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10/16/09

UCLA: Human Trafficking Escalates as World Economy Plunges - by Judy Lin

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Human Trafficking Escalates as World Economy Plunges - by Judy Lin

Drug smuggling may top the list of the world's most profitable and headline-grabbing illegal activities, but second to that — in a close tie with the illegal arms trade — is human trafficking, the recruitment or coercion of people who are held captive as laborers in everything from the sex industry to domestic servitude. More than 12 million people worldwide are currently victims, according to the United Nations' International Labor Organization. The $9 billion industry is the 21st century's fastest-growing criminal enterprise. And some of it takes place right in your own area.

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