By: Natasha Archary
Springs, Benoni, Fordsburg, Krugersdorp, Sunnyside, Vereeniging and Vanderbijlpark has been ranked as human trafficking hotspots.
The information was released in an anti-trafficking campaign on Freedom Day by NGOs, A21, The National Freedom Network and Think Creative Africa.
The 7 Gauteng suburbs were not the only hotspots in the province. According to #TheTraffickYouNeedToKnow campaign, Hillbrow, Heidelberg, Moreleta Park, Pretoria, Randburg and Springs were also likely exploitation areas.
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said 79% of human trafficking is for sexual exploitation.
In 30% of countries, women make up the largest number of people exploited by trafficking.
The second most common form of trafficking is forced labour, with 20% of trafficked victims being children.
Human trafficking generates more than R258 trillion a year, with an estimated 2.8 out of every 1000 people in Africa forming part of the numbers.
Of all trafficked victims in Africa, approximately 64% are children.
The UNODC says only a small percentage of victims manage to escape or are saved. Human trafficking is the second-largest and fastest growing organised crime in the world.
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