GROWING WORLDWIDE PROBLEM

US DEPT. OF STATE'S 2015 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT(TIP)
From freeslaves.net
-12.3 Million adults and children are in forced labor, bonded labor, and forces prostitution
-800,000 people are trafficked across international borders each year
-Prevalence of trafficking victims worldwide: 1.8 per 1000 inhabitants 





Each year 1 million children are exploited by the commercial sex trade
-U.S. Department of State, The Facts About Child Sex Tourism: 2005


From http//news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi_depth/649779
161 countries identified as being affected by human trafficking
-UN Office of Drugs and Crime, TIP Report: Global Patterns; April 2006


$32 billion dollars generated annually by the human trafficking industry                  -International Labor Organization (ILO) A global alliance against forced labor: 2005