GLOBAL REPORT ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS 2016
Fig. 4
Shares of men among detected trafficking victims, by region, 2014 (or most recent)
34%
North Africa and the Middle East 8 countries
9%
Sub-Saharan Africa 11 countries
21% 16% 15% 17%
North America 3 countries
Central America and the Caribbean 10 countries
South America 9 countries
East Asia and the Pacific 8 countries
53%
Eastern Europe and Central Asia 8 countries
21% 19%
Central and South-Eastern Europe 14 countries
Western and Southern Europe 16 countries
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Source: UNODC elaboration of national data.
70% 60% 50% 40%
In 25 countries – mostly in Europe, Central Asia and South America – the share of detected men has increased over the last eight years. However, the majority of the countries covered show stable or unclear trends for this indicator.
30%
In other areas, such as Western and Southern Europe, Central and South-Eastern Europe, the Americas and East Asia, the shares of men among victims of trafficking seem to be relatively stable, at around 15-20 per cent. In SubSaharan Africa - where children are detected at very high levels - men represent a relatively small share of the detected victims.
0%
Detected male victims – men and boys - are mainly trafficked for forced labour. To a limited extent, male victims are also detected in cases of trafficking for sexual exploitation or for other forms of exploitation, such as begging and the commission of crime.
Trends in the shares of men among detected trafficking victims, selected countries, 2007-2015
Fig. 5
20%
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2007
10% 2008
Global averages mask marked regional differences in the profile of victims. In a few regions men represent the majority of detected victims, for example in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, where the share of men exceeded 50 per cent due to widespread detections of men in Central Asia. Similarly, countries in the Middle East detected a proportion of men which was larger than the global average; about one third of the total. The high prevalence of trafficking in men in these two areas may be linked to the frequent detections of trafficking for forced labour.
Germany Norway United Kingdom Republic of Moldova Ukraine Argentina Colombia Source: UNODC elaboration of national data.
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