Victims of sexual exploitation must provide sexual services in order for the exploiter to profit. The exploiter may coerce, manipulate, or persuade the victim with promises of goods, money, or simply a better life. This occurs not only in prostitution, but also in the pornography industry, escort services, and on the internet.
Victims are forced to work in conditions that violate human dignity: long hours for little or no pay, in unsanitary conditions. They are often isolated and dependent on their employer for food, shelter, access to healthcare, and/or social contact. Victims of labor exploitation are found in almost every sector (restaurants, agriculture, construction, and many others).
Victims are forced to beg for the profit of their exploiter, who is often a member of their family, clan, or criminal network. They are subjected to constant control and pressure by the exploiter, who uses violence and threats when they do not collect enough money.
Victims are forced to commit crimes against their will for the benefit of another person. Exploiters control their victims through violence, lies, or debt repayment, forcing them to commit illegal acts. This type of exploitation occurs, among other things, in youth gangs in large cities.
Victims are exploited for their body parts. Exploiters persuade them to ‘sell’ one of their organs for very little money, using false promises and/or violence, and then make a huge profit by reselling them.
