PART 4/7: Sex trafficking around the world⁠ ⁠ Sex trafficking and exploitation occurs all around the world and often goe...

PART 4/7: Sex trafficking around the world⁠ ⁠ Sex trafficking and exploitation occurs all around the world and often goe...

PART 4/7: Sex trafficking around the world⁠ ⁠ Sex trafficking and exploitation occurs all around the world and often goes unreported. In 2016, an estimated 4.8 million people worldwide were victims of forced sexual exploitation with 21 percent of victims being under the age of 18 (ILO). Fifty percent of individuals identified in trafficking situations in 2018 were victims of sexual exploitation (UNODC). ⁠ ⁠ One out of every three victims of human trafficking is a child (UNODC)—a share that has tripled over the past 15 years (United Nations). For every ten identified victims of human trafficking, five are adult women and two are young girls (UNODC). Of these female victims, the majority are sexually exploited, while men and boys are more likely to be victims of forced labor (UNODC).⁠ ⁠ Victims are typically trafficked within their country of origin, though more than 500 regional and worldwide trafficking flows have been determined (UNODC). Traffickers often bring victims from low income areas to wealthier and often touristy areas (UNODC). Children trafficked in higher income countries are more likely to be victims of sexual exploitation than those in lower income locations (UNODC). Child victims of sexual exploitation are largely concentrated in Central America, the Caribbean and East Asia (UNODC)—areas with high rates of tourism and child poverty (EPCAT).⁠ ⁠ Nearly half of male victims were recruited by a friend or acquaintance, while more than 25 percent of female victims were recruited by an intimate partner and over a third by a relative (CTDC). Family involvement is up to four times higher in cases of child trafficking than in cases of adult trafficking (CTDC). Traffickers most often take advantage of the economic needs, undocumented status, mental disorders and dysfunctional family situations of their victims (UNODC). Digital technology is increasingly used to aid in the sale of children for sexual purposes (EPCAT) through advertising, recruitment and dissemination of child sex abuse material (UNODC). ⁠

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