1. Definition
Human trafficking is a modern form of slavery, where
traffickers trade people to work for them against
their will, for little or no payment
HUMAN
TRAFFICKING
Where Is The Issue Most Prevalent?
1. Unstable political conditions
cause instability in a
population which is an
advantage for traffickers.
(“Causes of Human Trafficking”)
2. War creates many orphans
and street children which are
vulnerable for trafficking.
(“Causes of Human Trafficking”)
3. People who are in poverty are
motivated to seek better
conditions and many get
involved into human
trafficking.
(“Causes of Human Trafficking”)
Amount of people that are trafficked
across the world every year.
(“U.S. State Department”)
Human trafficking generates
$32 billion in illegal profits
per year around the globe.
(“U.S. Department of Homeland Security”)
600,000 to 800,000
30,000
people die each year while being
trafficked for sex from neglect,
abuse, disease or torture.
(“The Disturbing Reality of Human Trafficking
and Children”)
Top Contributors to the Problem

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