US Trafficking Report Reveals 'Modern Slavery' Toll -- BBC
More than 42,000 adults and children were found in forced prostitution, labour, slavery or armed conflict in 2011, a US government report has found.
Some 9,000 more victims were identified around the world than in 2010, the state department report said.
But the number is just a fraction of the estimated 800,000 people trafficked across borders every year.
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Graphic showing the countries in the Tier 3 list of trafficking violators (AFP graphic)
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Watch Salma Hayek and Jada Pinkett Smith's new music video aimed at Latino girls who are often lured into sexual slavery by someone they believe "loves" them.
