Saturday, February 12, 2011

Human Trafficking Facts - The Polaris Project


800,000 – Number of people trafficked across international borders every year.
1 million – Number of children exploited by the global commercial sex trade, every year.
50% – Percent of transnational victims who are children.
80% – Percent of transnational victims who are women and girls.
70% – Percent of female victims who are trafficked into the commercial sex industry. This means that 30% of female victims are victims of forced labor.
161 – Countries identified as affected by human trafficking:
      127 countries of origin; 98 transit countries; 137 destination countries.
32 billion – Total yearly profits generated by the human trafficking industry.
        $15.5 billion is made in industrialized countries.
        $9.7 billion in Asia
        $13,000 per year generated on average by each “forced laborer.” This number can be                                             high as $67,200 per victim per year.

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