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IOM report Child trafficking

July 14 , 2023 371 days 548 0
  • 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.

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