Unit 4 - Human Trafficking - Illegal Flows

Question 1

From where to where is human trafficking usually done?

Answer 1

• LIC - HIC

Question 2

Why is human trafficking a good example for illegal flows?

Answer 2

• multi-billion dollar enterprise
• one of the fastest-growing illicit industries in the world
• trafficking of women and children is the world’s fastest growing crime

Question 3

How many people are trapped in forced labour around the world due to human trafficking?

Answer 3

• an estimated 24.9 million people

Question 4

How many people are sexually exploited through human trafficking?

Answer 4

• more than 50% of trafficking victims

Question 5

How many victims of human trafficking are females and how many males?

Answer 5

• females: 71%

- males: 29%

Question 6

What are the origin countries of human trafficking?

Answer 6

• Asia: Thailand, India, China
• Central America: Mexico, Haiti, El Salvador, Dominican Republic
• Eastern Europe: Russia, Belarus
• Africa: Nigeria

Question 7

What are the destination countries of human trafficking?

Answer 7

• North America: USA, Canada

- Western Europe: Germany, France

Question 8

What are the causes and vulnerability of human trafficking?

Answer 8

• risking everything leaving a place of poverty to gain wealth
• political conditions
• war
• lack of education
• lack of legitimate economic opportunities
• conflict and natural disaster
• generates a large profit
• lack of safe migration options

Question 9

What is human trafficking?

Answer 9

• the action or practice of illegally transporting people from one country or area to another, typically for the purposes of forced labour or sexual exploitation

Question 10

What are illegal flows?

Answer 10

• a form of illegal capital flight that occurs when money is illegally earned