Slavery in Peru

“The Peruvian economy grew by more than 4% per year during the period 2002-06, with a stable exchange rate and low inflation. Growth jumped to 9% per year in 2007 and 2008, driven by higher world prices for minerals and metals and the government's aggressive trade liberalisation strategies. Peru's rapid expansion has helped to reduce the national poverty rate by about 15% since 2002, though underemployment and inflation remain high.” [The World Fact book, U.S.C.I.A. 2009]

because of the rising demand for Peru’s minerals things have started to happen that were morally incorrect, for example, forced slavery is problem in Peru. They can do this by false job offers, family debt and human trafficking. It is estimated that more than 20,000 people are trafficked into Peru. 200,000 thousand people are estimated to live enslaved in Peru this is huge when you consider that this is 0.64% of the population, that means that a person is in slavery in every 200.

“Many trafficking victims are women and girls from impoverished rural regions of the Amazon, recruited and coerced into prostitution in urban nightclubs, bars, and brothels, often through false employment offers or promises of education.” [The U.S state dept. of trafficking in persons report].

At least 1,700 women from Latin America and the Caribbean are lured each year into sexual slavery in Japan's huge illicit sex industry, according to a new report. A team of researchers hired by the Organisation of American States found that most of the women come from Colombia, Bolivia, Brazil, Mexico and Peru. it is estimated the sex trade industry to be worth $83 billion a year

“The Inter-American Development Bank today launched a regional information campaign in Peru called Llama y Vive (“Call and Live”) to promote a hotline for the prevention of human trafficking and victim protection. Peru is the first country in which the campaign is being launched.”

“According to recent surveys, 75% of Peruvian young people between 15 and 29 years of age want to emigrate, making them the group most vulnerable to illegal trafficking networks. In Peru, people trafficking for sexual exploitation and forced labor affects both people traveling within the country and those seeking better opportunities abroad, specially in the United States, Chile and Spain.”