In this post, you will learn some shocking facts regarding human trafficking statistics.
We always hear about human trafficking. Yet, somehow, it seems we’ve gone calloused and looked at it as something so detached from our reality.
However, somewhere out there, real people are suffering and are going through this exact situation.
Victims are either taken forcibly or with consent and are forced to get into sexual acts against their own will. But the bottom line is that these people lose their human rights.
Here are some human trafficking statistics that you might want to know, this will give you an idea on how wide scale the problem is and how many people are actually suffering because of this.
As of 2007, 27 million people are currently serving as slaves in today’s modern world. You would think that slavery has completely been extinguished, unfortunately the data proves otherwise.
Internationally, the number of individuals that are smuggled into other countries illegally or trafficked is close to 800,000 every year.
Majority of the number comes from the women and children’s sector, each year.
161 countries out of 192 (according to the United Nations) are involved with human trafficking.
And while in bondage, there is approximatelty 30% of victims who will have an actual encounter with a health care professional but they will not have the chance to expose themselves.
There are 30,00 women in Romania declared to be missing who are pressumed to be victims of human trafficking, as international police reported.
Fifty percent (50%) or half of what the estimated number of humans being trafficked are all children. Their average age is estimated to be around 12-14 years old and they are mostly going to go into sexual exploitation.
It is estimated that since human trafficking is an organized crime, its revenue runs to approximately 32 billion each year. It is in the industrialized countries that the biggest chunk of slaves or labor servants come from, at around 15.5 million victims..
Individuals under the age 18, make up half of the total number of humans being trafficked.
The face of human trafficking is revealed through the statistics sated above, though they are but few. But these numbers grow by the day. It will definitely bring joy if these numbers decrease, but they don’t.
These are just some of the human trafficking statistics available today. Each year and in fact, every day, these numbers grow. It would make us feel better if they were slowly decreasing, but unfortunately, they instead increase.
That is why we, each one of us, should take a serious thought on taking small steps to put an end to this ruthless industry.
Article by Mike Bradley, you can learn more about sex trafficking in the United States, he also has an online store that specializes in Christian Jewelry
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