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According to the UNODC's 2022 Global Report on Trafficking in Persons, which compiled the experiences of 51,675 victims of trafficking in 2020 across 166 countries, approximately 18% of those trafficked were female children and another 17% were male children.
- 27% of trafficking victims are children. The majority of human trafficking victims are involved in forced labor. Labor trafficking involves the use of fraud, coercion, or force in order to get a victim to provide labor or services.
- Children are 4 times more likely to be trafficked for labor rather than sex. Children who are trafficked for labor purposes might be removed from their families and forced to perform domestic household services, or work in factories or agriculture.
- 66% of child trafficking victims are girls. (Save the Children, 2020) Often, girls around the world are forced to drop out of school or denied access to income-generating opportunities.
- What can YOU do about forced labor? The Bureau of International Labor Affairs maintains a list of goods and products likely produced by child labor or forced labor in violation of international standards.
Feb 2, 2021 · For every 10 victims detected globally in 2018, about five were adult women and two were young girls. Around 20 per cent of human trafficking victims were adult men and 15 per cent were young boys. Over the last 15 years, the number of detected victims has increased, while their profile has changed.
Worldwide, almost 20% of all trafficking victims are children. However, in some parts of Africa and the Mekong region, children are the majority (up to 100% in parts of West Africa). Although trafficking seems to imply people moving across continents, most exploitation takes place close to home.
Jan 12, 2022 · The ILO estimates there were 24.9 million victims of human trafficking around the world. The report uses the term “forced labour” to describe the forms of exploitation commonly referred to as human trafficking in the United States and other nations.
Jul 27, 2018 · Children make up almost a third of all human trafficking victims worldwide. Refugee, migrant and displaced children are especially vulnerable to trafficking. Whether they are escaping war and violence or in search of opportunities, many children lack pathways to move regularly and safely.
Sep 20, 2023 · UNODC’s latest report on global human trafficking trends shows that around 35 percent, or one in three, of detected victims of trafficking are children. While cases of child trafficking are detected in all regions and in most countries in the world, in Central America and the Caribbean, North Africa and the Middle East, and Sub-Saharan Africa ...
