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Learn the FACTS about Human Trafficking from AAUW-MA State President Liz Fragola. Her organization (formerly known as the American Association of University Women) holds it day long conference on human trafficking explores the impact of this horrific industry on women and girls in the world. It’s not just about girls sold into the sex trades from developing nations. Human trafficking is an AMERICAN PROBLEM, too.
Learn more about the upcoming October 29th conference and what YOU can do to end this nightmarish dilemma for thousands of women and girls throughout the world.
The American Association of University Women-Massachusetts will collaborate with the United Nations Association of Greater Boston on Saturday October 29th. The conference will be held at the Wylie Conference Center at Endicott College in Beverly, Massachusetts.
For more information, visit their website at www.aauw-ma.org.
The direct link for the conference is:
http://aauw-ma.org/2011FallConference/Conference_flyer.htm
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Facts About Human Trafficking
Source: Global Initiative To Fight Human Trafficking
HUMAN TRAFFICKING: THE FACTS
The headline facts
An estimated 2.5 million people are in forced labour (including sexual exploitation) at any given time
as a result of trafficking(1)
Of these:
•1.4 million – 56% - are in Asia and the Pacific
•250,000 – 10% - are in Latin America and the Caribbean
•230,000 – 9.2% - are in the Middle East and Northern Africa
•130,000 – 5.2% - are in sub-Saharan countries
•270,000 – 10.8% - are in industrialized countries
•200,000 – 8% - are in countries in transition(2)
161 countries are reported to be affected by human trafficking by being a source, transit or destination count(3)
People are reported to be trafficked from 127 countries to be exploited in 137 countries, affecting every continent and every type of economy(4)
The Victims
The majority of trafficking victims are between 18 and 24 years of age(5)
An estimated 1.2 million children are trafficked each year(6)
95% of victims experienced physical or sexual violence during trafficking (based on data from selected European countries) (7)
43% of victims are used for forced commercial sexual exploitation, of whom 98 per cent are women and girls (8)
32% of victims are used for forced economic exploitation, of whom 56 per cent are women and girls(9)
Many trafficking victims have at least middle-level education(10)
The Traffickers
52% of those recruiting victims are men, 42% are women and 6% are both men and women(11)
In 54% of cases the recruiter was a stranger to the victim, 46% of cases the recruiter was known to victim(12)
The majority of suspects involved in the trafficking process are nationals of the country where the trafficking process is occurring(13)
The Profits
Estimated global annual profits made from the exploitation of all trafficked forced labour are US $31.6 billion(14)
Of this:
•US $15.5 billion – 49% - is generated in industrialized economies
•US $9.7 billion – 30.6% is generated in Asia and the Pacific
•US $1.3 billion – 4.1% is generated in Latin America and the Caribbean
•US $1.6 billion – 5% is generated in sub-Saharan Africa
•US $1.5 billion – 4.7% is generated in the Middle East and North Africa(15)
Prosecutions
In 2006 there were only 5,808 prosecutions and 3,160 convictions throughout the world(16)
This means that for every 800 people trafficked, only one person was convicted in 2006 (17)
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Notes:
1
International Labour Organization, Forced Labour Statistics Factsheet (2007)
2
International Labour Organization, Forced Labour Statistics Factsheet (2007)
3
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Trafficking in Persons: Global Patterns (Vienna, 2006)
4
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Trafficking in Persons: Global Patterns (Vienna, 2006)
5
International Organization for Migration, Counter-Trafficking Database, 78 Countries, 1999-2006 (1999)
6
UNICEF, UK Child Trafficking Information Sheet (January 2003)
7
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Stolen smiles: a summary report on the physical and
psychological health consequences of women and adolescents trafficked in Europe (London, 2006)
8
International Labour Organization, Forced Labour Statistics Factsheet (2007)
9
International Labour Organization, Forced Labour Statistics Factsheet (2007)
10
International Organization for Migration, Counter-Trafficking Database, 78 Countries, 1999-2006 (1999)
11
International Organization for Migration, Counter-Trafficking Database, 78 Countries, 1999-2006 (1999)
12
International Organization for Migration, Counter-Trafficking Database, 78 Countries, 1999-2006 (1999)
13
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Trafficking in Persons: Global Patterns (Vienna, 2006)
14
Patrick Besler, Forced Labour and Human Trafficking: Estimating the Profits, working paper (Geneva, International
Labour Office, 2005)
15
Patrick Besler, Forced Labour and Human Trafficking: Estimating the Profits, working paper (Geneva, International
Labour Office, 2005)
16
US State Department, Trafficking in Persons Report (2007) p.36
17
US State Department, Trafficking in Persons Report (2007) p.36
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Learn the FACTS about Human Trafficking from AAUW-MA State President Liz Fragola. Her organization (formerly known as the American Association of University Women) holds it day long conference on human trafficking explores the impact of this horrific industry on women and girls in the world. It’s not just about girls sold into the sex trades from developing nations. Human trafficking is an AMERICAN PROBLEM, too.
Learn more about the upcoming October 29th conference and what YOU can do to end this nightmarish dilemma for thousands of women and girls throughout the world.
