Did you know?
According to the 2023 Trafficking in Persons Report from the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, boys represent the fastest-growing segment of identified human trafficking victims. UNODC’s 2022 Global Report on Trafficking in Persons, released in January 2023, notes that the percentage of boys identified as victims of human trafficking more than quintupled between 2004 and 2020 – a much larger increase than for men, women, or girls. The same report notes males (including boys and men) account for 40 percent of all identified victims of human trafficking. While women make up about twice the percentage of identified trafficking victims as men (42 % to 23 %), the percentage of trafficking victims who are boys and girls is almost the same (17 % and 18 %).
Males are less likely than females to say they are victims of human trafficking, even though they are just as likely to be trafficked. Men are more likely to think of themselves as being unlucky or gullible, rather than exploited.
What can we do?
Raise awareness! Promote change in your community and help victims come forward. Taking the power away from predators is key.