Human trafficking in Mexico is estimated to generate between $15 Billion to $20 Billion a year.

Source:  Arthur Brice, “Human trafficking second only to drugs in Mexico,” CNN, August 27, 2010.

Nigerian women and girls who are human trafficked into Ivory Coast and are forced to work as prostitutes service between 15 to 30 men a night at a cost of $2 per act.

Source:  AP, “Nigeria teens sold for prostitution in Ivory Coast,” Google News, August 27, 2010.

The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) reported that 2,600 women who were working in UK brothers are confirmed human trafficking victims. Another 9,200 women were considered to be vulnerable and may have been trafficked, but were unable to fully confirm their status.

Of the estimated 30,000 women working in brothels in the United Kingdom, 17,000 were found to have been migrants from foreign countries.

Of the 2,600 confirmed trafficking victims, 2,200 were from Asia with a majority coming from China.

Source:  Michael Holden, “UK says 2,600 women trafficked to brothels,” Reuters, August 18, 2010.

The Bangladesh Government reported that there were 1,311 women and children who were officially identified as victims of human trafficking in Bangladesh between 2004 to 2010.

The figure is broken down by 730 women and 581 children.

NGO representatives dispute the number, stating that there were much more human trafficking victims than officially reported.

Source: “Human trafficking up, not down: seminar told,” bdnews24.com, August 2, 2010.

80 percent of young beggars in the streets of Thailand have come from Cambodia.

The young beggars, ranging in age from newborn babies to 12 year olds, generally work between 8 to 12 hours a day and earn between $9 to $31 (300 to 1,000 Thai Baht). Child beggars are often the victims of human trafficking.

Source: “Stop giving to beggars, says foundation,” Bangkok Post, July 27, 2010.

In 2009, the Government of Japan found over 400 cases of the mistreatment of foreign workers in a government sponsored training program, including the failure to pay wages and exposure to dangerous conditions.

From 2005 to 2010, at least 127 trainees have died. The cause of death for many have been strokes or heart failures, signs of overwork.

Source:  Hiroko Tabuchi, “Japan Training Program Is Said to Exploit Workers,” New York Times, July 20, 2010.

According to a report by Voice of America, girls from Burma/Myanmar between the ages of 16 to 18 are sold as brides in rural China for $700.

Source:  David Henry Morton, “Trafficking in Foreign Women Rises in China,” July 6, 2010.

The Associated Press reported that the United States Justice Department in 2010 pursues about 60 cases of human trafficking every year.

Source:  AP, “5 charged with smuggling 30 Ukrainians into US,” Google News, June 30, 2010.

According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, human trafficking in Europe generate $3.0 Billion (2.5 Billion Euros) a year.

An estimated 140,000 people in Europe being held by traffickers.

Source: Associated Press, “UN: human traffickers make $3 bn a year in Europe,” Google News, June 29, 2010.

As a resource, Havocscope has listed the following books as a resource to those who are looking for additional information regarding human trafficking. We will be updating this post as new books are released.

Books are linked to Amazon.com where they are available for purchase.

If you are aware of additional books that concern human trafficking, please included it in the comments section and we will update the list according.

A Crime So Monstrous: Face-to-Face with Modern-Day Slavery

Disposable People: New Slavery in the Global Economy

Ending Slavery: How We Free Today’s Slaves

Human Trafficking(DVD)

Not for Sale: The Return of the Global Slave Trade–and How We Can Fight It

Sex Trafficking: Inside the Business of Modern Slavery

Slave Hunter: One Man’s Global Quest to Free Victims of Human Trafficking

The Slave Next Door: Human Trafficking and Slavery in America Today