The American Association of University Women-Massachusetts will collaborate with the United Nations Association of Greater Boston on Saturday October 29th. The conference will be held at the Wylie Conference Center at Endicott College in Beverly, Massachusetts.
For more information, visit their website at www.aauw-ma.org.
The direct link for the conference is:
http://aauw-ma.org/2011FallConference/Conference_flyer.htm
==============
Facts About Human Trafficking
Source: Global Initiative To Fight Human Trafficking
HUMAN TRAFFICKING: THE FACTS
The headline facts
An estimated 2.5 million people are in forced labour (including sexual exploitation) at any given time
as a result of trafficking(1)
Of these:
•1.4 million – 56% - are in Asia and the Pacific
•250,000 – 10% - are in Latin America and the Caribbean
•230,000 – 9.2% - are in the Middle East and Northern Africa
•130,000 – 5.2% - are in sub-Saharan countries
•270,000 – 10.8% - are in industrialized countries
•200,000 – 8% - are in countries in transition(2)
161 countries are reported to be affected by human trafficking by being a source, transit or destination count(3)
People are reported to be trafficked from 127 countries to be exploited in 137 countries, affecting every continent and every type of economy(4)
The Victims
The majority of trafficking victims are between 18 and 24 years of age(5)
An estimated 1.2 million children are trafficked each year(6)
95% of victims experienced physical or sexual violence during trafficking (based on data from selected European countries) (7)
43% of victims are used for forced commercial sexual exploitation, of whom 98 per cent are women and girls (8)
32% of victims are used for forced economic exploitation, of whom 56 per cent are women and girls(9)
Many trafficking victims have at least middle-level education(10)
The Traffickers
52% of those recruiting victims are men, 42% are women and 6% are both men and women(11)
In 54% of cases the recruiter was a stranger to the victim, 46% of cases the recruiter was known to victim(12)
The majority of suspects involved in the trafficking process are nationals of the country where the trafficking process is occurring(13)
The Profits
Estimated global annual profits made from the exploitation of all trafficked forced labour are US $31.6 billion(14)
Of this:
•US $15.5 billion – 49% - is generated in industrialized economies
•US $9.7 billion – 30.6% is generated in Asia and the Pacific
•US $1.3 billion – 4.1% is generated in Latin America and the Caribbean
•US $1.6 billion – 5% is generated in sub-Saharan Africa
•US $1.5 billion – 4.7% is generated in the Middle East and North Africa(15)
Prosecutions
In 2006 there were only 5,808 prosecutions and 3,160 convictions throughout the world(16)
This means that for every 800 people trafficked, only one person was convicted in 2006 (17)
========
Notes:
1
International Labour Organization, Forced Labour Statistics Factsheet (2007)
2
International Labour Organization, Forced Labour Statistics Factsheet (2007)
3
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Trafficking in Persons: Global Patterns (Vienna, 2006)
4
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Trafficking in Persons: Global Patterns (Vienna, 2006)
5
International Organization for Migration, Counter-Trafficking Database, 78 Countries, 1999-2006 (1999)
6
UNICEF, UK Child Trafficking Information Sheet (January 2003)
7
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Stolen smiles: a summary report on the physical and
psychological health consequences of women and adolescents trafficked in Europe (London, 2006)
8
International Labour Organization, Forced Labour Statistics Factsheet (2007)
9
International Labour Organization, Forced Labour Statistics Factsheet (2007)
10
International Organization for Migration, Counter-Trafficking Database, 78 Countries, 1999-2006 (1999)
11
International Organization for Migration, Counter-Trafficking Database, 78 Countries, 1999-2006 (1999)
12
International Organization for Migration, Counter-Trafficking Database, 78 Countries, 1999-2006 (1999)
13
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Trafficking in Persons: Global Patterns (Vienna, 2006)
14
Patrick Besler, Forced Labour and Human Trafficking: Estimating the Profits, working paper (Geneva, International
Labour Office, 2005)
15
Patrick Besler, Forced Labour and Human Trafficking: Estimating the Profits, working paper (Geneva, International
Labour Office, 2005)
16
US State Department, Trafficking in Persons Report (2007) p.36
17
US State Department, Trafficking in Persons Report (2007) p.36
====================
Human Trafficking Informational Reading List
Academic
- Anne T. Gallagher, The International Law of Human Trafficking
- Louise Shelley, Human Trafficking: A Global Perspective
- Alexis A. Aronowitz, Human Trafficking, Human Misery: The Global Trade in Human Misery
- Anthony DeStefano, The War on Human Trafficking: U.S. Policy Assessed
Journalistic/Anecdotal
- E. Benjamin Skinner, A Crime So Monstrous: Face-to-Face with Modern-Day Slavery
- Siddharth Kara, Sex Trafficking: Inside the Business of Modern Slavery
- Victor Malarek, The Natashas: Inside the New Global Sex Trade
- Victor Malarek, The Johns: Sex for Sale and the Men Who Buy It
- Kathryn Bolkovac, The Whistleblower: Sex Trafficking, Military Contractors, and One Woman’s Fight for Justice
- Nicholas D. Kristof, Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
Your Comments Are Welcome Below...
-Carole
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