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Human trafficking is the trade of human beings and their use by criminals to make money. That could mean forcing or tricking people into prostitution, begging, or manual labour.

As many as 500,000 people are trafficked in Europe every year, the majority are women and girls who are forced into prostitution.

In Europe, girls and young women are particularly at risk from criminals who promise good jobs or study and then force the victims to be prostitutes. The criminals profit while the girls and women suffer rape and other physical and mental violence.

Human trafficking is so common now that it's the third most profitable criminal activity in the world after illegal drugs and arms trafficking.

Victims do not agree to be trafficked - they are tricked - lured by false promises - or forced.

The trafficker takes away the basic human rights of the victim: the freedom to move, to choose, to control her body and mind, and to control her future.

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