Human Trafficking: the facts

The UN protocol on human trafficking defines it as, “the recruitment, transport, transfer, harbouring or receipt of a person by such means as threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud or deception for the purpose of exploitation.” 

  • The UNDOC estimates that human trafficking, as an organized crime, is approximated to generate $32 billion revenue each year
  • An estimated three million children are currently exploited in India’s sex trade, according to Apne Aap Women Worldwide
  • Every day in India 200 women and girls enter prostitution and 80% of them do so against their will as victims of trafficking
  • The vast majority of trafficked women and girls usually come from the poorest, most disadvantaged backgrounds: the Dalits, Adivasi and other low caste communities
  • Traffickers may be family members, community leaders, teachers, police, or even government officials 
  • The 2007 U.S. Trafficking in Persons Report states that India’s ‘trafficking in persons’ problem is estimated to be in the millions (90% of which is internal)
  • The 2004 report by Shakti Vahini confirms that Karnataka, where Odanadi is located, is one of the major trafficking-supply states
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