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Researching the Scope and Incidence of Human Trafficking Within, Through and from Mongolia

People are bought and sold as commodities and held in bondage all around the world today. Human trafficking is the forced movement of persons across international borders for the purpose of forced prostitution and labor, and this crime is increasing worldwide and in Mongolia. The numbers of trafficked victims is growing rapidly in Mongolia: Two victims were reported in 2000; 30 – 40 known victims have been reported in the first half of 2006. Disadvantaged by poor economic conditions, most of these Mongolian women are lured and deceived by false newspaper advertisements that promise lucrative jobs abroad and educational scholarships in foreign countries.

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