Writer Choice

43109“Human trafficking is very much alive in the Pacific and is increasing at a pace that warrants Pacific leaders to address it. At the first day of the Pacific Immigration Directors Conference (PIDC) at the Taumeasina Resort in Apia, the Regional Coordinator for the United Nation’s Office for Drugs & Crimes (UNODC), Benjamin Smith confirmed the increasing threat of human trafficking within Pacific borders. ‘It is an increasing problem in the Pacific which we will expect because, as other areas, such as Asia crack down more on human trafficking, the criminal networks at work are quite flexible and they try and find other roots and places to direct the human trafficking through,’ said Smith. He said ‘the Pacific is becoming the new playground for these criminal activities’.” http://www.pireport.org/articles/2017/06/20/human-trafficking-increasing-pacific-immigrationconference-told

With reference to the article above and other research material, identify three ethical arguments AGAINST human trafficking. Include specific examples from Pacific Island countries and relate your arguments to THREE ethical principles from the theory/theories of your choice. Suggest TWO ways to tackle this human rights violation in our region using two approaches of governance.