The report titled “From Evidence to Action: Twenty Years of IOM Child Trafficking Data to Inform Policy and Programming” was recently released.
It is a first of its kind and is based on analysis of extensive, globally sourced data, using the IOM’s Victims of Trafficking Database (VoTD).
As per the report, half of child trafficking victims are trafficked within their own country.
In cases of international trafficking, children are mostly trafficked to neighbouring, wealthier countries.
Half of the trafficked children, mostly boys, are subjected to forced labor across various industries like domestic work, begging, and agriculture.
Sexual exploitation, including through prostitution, pornography, and sexual servitude, is also prominent, affecting 20 per cent of trafficked children, predominantly girls.
It analysed primary data from more than 69,000 victims of trafficking of 156 nationalities, trafficked in 186 countries.