Title: Human Trafficking FAQs
Headings: 
WHAT IS HUMAN TRAFFICKING?
The definition of trafficking consists of three core elements:
HOW IS HUMAN TRAFFICKING DIFFERENT FROM MIGRANT SMUGGLING?
WHO ARE THE VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING?
WHY ARE PEOPLE TRAFFICKED?
WHAT IF A TRAFFICKED PERSON CONSENTS?
WHO ARE THE TRAFFICKERS?
HOW WIDESPREAD IS HUMAN TRAFFICKING?
WHAT ARE THE MOST COMMONLY IDENTIFIED FORMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING?
WHAT TYPES OF INDUSTRIES ARE AFFECTED BY HUMAN TRAFFICKING?
WHAT IS THE ROLE OF TRANSNATIONAL ORGANISED CRIME GROUPS IN HUMAN TRAFFICKING?
DO MANY TRAFFICKERS GET CAUGHT AND CONVICTED?
IS THERE A LEGAL INSTRUMENT TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING?
WHAT IS THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY IN HUMAN TRAFFICKING?
WHAT DOES UNODC DO TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING?

Content: WHO ARE THE VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING? Victims of trafficking can be any age, any gender and from anywhere in the world. According  to UNODC’s 2020 Global Report on Trafficking in Persons which is compiled using official figures from over 148 countries, female victims continue to be the primary targets. The Report  shows that in 2018 46 percent of detected victims were women and 19 percent girls. For male victims the Report shows that  20 per cent of detected victims were men and 15 per cent were boys. The Report shows that the share of children  among detected trafficking victims has tripled while the share of boys has increased five times over the past  15 years. Globally, one in every three victims detected is a child. Girls are mainly trafficked for sexual exploitation, while  boys are used for forced labour. The share of detected male victims has risen from around 10 per cent in 2003 to 20 per cent  in 2018. WHY ARE PEOPLE TRAFFICKED?