Fact 1
Trafficking involves transporting someone into a situation of exploitation. This can include forced labor, marriage, prostitution, and organ removal. This kind of exploitation is known by a few different names -“human trafficking,” “trafficking of persons,” and “modern slavery” are the ones accepted by the US Department of State.
Fact 2
It’s estimated that internationally there are between 20 million and 40 million people in modern slavery today.
Fact 3
In 2018, over half (51.6%) of the criminal human trafficking cases active in the US were sex trafficking cases involving only children.