Cyber-trafficking is defined as the use of the internet and technology to move humans across borders for sexual or labor exploitation, a phenomenon that has emerged due to the rise of technology and ease of accessibility to the internet. The purpose of this paper is to answer the following questions:. How are the Internet and its associated technologies facilitating the crime of human trafficking for sexual exploitation in Mexico?
How do those conducting the crime of human trafficking for sexual exploitation increase their profitability through the usage of the internet and related technologies? This paper presents policy recommendations to stakeholders in Mexico, the United States and the technology industry to help combat cyber-trafficking for sexual exploitation in Mexico.
The Government of Mexico GoM should counter corruption by strengthening the judiciary and the rule of law in the country. The United States, in turn, should curb the demand driving human trafficking by proposing a law inspired by the Nordic Model, which criminalizes the buyers, traffickers and facilitators of sex trafficking, rather than punishing the victims. The tech industry should work individually and with the GoM to create custom tools and resources that help combat cyber-trafficking in Mexico.
By establishing a partnership between the public and private sectors, the anti-cyber-trafficking tools can be shaped around the existing policies and laws of the country.
Mexico is a primary source, point of transit, and final destination for human trafficking. According to the U. Department of State Trafficking in Persons Report, Mexico does not meet the minimum standards for the elimination of human trafficking.
