Cybersex trafficking has become a major problem as the internet has allowed these traffickers to recruit teens that are vulnerable. Filipino children can be talking to traffickers right away just because they have the internet. These traffickers also are typically trusted family members and they earn a bunch of cash quickly by exploiting the children they’re caring for. Luckily, IJM has made strives to stop this issue. The cities that IJM have worked in have seen sex trafficking plummet between 75% and 86% in those cities.
Key Takeaways:
- Sex trafficking is going to continue to spread until communities get the traffickers restrained.
- IJM started working in the Phillipes back in 2000 and helps stop traffickers from exploiting children.
- The authorities need to get special training in order to understand how to care for a young survivor of trafficking.
“Studies have shown the number of minors available for purchase on streets and in bars once notorious for sex trafficking has plummeted between 75% and 86% in the cities where IJM has worked.”
Read more: https://www.ijm.ca/our-work/sex-trafficking/cybersex-trafficking
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