The BBC News wrote an article on Amnesty International, detailing the findings of its new report on trafficking in Scotland. The report provided evidence that sex trafficking cases were not as common in Scotland as once believed.
The report focused on trafficked women and children for the purposes of sexual exploitation or domestic servitude. While attempting to address the sex trafficking problem in Scotland, researchers found that sex trafficking was not the most common form of trafficking in the region. Trafficking victims of domestic and agricultural labor also made it into the findings.
“Amnesty International UK director, Kate Allen, said: “To date, most attention has been given to the plight of women trafficked into the sex trade, but we have also found evidence of trafficking into Scotland for domestic and agricultural labour.”
The report may indicate a greater need for research and attention for other forms of trafficking other than sexual exploitation. This not only would apply to Scotland but in all places where the focus on sex trafficking persists. More
The full report
Posted on August 29, 2008
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