Trafficking

Between 1,000 and 10,000 women and girls are trafficked into the UK each year for sexual exploitation. [Townsend, 2007 'Sex slaves' win cash in landmark legal deal, The Observer, December 16]

 

4,000 women were trafficked into the UK in 2003. [Home Office and Scottish Executive (2007) UK Action Plan on Tackling Human Trafficking].

 

 

ECPAT UK and UNICEF produced figures predicting that 1.2 million children were suspected victims of trafficking each year. However, it was noted that recording of information about trafficked young people is poor. [UNICEF and ECPAT (2007) Rights here, Rights Now. London: ECPAT UK]