Human trafficking across the world
                     H U M A N  T R A F F I C K I N G  
A C R O SS  T H E  W O R L D
What is human 
traffi cking?
Human t raffi ck ing i s  the  t rapp ing  and explo i tat ion  
o f  a  person  us ing  decept ion ,  v io lence ,  o r  coerc ion .  
I t  genera l ly  takes  three  main  fo rms:  fo rced  labor  
(which  inc ludes  sex t raffi ck ing) ,  forced  marr iage ,  
and fo rced organ  remova l .
Source: world101.cfr.org/global-era-issues
Who are the victims of 
human traffi cking?
Human t raffi cking  o f ten  beg ins  w i th  t raffi ckers  
targe t ing the i r  v i c t ims ’  vu lnerab i l i t i es ,  such  as  
poverty  and a  des i re  fo r  bet ter  work .
Source: world101.cfr.org/global-era-issues
Where does human 
traffi cking take place?
Few indust r ies ,  i f  any ,  are  ent i re ly  immune f rom 
human t raffi ck ing ,  and  any ind iv idua l  i s  l i ke ly  on ly  
a  few degrees  o f  separat i on  f rom someone work ing  
in  an exp lo i ta t ive  system.
Source: world101.cfr.org/global-era-issues
Global ramifications of 
human traffi cking
Human t raffi ck ing  most  immedia te ly  aff ec ts  40 .3  
mi l l i on  people  g loba l ly ,  but  i t s  consequences  are  
fa r  more  w idespread.
Source: world101.cfr.org/global-era-issues
Victims are traffi cked 
from poor areas to 
wealthy ones
Most  t raffi ck ing s t reams lead  f rom poor  a reas  to  
weal thy ones  because  the  profi ts  f rom cr im ina l  
ac t i v i ty  are  h igher  in  the  wea l th ie r  areas .
Source: www.ihmiskauppa.fi
Conflicts fuel human 
traffi cking
Confl ic ts  have  been found to  generate  a  favourab le  
envi ronment  for  human t raffi cking ,  and a  c lear  
connect i on between human t raffi ck ing and re fugee  
fl ows has  been estab l i shed.  
Source: www.ihmiskauppa.fi
Majority of victims are 
women
Accord ing  to  in ternat i ona l  es t imates ,  sex  
t raffi cking  and labour  t raffi cking  are  by  far  the  
most  common fo rms  o f  human t raffi ck ing  
wor ldw ide .  Other  forms  of  human t raffi ck ing  
inc lude  forced marr iages ,  fo rced  c r im ina l  ac t i v i ty ,  
fo rced  begg ing,  and  o rgan t raffi ck ing.
Source: www.ihmiskauppa.fi
Understanding Human 
Traffi cking
“Traffi ck ing  in  pe rsons ,”  “human t raffi ck ing ,”  and  
“modern  s lavery”  are  umbre l la  te rms  –  o ften  used 
in terchangeably  –  to  re fer  to  a  c r ime  whereby 
t raffi ckers  exp lo i t  and profi t  at  the  expense  o f  
adul t s  or  ch i ldren  by  compel l i ng  them to  per fo rm 
labor  o r  engage in  commerc ia l  sex .  
Source: www.state.gov
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