Sex trafficking is the buying and selling of human beings for sexual purposes such as prostitution. The sex trafficking market in India is continuously growing and has become a serious social problem. Like other social problems, such as poverty and hunger, organizations have been created to prevent and address the trafficking of women and children into the sex work industry. Sex trafficking is critically important to address because it is closely linked to slavery; a practice that should be eradicated as it denies victims the basic human rights to which everyone is entitled. Despite numerous implications such as corruption and mistrust, cross-sector collaboration is a successful strategy to combat this problem because, when united, the weaknesses of individual organizations can be improved; Cross-sector collaboration will therefore bring out the best in all organisations. Sex trafficking is a very complex, lucrative and culturally rooted social issue. Michelle R. Kaufman and Mary Crawford's journal article “Research and Activism Review: Sex Trafficking in Nepal: A Review of Intervention and Prevention Programs” states that “the United Nations estimates that between 700,000 and 2 million women are subjected of cross-border trafficking worldwide for sexual purposes. industry every year” (2011, 652). The sex trafficking industry can easily be valued at “9.5 billion in profits per year” (Kaufman et al, 2011, 652). Veronica Magar's newspaper article "Rescue and Rehabilitation: A Critical Analysis of Sex Workers' Antitrafficking Response in India" writes that the price of a young girl is "2,000 rupees ($40)" and that highly sought-after virgins are generally “sold to a brothel for 20,000-50,000 rupees ($400-1,000).” (2012, 642).This demonstrates the value of human life and...... half of article ......aufman, M.R., & Crawford, M. (2011). : a review of intervention and prevention programs. Violence against women, 17(5), 651-665.Lux, K. & Mosley, J.E. (2014). Cross-sector collaboration in pursuit of social change: addressing sex trafficking in Bengal Western.Social Work International, 57(1) 19-26.Magar, V. (2012).Rescue and Rehabilitation: A Critical Analysis of the Antitrafficking Response of Sex Workers in India.Journal of Women in Culture and Society,37 (3), 619-644.Medora, N. (2011).Prostitution in India: a global problem. Global Reports on Prostitution and Sex Trafficking - (pp.67-82). Plymouth, UK: Lexington Books.Gupta, A. (2012). Bureaucracy, Structural Violence and Poverty in India