// BORDERS, MIGRATION AND REFUGEES: BORDER SECURITY
92% of persons trafficked for
sexual exploitation are women and girls
The G7: Uniting to stop human trafficking and migration crimes
O n the G7’s 50th anniversary, lead- ers must find common ground and adopt new approaches to tackle migration crimes, including migrant smuggling and human trafficking, along- side strategies to address the criminality that underpins this destructive global phenomenon. These polycrimes leverage other crimes such as corruption and trans- shipment routes used for other types of trafficking (of wildlife, drugs and arms) by foot, road, rail and boat. As trade wars lead to greater economic uncertainty and hyperinflation, as conflicts flare, as digitalisation makes it easier to con- nect traffickers, victims and consumers to content generated by human traffick- ers, and as climate disasters drive mass movement and displacement of persons, the numbers of people at risk and associ- ated profit margins will continue to climb. The Kananaskis Summit offers an oppor- tunity to address the root causes of illegal migration, as the Canadian G7 presidency looks to advance meaningful dialogue on international peace and security, global economic stability and growth, and the digital transition.
A rise in migrant crimes is being driven by economic instability, technology-powered trafficking and climate-induced mass movement. Comprehensive action is urgently needed to disrupt trafficking networks and protect the most vulnerable
Denisse Rudich, director, G7 and G20 Research Groups (London), and CEO, Rudich Advisory
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