STOP THE TRAFFIC - DAY 27

Fifty-Five Little Known Facts about Human Trafficking

For the next few days I will share these facts.  We'll focus on a few a day so that you can cover them in prayer.  The source for this is:  http://facts.randomhistory.com/human-trafficking-facts.html

Here are facts 41-45:

1. Japan is considered the largest market for Asian women trafficked for sex.ⁱ
2. Airports are often used by human traffickers to hold “slave auctions,” where women and children are sold into prostitution.^m
3. Due to globalization, every continent of the world has been involved in human trafficking, including a country as small as Iceland.^k
4. Many times, if a sex slave is arrested, she is imprisoned while her trafficker is able to buy his way out of trouble.^l
5. Today, slaves are cheaper than they have ever been in history. The population explosion has created a great supply of workers, and globalization has created people who are vulnerable and easily enslaved.^l