In 2004, ECPAT UK produced groundbreaking research on the trafficking of children into the UK. An on-going programme of research, training and advocacy informs our campaigning efforts. ECPAT UK has been instrumental in raising awareness in government of the plight of children trafficked into the UK for both sexual exploitation and for exploitative labour. There are still many gaps in policy and practice that need urgent attention.

Facts

• 2.45 million people are victims of trafficking annually, of which 50% are children (ILO, 2005).

• Trafficking is worth an estimated US$32 billion each year (ILO, 2005).

• In 2012, the United Kingdom Human Trafficking Centre (UKHTC) identified 549 potential child victims of trafficking in the UK (2,225 in total).

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