No Child Trafficked is an organization dedicated to bringing awareness to the global child trafficking epidemic and fighting for more government resource allocation to fight it. Creating awareness, raising funds, volunteering time, and demanding results from your local, state, and federal governments are all helpful in tackling this crisis.
35 million are victims of s*x trafficking every single d
ay. Estimates show that, internationally, only about .04% of survivors of trafficking cases are identified, meaning that the majority of cases go undetected. The “industry” has never been larger – It has an estimated 99 billion dollar market value. To put it into perspective the s*x trafficking industry is larger than the global co***ne market and almost as big as the global PC market. Also, if aggregating the yearly revenue of McDonald’s, Netflix, Wall Disney, and Best Buy it has the same value. During the pandemic, online recruitment increased 22%
The analysis found significant growth in the proportion of potential victims for whom Facebook (120% increase) and Instagram (95% increase) were the sites for recruitment. There have never been so many child victims. Worldwide, almost 20% of all victims are children. However, in some parts of Africa and the Mekong region, children are the majority (up to 100%). Why people end up in s*x trafficking; Recent migration, Mental Health issues, Unstable housing, Homeless Youth, and Drug abuse. These statistics were gathered from 178 countries by Bedbible. comhttps://www.pr.com/press-release/854686
More resources:
https://www.savethechildren.org/us/charity-stories/child-trafficking-awareness
https://ojjdp.ojp.gov/programs/human-trafficking-resources
https://humantraffickinghotline.org/resources
