Human Trafficking Black Market Value: $32 Billion





Data on the black market in Human Trafficking


Human Trafficking Market in Europe

Filed under: Europe, Humans

There is an estimated 140,000 human trafficking victims in Europe who generates $3 Billion in revenue per year, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

Source:  UNODC, “The Globalization of Crime,” Chapter 2, Trafficking in Persons, June 2010.

The Global Human Trafficking Market

Filed under: Humans

Human trafficking victims have been reported in 137 countries around the world, with the victims originating from 127 countries.

Source:  UNODC, “The Globalization of Crime,” Chapter 2: Trafficking in Persons, June 2010.

Number of human trafficking victims in the United Kingdom

Filed under: Europe, Humans

The United Kingdom Government estimated that there were 5,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2010 that were trafficked into the country.

Source:  Robert Booth, “UK breaking European convention against trafficking, report finds,” Guardian, June 16, 2010.

90 percent of prostitutes in Spain are victims of human trafficking

Filed under: Europe, Humans, Prostitution

According to reports mentioned by the US State Department, 90 percent of prostitutes working in the prostitution industry in Spain are forced to work as prostitutes.

Source:  US Department of State, “Country Narratives: Spain,” Trafficking in Persons Report 2010, June 2010.

40,000 North Koreans victims of labor trafficking in Russia

Filed under: Asia, Europe, Humans

An estimated 40,000 North Koreans are working in Russia under forced labor conditions, according to the United States Department of State.

The men and women are primarily working in the logging industry.

Source:  US Department of State, “Country Narratives: Russia,” Trafficking in Persons Report 2010, June 2010.

Police identifying less human trafficking victims in Japan

Filed under: Asia

Police in Japan are identifying less human trafficking victims over the past five years.

Below is the number of human trafficking victims found within the calender year.

2009: 17 victims.

2008: 36 victims.

2007: 43 victims.

2006: 58 victims.

2005: 116 victims.

Source: US Department of State, “Country Narratives: Japan,” Trafficking in Persons Report 2010, June 2010.

43 percent of overseas Indonesia workforce human trafficking victims

Filed under: Asia, Humans

Up to 43 percent of all expatriates from Indonesia, or 3 million people, are believed to have been victims of human trafficking conditions.

Source:  US Department of State, “Country Narrative: Indonesia,” Trafficking in Persons Report 2010, June 2010.

Most victims of human trafficking in India are internal

Filed under: Asia, Humans

According to the US State Department, 90 percent of victims of human trafficking in India are Indian citizens.

Source:  US Department of State, “Country Narrative: India,” Trafficking in Persons Report 2010, June 2010.

Convictions for Human Trafficking in 2009

Filed under: Humans

According to figures calculated by the United States Department of State, there were 4,166 convictions for human trafficking around the world based on 5,606 prosecution cases.

Source: US Department of State, Global Law Enforcement Data,” Trafficking in Persons Report 2010, June 2010.

Price to have sex with Virgins in Cambodia

Filed under: Asia, Humans

According to the US State Department 2010 Trafficking in Persons Report, men in Cambodia pay up to $4,000 to have sex with virgins.

Source:  US Department of State, “Country Narative: Cambodia,” Trafficking in Persons Report 2010, June 2010.

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