The International Justice Mission has stated that one out of every four victims of forced labor or sexual exploitation is Filipino.

According to the Manila Standard:

One in every four victims of forced labor or sexual exploitation is a Filipino.

This was revealed yesterday by the International Justice Mission in the Philippines, quoting a United Nations report on human trafficking.

The mission said that around 2.5 million people are trafficked worldwide and slavery is a booming international trade worth $32 billion.

Lawyer Nina Patricia Sison Arroyo, executive director, said that about 500,000 Filipino children and women annually fall victims to human trafficking.

To learn more about this market, please visit our Human Trafficking page.