
Summary
Human trafficking remains a critical global health issue, with recent data indicating that approximately 50 million people are currently living in conditions of modern slavery. The World Council for Health highlights that sexual exploitation accounts for 66% of trafficking cases, with children being particularly vulnerable. Reports indicate that on any given day, around 6.3 million individuals are subjected to forced commercial sexual exploitation, including 1.7 million children.
The methods employed by traffickers include deception, coercion, and violence, often targeting those in poverty or conflict situations. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security classifies human trafficking as the fastest-growing criminal industry, generating an estimated annual revenue of $150 billion. The issue is exacerbated by the internet, where a staggering number of individuals actively seek child sexual abuse materials, with estimates suggesting that there are up to one million perpetrators online at any given time.
Legislation and public awareness are urgently needed to combat this crisis, as the World Council for Health calls for decisive measures to end human trafficking. The organization emphasizes the importance of survivor care, law enforcement, and cultural change to address the pervasive abuse that affects millions worldwide. The discussion underscores the necessity for governments to prioritize law and order in tackling this heinous crime rather than engaging in less impactful activities.
Show Notes
Trafficking in human beingsUploaded 07-09-23All age groupshttps://worldcouncilforhealth.orghttps://worldcouncilforhealth.substack.com/p/human-traffickingSexual exploitation (66% of global revenue)Labour / servitudeOrgan removalExponentially growing worldwide, internet,trafficking of children for online commercial sexual exploitation,videos and photos,torture and rape of children, including toddlersMethodsDeceptionKidnappingCoercion and/or forceViolence and tortureForced to watch abuse of childrenForced injection with drugsUS Department of Homeland Securityhttps://www.dhs.gov/topics/human-traffickingHuman trafficking is the fastest growing criminal industry in the world. Annual revenue of US$150 billion (2014)Second largest criminal enterprise after drugsParticularly vulnerablePovertyAbusive family environmentDisplacement during violent conflictLiving under corruptionInternational (UN) Labour Organization (2022)https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/09/112642150 million humansOne in every 150 people in the worldOver 12 million are childrenSexual exploitation6.3 million people in situations of forced commercial sexual exploitation on any given day, (2021)This number includes 1.7 million children in commercial sexual exploitation, (ILO 2022) https://www.americanbar.org/groups/crsj/publications/human_rights_magazine_home/human_rights_vol37_2010/spring2010/sex_trafficking_and_hiv_aids_a_deadly_junction_for_women_and_girls/Some survivors report having been forced to engage in sexual intercourse with up to fifty perpetrators in a single day Children trafficked for sex tourism serve about 1,500 customers per year, more than half of those children are under the age of 12https://www.missingkids.org/homeInternet abuse, 2019Nearly 70 million child sexual abuse files (videos/pictures),https://protectchildren.ca/en/about-us/78% of child abuse files involved children under the age of 12,63% showed children under 8At any given time, there are 750,000 to over 1 million predators online searching for these filesForced labour and servitudehttps://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2020/659360/EPRS_BRI(2020)659360_EN.pdfOver 20 million peopleHazardous conditions, mines, fields, factories, homes, construction sites. Carry heavy loads, exposed to pesticides and other toxinsWork excessive hours, severe weather conditions. Denigrating treatment, constant risk of violent abuse. Tens of thousands become ill and die.https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/feb/12/mars-nestle-and-hershey-to-face-landmark-child-slavery-lawsuit-in-usOrgan and blood harvestingNumbers uncertainReports of it are increasing across the worldMedical and ritual purposes2017, Daesh (ISIS)https://www.dni.gov/files/NCTC/documents/jcat/firstresponderstoolbox/First-Responders-Toolbox---International-Partnerships-Among-Public-Health-Private-Sector-and-Law.pdfOrgans from oppressed minorities and prisonersGovernments and organised crime networksHuman Trafficking in the U.S. and Europe Trafficking for sexual exploitation most common typehttps://www.unov.org/unov/en/unodc.html72% of detected survivors in North America“with the market forces of prostitution driving demand for human trafficking of women and girls“https://nij.ojp.gov“Studies find that up to 80% of samples of women and girls serving as prostitutes had been coerced or forced to engage in prostitution by pimps or traffickers.“ United States“accounts for nearly 50% of all IP addresses engaging in P2P file sharing of child pornography images“ The New York Times (2019)“ The images are horrific. Children, some just 3 or 4 years old, being sexually abused and in some cases tortured. Some followed by travel to Latin America and the Caribbean. EuropeThe majority of traf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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