today i learned that the fall of communism in the 80s is what caused the massive explosion in the human trafficking market

“this expansion was related to globalization, with its emphasis on ‘free markets, free trade, greater economic competition, and a decline in state intervention in the economy’... organized crime in the former Soviet republics discovered how lucrative human trafficking could be”

“it was the difficult transition from communism to capitalism that led the losers in this process to find other means of employment”

these quotes are from the book “taking sides: clashing views on global issues” 10th edition page 122

“end of the cold war not only loosened state control over every human activity, it also led to a dramatic increase in local conflicts, creating more victims who tried to flee the violence”

“sexual exploitation is more typically found in central and southeastern europe... former soviet republics serve as a huge source of origin”