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Trafficking cases on the rise as economy slows

More people are at risk of becoming victims of human traffickers due to the economic fallout caused by the coronavirus pandemic, a United Nations agency has warned. 

Some 50,000 people were trafficked to various destinations according to the 2020 Global Report on Trafficking in Persons released yesterday by UN Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

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