Whenever you see statistics about "trafficking" be extremely skeptical. It's often the case that the government defines trafficking in such a way even adults who fully consent are considered to be "trafficked".
As @[633481899:2048:Bryan Caplan] writes:
"The U.N.’s Orwellian abuse of language is a rhetorically effective way to advance the anti-immigration agenda to which, regardless of their public postures, almost all governments subscribe. Rather than directly blame desperate migrants, the U.N. strategically demonizes the businesses that serve their needs. If international elites really cared about migrant abuse, they’d push for legalization so immigrants could freely report abusive treatment – not legal trickery to equate consensual trade with “abuse.”"
To the people animated by anti-immigrant sentiment, I would also add people opposed to sex work.
https://www.econlib.org/orwellian-trafficking/
As @[633481899:2048:Bryan Caplan] writes:
"The U.N.’s Orwellian abuse of language is a rhetorically effective way to advance the anti-immigration agenda to which, regardless of their public postures, almost all governments subscribe. Rather than directly blame desperate migrants, the U.N. strategically demonizes the businesses that serve their needs. If international elites really cared about migrant abuse, they’d push for legalization so immigrants could freely report abusive treatment – not legal trickery to equate consensual trade with “abuse.”"
To the people animated by anti-immigrant sentiment, I would also add people opposed to sex work.
https://www.econlib.org/orwellian-trafficking/