Human Trafficking is the illegal trade of human beings for the purpose of sexual slavery, commercial sexual exploitation or forced labour for traffickers. It is the act of exploiting women, men and children by treating them as property and not humans by selling and using them to their own advantage to gain profit. Human Trafficking happens all around the world without people even noticing it happening, it is such a big problem as it is the second largest and fastest growing criminal industry in the world.
- Estimate of 21 million people trafficked around the world
- Human Trafficking earns profits of around $150 Billion per year
- 51% of trafficking victims are women, 21% are men, 20% are girls (children) and 8% are boys (children)
- 1.2 Billion children are trafficked each year
- 1 in 4 victims of trafficking are children
