Friday, June 21, 2013

Facts About Human Trafficking



- Globally, the average cost of a slave is $90.

- Trafficking primarily involves exploitation which comes in many forms, including:
Forcing victims into prostitution
Subjecting victims to slavery or involuntary servitude
Compelling victims to commit sex acts for the purpose of creating pornography
Misleading victims into debt bondage

- According to some estimates, approximately 80% of trafficking involves sexual exploitation, and 19% involves labor exploitation.

- There are approximately 20 to 30 million slaves in the world today.

- According to the U.S. State Department, 600,000 to 800,000 people are trafficked across international borders every year. More than 70 percent are female and half are children.

- The average age a teen enters the sex trade in the U.S. is 12 to 14-year-old. Many victims are runaway girls who were sexually abused as children.

- Human trafficking is the third largest international crime industry (behind illegal drugs and arms trafficking).

- It reportedly generates a profit of $32 billion every year. Of that number, $15.5 billion is made in industrialized countries.

- The International Labour Organization estimates that women and girls represent the largest share of forced labor victims with 11.4 million trafficked victims (55 percent) compared to 9.5 million (45 percent) men.

STOP TRAFFICKING!!!
Facts About Human Trafficking    - Globally, the average cost of a slave is $90.         - Trafficking primarily involves exploitation which comes in many forms, including:          Forcing victims into prostitution          Subjecting victims to slavery or involuntary servitude          Compelling victims to commit sex acts for the purpose of creating pornography          Misleading victims into debt bondage             -  According to some estimates, approximately 80% of trafficking involves sexual exploitation, and 19% involves labor exploitation.         - There are approximately 20 to 30 million slaves in the world today.         -  According to the U.S. State Department, 600,000 to 800,000 people are trafficked across international borders every year. More than 70 percent are female and half are children.         -  The average age a teen enters the sex trade in the U.S. is 12 to 14-year-old. Many victims are runaway girls who were sexually abused as children.         - Human trafficking is the third largest international crime industry (behind illegal drugs and arms trafficking).            - It reportedly generates a profit of $32 billion every year. Of that number, $15.5 billion is made in industrialized countries.             - The International Labour Organization estimates that women and girls represent the largest share of forced labor victims with 11.4 million trafficked victims (55 percent) compared to 9.5 million (45 percent) men.    STOP TRAFFICKING!!!    http://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/11-facts-about-human-trafficking#  http://www.humantrafficking.org/

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