An estimated 10,000 people are estimated to be working in forced labor conditions in the United States as a result of human trafficking.
Tag: Human Trafficking
Data and statistics on the human trafficking market. Provides prices, revenue estimates and other financial data regarding human trafficking. Offers related information on prostitution and human smuggling.
Number of Forced Laborers in the US in 2004
An estimated 10,000 people are estimated to be working in forced labor conditions in the United States as a result of human trafficking.
Estimated Victims in the US in 2003
The number of human trafficking victims in the United States is placed at between 18,000 to 20,000.
Women Victims Working in Sex Trade in the UK in 2003
An estimated 4,000 women were believed to have been victims of human trafficking and forced to work in the prostitution industry in the United Kingdom in 2003.
Number of Women Trafficked Out of Ukraine
Human trafficking of women in Ukraine has moved some 420,000 women out of the country, according to a 2005 study.
Prostitution Revenue in Switzerland
The prostitution industry in Switzerland is estimated to be worth $2.65 Billion, according to law enforcement.
Trafficking Victims Within Switzerland
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.
Women Trafficked Out of Russia Between 1995 to 2005
Human trafficking in Russia has moved an estimated 500,000 to 850,000 women out of the country between 1995 and 2005. Human Trafficking Expert Louis Shelley writes “many of these women, however, went abroad to work in a variety of difficult labor situations and only a much smaller share went directly into the sex industry.”
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.
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.