HUMAN TRAFFICKING CHILD COMMERCIAL SEX WORKERS AS VICTIMS SEXUAL EXPLOITATION

  • Monica MARGARET
Keywords: human trafficking, children, sexual exploitation, victimization

Abstract

This study discusses the factors that underlie a child becoming a victim.human trafficking who are sexually exploited and made Pekerja Seks Komersial (PSK). In Indonesia, cases of children and women who are victims of exploitation continue to increase in number, both in scale and intensity, in the practice of prostitution in Indonesia it is used as a profession that is widely carried out by many people secretly or illegally, such as the phenomenon of prostitution in Indonesia which is now developing in society. In this study, researchers used the theory of victimization, victimization can be interpreted as a process of becoming a victim experienced by someone. This process can occur in various forms, and can also be caused by various factors. Factors that influence children to enter this world of exploitation are due to the inability of the family and family dysfunction that causes children to drop out of school and do not have the skills to work. In addition, the possibility of children receiving wrong treatment, which makes them uncomfortable at home, as a result they feel distant and children choose to hang out with peers who are very risky, meet boyfriends who become protectors who introduce them to sexual activities, and also job offers that earn a lot of money.

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Published
2024-11-14
How to Cite
MARGARET, M. (2024). HUMAN TRAFFICKING CHILD COMMERCIAL SEX WORKERS AS VICTIMS SEXUAL EXPLOITATION. ICCD, 6(1), 677-682. https://doi.org/10.33068/iccd.v6i1.800
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