Human Trafficking
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Human trafficking, often referred to as modern-day slavery, is the illegal sale, transport, and profit of human beings for the purposes of domestic and commercial labour, prostitution, or sexual exploitation. Human trafficking differs from people smuggling in that it is carried out against the will of the victims, who are kidnapped, sold, threatened, or otherwise coerced into being trafficked. Human trafficking victims may originally consent to their transport, often under the false pretenses of their captors, who may promise jobs, visas, or housing, only to find themselves in a situation of forced labor. Oftentimes, in the case of debt bondage, trafficking victims pledge themselves against the repayment of an illegal private loan, which can be exploitative to the extent that the demands of the bonder are grossly out of proportion with the size of the loan. The International Labour Organization (ILO) estimates that there are at least 2.4 million trafficked persons globally at ant given time, and that annual profits from the trade are annually as high as 32 billion USD.[1]
The Guardian.co.uk Map
Human trafficking: how the US State Department ranks your country, mapped
The US State Department has ranked every country in the world by how it adheres to anti-human trafficking laws. Click on each country below to see how it does:
See also
References
- ↑ ILO Action Against Trafficking in Human Beings. Rep. ILO, 2008. Web. <http://www.ilo.org/sapfl/Informationresources/Factsheetsandbrochures/lang--en/docName--WCMS_090356/index.htm>.
- ↑ http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/interactive/2011/jun/27/human-trafficking-state-department-country-ranks-map
External links
Adherence of Anti-Human Trafficking Laws - Ranked by the US State Department
