Trafficking of Women and Girl Child in India with Special Reference to the North Eastern States

Abstract

Human trafficking is a global issue involving almost all countries. It constitutes a contemporary form of slavery. Trafficking has taken place in almost every sector and society with huge population. Victims of human trafficking are generally women & children. Trafficking is increasing day by day. It is a serious threat to state sovereignty as it breaches immigration laws & legal provisions against exploitation. In India also trafficking of human being has become a matter of serious concern for all. Every year many women and children are trafficked for a range of purposes and day by day this problem is taking a very serious form. The North-Eastern part of India is emerging as a rich source of victims of trafficking. In North-East India the common sources of victims of trafficking in are the women and girls from the tea tribes and tribal communities. As per a study, “India has emerged as a source, destination, and a transit country for various forms of trafficking” (Begum, 2019, p.7). In the light of this, the present study is an attempt to discuss about the issue of trafficking of women and children in the Indian context.