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Human-Trafficking -
A Global Problem
Human trafficking is the most inhumane form of organized crime and it is rampant across the globe. Anyone could be trafficked but some are more vulnerable than others. People from disaster-prone areas, humanitarian conflict zones, and financially disadvantaged families are at highest risk of being trafficked.
Human-Trafficking -
A Global Problem
Human trafficking is the most inhumane form of organized crime and it is rampant across the globe. Anyone could be trafficked but some are most vulnerable. People from disaster-prone areas, humanitarian conflict zones, and financially disadvantaged families are at highest risk of being trafficked.
Due to its illegal and clandestine nature, the crime is highly under-reported, making it complicated to trace the movement of traffickers. A child’s muffled screams are going unheard right now in a corner of the world as you read this.
40.3 Million People
were victims of modern slavery in 2016,
according to the research by International Labour Organization (ILO).
Of these, 71% victims are women and girls.
One out of every 4 victims is a child
3.8MM
adults
worldwide were victims of forced sexual exploitation and of this, 1 million were children
99%
of the women
and girls trafficked end up in the commercial sex trade
84%
of them
are forcefully married and pushed into sex rackets by their spouses or relatives
150,000
women
and children are trafficked from South Asia annually
40
countries
have detected victims from South Asia within their borders
Number of trafficking victims detected outside their region of origin, by area of citizenship in 2016 (most recent)
67
Americas
94
Mena Region
855
Sub-Saharan Africa
109
Europe and central asia
449
South asia
901
East asia
