1,500 to 3,000 victims of human trafficking are in Switzerland at any given time, according to law enforcement officials. A majority of the women who are victims of human trafficking in Switzerland end up working in the prostitution industry. Between 2003 and 2006, human trafficking has increased in the number of prostitutes in the city of Zurich by 20 percent.
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Nigerian Children Sold by Parents
300,000 children in Nigeria are victims of human trafficking as the are either given or sold by their parents to wealthier families in the country. The US State Department finds that many are forced to labor under difficult conditions and experience sexual abuse.
Number of Nepalese Women Trafficked into India's Brothels
Human trafficking of women in Nepal causes 7,000 Nepalese women to be trafficked to brothels in India every year.
Number of Child Victims in Nepal
12,000 Nepalese children are victims of human trafficking each year with the country. The children, mainly girls are trafficked for the commercial sex industry within Nepal or to brothels in India and other regional countries.
Moldova Provides Main Source of Women For Sex Trade in Europe
The prostitution industry in Europe receives its main source of prostitutes from Moldova, according to the International Organization for Migration.
Number of Child Victims in Mexico
The Government of Mexico estimates that up to 20,000 children are victims of human trafficking within Mexico. The children are trafficked to provide for the commercial sex industry.
Trafficking Profits in Italy as of 2005
Human trafficking profits in Italy generates between $400 Million and $1.25 Billion a year for the human traffickers, according to the 2005 EU Organised Crime Report.
Women Entering Israel due to Trafficking Between 2001 to 2005
Human trafficking activities brought in 3,00 0 to 5,000 women into Israel to work in the prostitution industry between 2001 and 2005, according to a Knesset subcommittee on human trafficking.
India Has Largest Trafficking Problem in World as of 2007
The Associated Press reported in July 2007 that “a U.S. State Department report released last month found that India has the world’s largest human trafficking problem.”
African Prostitutes in France
Human trafficking victims from Africa make up to 25 percent of all prostitutes in France.