White House Puts Spotlight on Labor and Sex Trafficking

The shackled legs of suspected human traffickers are seen as they arrive for their trial at the criminal court in Bangkok, Thailand, March 15, 2016. Reuters/Chaiwat Subprasom/File Photo

WASHINGTON—An estimated 25 million people are currently victims of human trafficking for sex and labor, according to the White House.

“Human traffickers prey on their victims by promising a life of hope and greater opportunity, while delivering only enslavement,” said President Donald Trump on Dec. 29, while proclaiming January as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month.