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- Most trafficked women and girls range in age from 7-24, while boys range in age from 2-12.1
- Three ways people are most commonly deceived by traffickers in Bangladesh are:
- Sold by family members, a friend or neighbor;
- Tricked into going to another country with the promise of a job or marriage; or
- Kidnapped and forcefully taken away.
- Sometimes labor migrations end up in trafficking like situation, particularly women are victims of such incidents
Current Conditions: Trafficking in Persons
Trafficking is a Worldwide ProblemEvery year, 800,000-900,000 women and children worldwide are believed to be trafficked and sold for sexual purposes. This trade results in unimaginable mental and physical abuse, loss of human dignity, and violation of countless human rights. It is a modern form of slavery. It violates national and international laws against rape, torture, abduction and murder. The public health consequences of trafficking are significant. Many women and children are put at risk of AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases and thus condemned to a painful death.
Trafficking in Bangladesh
Exact numbers on trafficking in Bangladesh are unavailable. However, estimates on the number of women and children trafficked range from 10,000 to 20,000 per year. Estimates cannot easily be tested because of the clandestine nature of trafficking. Trafficking occurs both within Bangladesh and across its borders to India, Pakistan, and Middle Eastern countries, primarily the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait. From Bangladesh, most women and children are trafficked for commercial sexual exploitation, domestic work and forced labor.
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