Abstract
Human trafficking has been a great concern with respect to the human rights violation and refugee exploitation for ages. There is a surge in recent year because of many factors associated with global conflict. Unfortunately, it has evolved to be an influential industry in the global economy. Human trafficking generates about $ 150 billions of illegal profits per year and has been designated as an illegal activity internationally. Refugees are vulnerable to fall victim due to the lack of policies and practices to handle their situation in time. Moreover, not providing basic rights and not safeguarding basic needs of the people particularly of the refugees accelerate the subjugation of people to human trafficking and eventually to violence, which consequently enhances crime. This study would discuss the vulnerability of Syrian refugees as case study that how they have been victimized through migrant smuggling, exploitation on job, illegal employment and abuse of children soldiers, sexual exploitation, forced child marriages and gender-based violence.
Keyword(s)
Human Trafficking, exploitation, International Law, Migration, violence, conflict, Syrian Refugees