Answer to Question #99486 in Law for Johany Curiel

Question

What are your thoughts on the fact that items used in our every day lives may be connected to human trafficking? Would you be willing to stop using those items?

Answer 1

Human trafficking is an inhuman practice because it violates the victim’s right of movement through coercion and commercial exploitation. This practice mostly affects ethnic minorities, and they are forced to work in the most damaging and exploitative sectors such as mining, leather tanning, and stone quarries. For this reason, I am willing to stop consuming any item produced by trafficked workers. In fact, I advise every consumer to be conscientious and informed about forced labor. Moreover, I advocate for the investigative and preventive measures on human trafficking. Upon discovering the products of human trafficking in supply chains, I would publish such information, including the list of suppliers for consumer awareness.