Filipinos selling their kidneys on the black market can receive between $2,000 to $10,000. In addition, organ traffickers who find kidney donors are paid a finders fee between $1,000 to $1,500 per transplant.
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Rise in Filipino Victims in Singapore between 2005 to 2007
59 human trafficking victims from the Philippines were identified in Singapore in 2005. In 2006, 125 human trafficking victims from the Philippines were recorded in Singapore.In 2007, human trafficking victims from the Philippines reached 212 victims in Singapore.
Rise in Filipino Victims in Singapore between 2005 to 2007
59 human trafficking victims from the Philippines were identified in Singapore in 2005. In 2006, 125 human trafficking victims from the Philippines were recorded in Singapore.In 2007, human trafficking victims from the Philippines reached 212 victims in Singapore.
Locations Where Illegal Organ Trade Occurs
The World Health Organization and Reuters produced a factsheet stating the top five locations where organ trafficking is prevalent. The countries are as follows: 1. China 2. Pakistan 3. Egypt 4. Colombia 5. Philippines
Cheapest Kidneys are from the Philippines
According to the non-governmental organization Asia Against Child Trafficking, the cheapest kidneys sold on the black market are from the Philippines. Filipinos who sell their kidneys on the black market are paid an average of $1,500, up to 20 times cheaper than the $30,000 average price of a kidney sold in the United States.
Kidney Price in the Philippines
According to the Department of Health in the Philippines, the average cost of a kidney purchased on the black market was $3,600 (150,000 Philippine Pesos), with the donor of the kidney getting a third of that price and the brokers receiving two-thirds of the amount.
Percentage of Donors Receiving Compensation for Organs
Up to 10 percent of all kidney transfers operations are estimated to involve donors who received financial compensation for their organ. (Cost of Kidney Transplants on the black market.) Source: “FACTBOX: The who, what, where, and why of organ trafficking,” Reuters, August 6, 2007.