From being forced into prostitution or enduring long hours of rigorous labor, women and children suffer. Although the majority of trafficked people are women and children, in recent years, men have become a popular trend. They are used as slaves in fields such as construction, agricultural work and fishing. These slaves are useful to the economy because they work practically for free. Since Russia's disintegration from the USSR in 1991, the economy has suffered greatly (Buckley). There was a major disruption to supply lines and trade structures, which had a significant impact on employment levels, what has been termed “wildcat capitalism” (Buckley). With the Russian economy in a downward spiral, it has become impossible for citizens to find a job and for the lucky ones who have one to keep it. This has caused an increase in poverty, which has put parents in a difficult position to care for their young, increasing the risk that they will sell their own children, in particular. However, human trafficking has a negative connotation; Yet in Russia, this is what fuels their economy. Caused by poverty, economic instability, and government corruption, sex trafficking is becoming more difficult to control due to its monetary benefits. With substantial financial gain from human exploitation, the Russian economy improved. While the government made significant profits from human trafficking, a second economy, or underground economy, emerged to partake in some of the profits. This other economy was above all made up of clandestine networks imagined by criminals, mainly the mafia. The mafia has allowed human trafficking to become mobile. With mobility now widely available, the international political economy of sex and male demand for prostitutes has increased. This increase has made these criminal gangs very rich, causing corruption among border guards, police and state officials..