Analyzing the drivers of Human Trafficking: An Awareness perspective of Punjab, Pakistan

Abstract

The current research determines the socioeconomic factors about awareness of human trafficking by collecting the data of 660 respondents in Punjab, Pakistan. The study uses descriptive analysis and an order logistic regression model to investigate the relationship between dependent and independent variables. The results of this research show that education, area of living, employment, and social class have a positive and significant impact on the awareness of people. In addition to this, the frequency of information has a negative significant impact on the level of awareness, but radio/television, social media, and newspaper/letters are the sources that lead to improved knowledge. The study emphasizes awareness campaigns at the public level to improve the knowledge base of people about human trafficking to avoid such consequences.