Amazing Grace
Posted by Rob | Filed under People
Today marks the 200th Anniversary of the abolition of the Slave Trade. We may have come along way in the past 200 years but there is still further to go. Here are some stats on problems of modern day slavery:
- At least 12.3 million people are victims of forced labour worldwide. Of these 2.4 million are as a result of human trafficking. A global alliance against forced labor, International Labour Organisation, 2005
- 600,000-800,000 men, women and children trafficked across international borders each year. Approximately 80 per cent are women and girls. Up to 50% are minors. US Department of State Trafficking in Persons Report 2005
- An estimated 1.2 million children trafficked each year. UNICEF UK Child Trafficking Information sheet, January 2003
- The majority of trafficked victims arguably come from the poorest countries and poorest strata of the national population. A global alliance against forced labor, International Labour Organisation, 2005
- Trafficking is the fastest growing means by which people are caught in the trap of slavery. Anti-Slavery
- Human trafficking is the third largest source of income for organised crime, exceeded only by arms and drugs trafficking. UN office on drugs and crime
- It is the fastest growing form of international crime, already generating 7 billion dollars per year in criminal proceeds. There are even reports that some trafficking groups are switching their cargo from drugs to human beings, in a search of high profits at lower risk. UN office on drugs and crime
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