne trgovine oružjem, trgovina ljudima danas se spominje kao treća najprofitabilnija kriminalna aktivnost. Trgovina ljudima funkcionira na načelu ponude i potražnje. S jedne strane, nasilje, siromaštvo i represija guraju ljude u potragu za boljim životom ili samo u borbu za opstanak, s druge strane, u razvijenim i bogatim zemljama raste potražnja za jeftinom radnom snagom. Trgovina ljudima obuhvaća različite oblike eksploatacije i nasilja nad ljudima, te je kao zločin protiv čovječnosti, jedan od najbrutalnijih primjera kojim se ugrožavaju osnovna ljudska prava i ljudsko dostojanstvo. Ova besramna rabota u ropstvo je bacila na desetke milijuna ljudskih života. U radu se trgovini ljudima pristupa kao društveno determiniranom fenomenu, čije posljedice ne pogađaju samo pojedince i društvene grupe nego društvo u cjelini.This paper deals with human trafficking which is a complex social phenomenon whose dynamics, mobility and organization in national and international dimensions represents a complex and serious problem of contemporary society. After drug trafficking and illegal arms trade, human trafficking is today mentioned as the third most profitable criminal activity. Human trafficking functions on the principle of supply and demand. From one side, violence, poverty and repression push the people in the search for better life or just struggle for survival, from the other side, in developed and rich countries demand for cheap labour rises. Human trafficking covers different forms of exploitation and violence over people and as a crime against humanity it is one of the most brutal examples of jeopardizing basic human rights and human dignity. In the paper human trafficking is taken as a socially determined phenomenon whose consequences hurt not only individuals and social groups but also society as a whole