Topic: Forced Labour
Most Trafficked Victims Worldwide Sold For Sex
December 20, 2009 ·
BAGUIO CITY (December 12, 2009) Most victims of human trafficking around the world are being sold for sex, the Asia against Child Trafficking (Asia ACTs) claimed Saturdayon the occasion of the Day against Trafficking being celebrated around Asia and throughout the globe.
Read More...UN Report Says Sex Trafficking a Big Concern
February 16, 2009 ·
UNITED NATIONS – A NEW report from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime said on Monday that sexual exploitation and forced labour are the most common forms of human trafficking around the globe.
Read More...Sex slavery plagues Romania and Bulgaria
December 28, 2006 ·
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Anca thought girls who spoke on television about being sold into sex slavery were paid to invent such stories to boost tv show ratings.
That was until she answered a friend’s invitation to join her in Germany and work as a dishwasher in a town near Hamburg.
Read More...Trafficking in Persons Report – Philippines
July 14, 2004 ·
THE PHILIPPINES (TIER 2 – WATCH LIST)
The Philippines is a source, transit, and destination country for persons trafficked for the purposes of sexual exploitation and forced labor. There is internal trafficking from rural to urban metropolitan areas. Filipino women who are trafficked for sexual exploitation to destinations throughout Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe and North America, are often lured abroad with false promises of legitimate employment. The Philippines is a transit point and destination for victims from the People¹s Republic of China (PRC).
Read More...US Lawmakers Vote in Crackdown on International Sex Traff'icking
May 24, 2000 ·
WASHINGTON DC – Sordid tales of women and children tricked or forced into sexual slavery echoed in the United States House chamber last week as lawmakers approved a bill aimed at cracking down on global sex trafficking.
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