12,000 Nepalese children trafficked for sex each year
According to a fact sheet by UNICEF, ”an estimated 12,000 Nepalese children, mainly girls, are trafficked for commercial sexual exploitation each year within Nepal or to brothels in India and other countries.”
Source: UNICEF, “Fact Sheets: Commercial Sexual Exploitation,” Child Protection Information Sheet, May 2006.
100,000 women trafficked into Japan every year
Source: Anson Musselman, “Sexual Abuse and Human Trafficking in Japan,” UCLA International Institute, November 17, 2003.
Buffaloes in India cost $350; children cost $45
According to Reuters in 2007, “traffickers are selling children in India for amounts that are often lower than the cost of animals and most of them end up working as laboreres or commercial sex workers.”
The article stated that buffaloes may cost up to $350, while child who are trafficked are sold between $12 and $45.
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India has world’s largest human trafficking problem: US State Department
The Associated Press reported in July 2007 that “a U.S. State Department report released last month found that India has the world’s largest human trafficking problem.”
Source: Associated Press, “Study: Sex trafficking spreading HIV in South Asia,” International Herald Tribune, July 31, 2007.
Organ trafficking brokers in Philippines paid $1,000 to $1,500 per transplant
Source: Carolos H. Conde, “Philippines cracks down on illegal kidney trade,” International Herald Tribune, April 29, 2008.
$2,000 to $10,000 to sell kidney in Philippines
Filipinos selling their kidneys on the black market can receive between $2,000 to $10,000.
Source: Carlos H. Conde, “Philippines cracks down on illegal kidney trade,” International Herald Tribune, April 29, 2008.
100,000 liters of fuel smuggled into Thailand every day from Malaysia
Source: Wichayant Boonchote, “Smuggling of fuel from Malaysia on the increase,” Bangkok Post, May 1, 2008.
212 Filipina human trafficking victims in Singapore in 2007
59 human trafficking victims were recorded in 2005.
125 victims were recorded in 2006.
212 recorded in 2007.
Source: Veronica Uy, “Trafficking of Filipinas in Singapore ‘unabated’-embassy,” Inquirer.net, April 28, 2008.
Pakistan lost $156 million in content piracy in 2007
The IIPA reports that Pakistan lost $156 million to book, music, movie, and business software piracy in 2007.
Source: Romail Kenneth, “http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\04\26\story_26-4-2008_pg5_11#mce_temp_url#,” Daily Times, April 26, 2008.
Piracy rate in Vietnam as high as 92 percent
The piracy rate for software, music, and videos in Vietnam is estimated to be as high as 92 percent.
Source: Office of the United States Trade Representative, “2006 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers: Vietnam,” March 31, 2006.
