Estimates in the US: number of victims of human trafficking worldwide - 27,000,000

Estimates in the US: number of victims of human trafficking worldwide - 27,000,000

According to the estimates of the US State Department, about 27 million people are currently victims of human trafficking worldwide.

At the hearing held this week in the American House of Representatives, all the witnesses said that China is the country that poses a growing threat on the issue.

And in the USA - Senator Ron Johnson says that 85,000 illegal immigrant children who were released to a "sponsor" - are missing. In one of the cases discussed, a girl was released to a "sponsor" in the state of Ohio, who is known to be linked to a criminal gang.