New Study Finds Nearly 400 Victims of Human Trafficking in Quebec

Timea Nagy (R), a former sex slave and victim of human trafficking, joins other former sex workers and activists against the legalization of prostitution while speaking to reporters outside the Court of Appeal for Ontario in Toronto, on June 17, 2011. Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press

A new study (pdf) found there are nearly 400 people, mostly women, victims of human trafficking in Quebec.

The study, released this week, was conducted by the “The Beacon of the Freed,” a non-profit organization that advocates against human trafficking, and researchers from the Cégep de Saint-Jérôme (CEGEP), a post-secondary school based in Quebec.