| Who Are Them ? |
The Facts
They are the millions of young girls and boys who are either sold into the sex-slave trade or abducted from their homes. They are held against their will, repeatedly tortured and raped day in and day out. The average age for these young children ranges from 6-14.
n 1.2 million children are trafficked annually.
(UNICEF – United Nations Children’s Fund, 2006)
n Two children per minute are trafficked for sexual exploitation.
n 800,000 people are trafficked across national border annually, not including millions trafficked within their own countries.
(US Government)
n $32 billion is the total market value of illicit trafficking, much of this is from sexual exploitation.
(United Nations, UNODC)
n Second most lucrative crime in the world, just behind drug trafficking.
(Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2006)
