Human Trafficking

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Paris Conference Highlights Growing Concern Over Human Trafficking -- Voice Of America

Non-governmental experts and European officials are gathering in Paris Thursday for a conference about the rising phenomenon of human trafficking. Lisa Bryant reports from the French capital that experts are calling for better monitoring and coordination to combat the problem, especially in cases involving children who have been the most vulnerable.

Experts estimate that about 2.4 million people are trafficked around the world each year, with the numbers rising. But that is only a rough estimate, they say, since getting a grip on the phenomenon is difficult.

But one thing is clear, according to Marina Leabsch, the number of people being trafficking around the world is increasing. Leabsch is an expert on human trafficking for the Catholic relief organization Caritas, which is organizing the Paris conference.

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My Comment: This is one of the big problems that my relatives always talk about when I see them back in Russia. But this problem is everywhere.