RD reflection- searching for Marita

I think that this article has shed light on a very important issue- human trafficking. Living in Singapore, we don’t really see much of this going but in countries as far away as Argentina or even neighboring Thailand, human trafficking is rampant. Thousands of women are victims of human trafficking, many of them who are still young girls. They are either kidnapped or tricked into the human trafficking business. Some girls are tricked by advertisement claiming to be in search for models or actresses but in fact there is a darker intention to it. These young women are usually sold to brothels and bars. I truly sympathize with the fate of these young girls as at a young age, they have lost their innocence and purity. Also, their chance of a brighter future is snatched away as they descend and succumb into a dismal world.

These women suffered a great deal of abuse, both physically and emotional wise. They are forced into having sexual intercourse with total strangers and if they resisted, they would be mercilessly beaten and torture. Some were even forced to take drugs and if the women were to get pregnant, they are forced to abort by dangerous and cruel procedures. The trauma faced by these women is so extreme that I had never been able to know exactly how they feel even with my wildest imagination. I feel that the worse part of this situation is that they are unable to attain help and are completely cut of from friends and family. Also, the scars they suffer in their youth are certain to remain with the throughout their lifetime.


I really admire Susana who has went through extremes, even to the extent of dressing herself as a prostitute and going into bars and brothels in search of her daughter, Marita and of greater priority she is trying to rescue the women working in these places who were forced into prostitution. . I think that these women should not suffer so terribly so that one can satisfy his lust. I think that this issue should be eradicated immediately as it effects the lives of thousands of girls and I think that the people responsible for these acts are heartless and should be punished.