More Facts from Thailand and Around the World

• Profits from prositution are around three times higher then the drug trade. (Estimates from Pasuk Phongpaichit, a specialist on the economics of the Thai industry)
• 2.8M sex workers in Thailand:
• 2M women, 
• 20,000 adult males and 
• 800,000 minors 
• Sex Tourism equals $4.3B U.S. dollars a year, 3% of the Thai economy.

Note the above 5 facts are by; Dr. Nitet Tinnakul from Chulalong University at: http://www.answers.com/topic/prostitution-in-thailand

General Facts:

• A child is trafficked every 30 seconds. - UNICEF
• The average age of entry into commercial sex slavery in the United States is 13 years old. - US Department of Justice
• Human Trafficking occurs in 161 out of 192 countries. - The United Nations
• Pornography is a 96 billion dollar per year industry. - the Internet Filter Review
• Up to 96% of women in prostitution want to escape but feel they can't. - United Labor Organization
• Human Trafficking is a 32 billion dollar per year industry. - The United Nations
• In some countries it is estimated that 70% of men purchase sex.  - Victor Malarek; The Johns

Over 27 million people are enslaved around the world. This is more than double the number of Africans enslaved during the Trans-Atlantic slave trade. – Kevin Bales; Free the Slaves

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