Each year since two thousand one, the American State Department has published a Trafficking in Persons Report.

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That was the finding of a study by the Human Smuggling and Trafficking Center, established by Congress.

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The earlier report estimated profits from trafficking alone at more than thirty billion dollars a year.

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She says most of the victims of human trafficking come from economically troubled countries.

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Criminal organizations are competing for control of drug trafficking into the United States.

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Bradley Myles is with the Polaris Project, an organization that fights trafficking.

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About two and a half million cases were the result of trafficking.

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Victims of human trafficking can sometimes get a special visa.

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It measures efforts by countries to fight human trafficking.

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The second major cost mainly involves human trafficking.

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The State Department's new anti-trafficking coordinator, Luis de Baca, stressed that encouraging improvement is the main point of the exercise.

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A study by The Human Smuggling and Trafficking Center finds nearly 83 percent of suspected human trafficking incidents involve sex trafficking.

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In this vein, I am particularly heartened for instance to see how Nigeria started a dedicated anti-trafficking police and prosecution unit.

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But that is not the case. Trafficking is a crime that involves every nation on earth, and that includes our own."

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He says to recognize the signs of human trafficking even before the victims themselves, border patrol agents are receiving specialized training.

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They also attract unscrupulous people who engage in nefarious activities, including child labor, human trafficking and abuse of commercial sex workers.

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At the same time, four Tier-Three countries from last year were upgraded in recognition of their anti-trafficking efforts Algeria,Moldova,Oman and Qatar.

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"Often the victims of human trafficking are not aware when they cross our borders that they are about to be enslaved."

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Musabih has led a sometimes solitary effort to help fight for the rights of victims of human trafficking in Dubai.

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A recent ILO study finds an estimated $28 billion is made from trafficking for sexual exploitation every year.

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The conference occurred this week as U.S.law enforcement agencies are engaged in a nationwide crackdown on human trafficking.

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According to Musabih, it has also attracted criminals looking for victims in the dark underworld of human trafficking.

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"Trafficking thrives in the shadows. And it can be easy to dismiss it as something that happens to someone else, somewhere else.

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Anecdotal reports from IOM monitors suggest that IDP women are particularly vulnerable to becoming involved in prostitution and trafficking as a result."

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Tim Whittman of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is an expert on human trafficking in the U.S.

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In reality,there is help. Victims of human trafficking can sometimes be granted a special visa that allows them to stay in the U.S.

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"I believe every child has the right to feel safe, protected from armed conflict, abuse,child labor, trafficking,exploitation.

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Research carried out by IOM last year has identified victims of trafficking in northern and central Iraq.

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