Labor trafficking affects every country in the world, especially the Asia-Pacific region, where 1 in every 250 people are victims. (IBLA, 2019)
7 in 10 victims of sexual exploitation in the world are trafficked in the Asia-Pacific. (IBLA, 2019)
27% of trafficking victims are children.
The majority of human trafficking victims are involved in forced labor. Labor trafficking involves the use of fraud, coercion, or force in order to get a victim to provide labor or services. More than two-thirds of trafficking victims fall into this category, including more than 10 million adults and nearly 4 million children.
The International Labor Organization reports that forced labor generated USD $150 billion in illegal profits per year. “Specifically, $51.8 billion USD in forced labor profits come from the Asia-Pacific region.” (IBLA 2019)