France loses $7.8 billion to counterfeits per year

Source:  Reuters, ” French firms target eBay in anti-counterfeit drive,” Boston Globe, August 18, 2006, and Union des Fabricants, “Damages and Penalties,“ (accessed: January 10, 2007).

25 percent of prostitutes in France trafficked from Africa

Source: Francois Tillinac, ” Trafficking of African women is thriving,” IOL (South Africa), May 10, 2007,  (accessed: May 11, 2007).

10,000 to 12,000 people in France due to Human Trafficking

Source: United States Department of State, ” 2006 Trafficking in Persons Report,” Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, June 5, 2006.

38,000 jobs are lost to counterfeiting each year in France

Source: John Laurenson, “Fake Designer Goods Cost France Dearly,” Deutsche Wells, March 21, 2005.

10 percent of French cosmetics sold is counterfeit

Source: Bloomberg, “Counterfeiters costing firms millions,” Taipei Times, January 28, 2005, (accessed: October 13, 2005).

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