Human trafficking is the illegal trade of human beings for various purposes, such as reproductive slavery or sexual slavery. According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime [UNODC] Protocol on Trafficking, “trafficking in persons is the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receiving of persons, through the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, kidnapping, fraud, deception, abuse of power or a position of vulnerability or from giving or receiving sums of money or advantages to obtain the consent of a person having authority over another, for the purpose of exploitation” (UNODC). Human trafficking is a growing phenomenon. It is one of the fastest growing types of transnational crime in the world. According to the U.S. Department of State's 2009 “Trafficking in Persons Report,” at least 12.3 million adults and children fall victim to human traffickers each year (qtd in Haerens 17). Human trafficking occurs on every continent and is booming. One of the reasons for the increase in human trafficking is globalization. When competing in the global market, companies and multinationals need cheap labor and do not care where it comes from. This, in turn, causes job recruiters (traffickers) to stalk their prey (trafficking victims). Human trafficking can be considered a national security implication. A single instance of involuntary or forced servitude, in itself, does not constitute a violation of national security. When considered as a whole, in relation to human trafficking, this is considered a serious violation of national security and should be treated as a serious crime. According to Rizer and Glaser “the crime of human trafficking was recently added… half of the document… Demic search completed. Network. March 21, 2012. Haerens, Margaret. Human trafficking. New York: Greenhaven Press, 2012. Print.“Human Trafficking.” United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. UNODC, 2012. Web. 4 April. 2012.Kloer, Amanda. “Sex Trafficking and HIV/AIDS.” Human Rights 37.2 (2010): 8-25. Academic research completed. Network. March 24, 2012.Ojeda, Auriana. Slavery today. New York: Greenhaven Press, 2004. Print.Pati, Roza. "Positive obligations of states with respect to trafficking in human beings: the European Court of Human Rights opens new avenues in the Rantsev V. Cyprus and Russia case". Boston University Journal of International Law 29.1 (2011): 79-142. Academic research completed. Network. March 23, 2012. Rizer, Arthur, and Sheri R. Glaser. “Violation: The National Security Implications of Human Trafficking.” Widener Law Review 17.1 (2011): 69-94. Academic research completed. Network. March 21. 2012.