Human trafficking in the Netherlands

According to the US Department of State, Human trafficking in the Netherlands is a problem which affects particularly women and girls, who are forced to work in the sex industry. In the year of 2009 there were 909 registered victims of human trafficking.[1]

According to the US Department of State, the Netherlands is primarily a source and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to trafficking in persons, specifically forced prostitution and forced labor, though, to a lesser extent, it is a transit country for such trafficking. Accordint to the US Department of State, the top five countries of origin for victims are the Netherlands, China, Nigeria, Hungary, and Sierra Leone.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.state.gov/g/tip/rls/tiprpt/2010/142761.htm
  2. ↑ http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2009/eur/136049.htm
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