Human trafficking is the fastest growing organized crime activity today. Men, women and children are trafficked within their own countries and across international borders. More than one person crosses a border illegally every minute, which is the equivalent of ten jumbo jets every day. And the business brings in twice as much as the Coca Cola brand. (STOP THE TRAFFIK 2014) It is estimated that more than 700,000 people are trafficked each year for sexual exploitation and forced labor. They are transported across borders and sold as modern-day slaves. Over the past decade, human trafficking has reached epidemic proportions. No country is immune. Clawson (2009) explains how the search for work abroad has been fueled by economic disparities, high unemployment and the disruption of traditional livelihoods. It recognizes neither borders nor borders. The profits from trafficking therefore fuel the coffin of organized crime. Trafficking is fueled by other criminal activities such as document fraud, money laundering and migrant smuggling. Because trafficking cases are far-reaching, they are among the most important issues. (Clawson 2009) The Human Trafficking Report (2007) examines many different levels in relation to the counties' response to human trafficking. The first tier includes countries whose government fully complies with the minimum standards of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, for example Australia, the United Kingdom, Germany and Norway. At level two, countries whose governments do not fully meet the TVPA's minimum standards but are making efforts to recover, such as Japan, Romania, Peru and Rwanda. And finally, the third level is governments that fail to fulfill... middle of paper ...... itner, H., Peck, J. and Sheppard, ES (2007) Contesting Neoliberalism Urban Frontiers, New York : Guilford Press. Maiska, R., ed. (2007) Gender Trafficking and Slavery, UK: Oxfam PublishersMensah, J. (2008) Neoliberalism and Globalization in Africa, UK: Palgrave MacmillanRuggiero, V. (2000) Crime and Markets: Essays in Anti-Criminology, UK -United: Oxford University Press. Salt, J. and Stein, J. (1997) “Migration as a Business”, The case of Trafficking, 35 (4) 467-494. Shelley, L. (2010) Human Trafficking a Global Perspective, London: Cambridge Printing Press.STOP THE TRAFFIK (2014) What is human trafficking? Web May 17, 2015. http://www.stopthetraffik.org/usaU.S. Department of State Publication (2007) Trafficking in Persons Report, 11407, United States of America: Office of the Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs and Bureau of Public Affairs.