Debate: Child trafficking is worse than stealong
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In 2016, the year for which the latest data are available, West Bengal reported the most children trafficked--3,113 or 34% of all--according to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data. Of these, 86% or 2,687, were girls. There are many causes of human trafficking in India, for which poverty and desperation are the foundation.
Most families in India have higher numbers of children than are financially viable, and this is only compounded by pre-existing conditions of low income and weak family planning that makes selling daughters “in the prime of their youth” seem to be a practical solution. Furthermore, since most trafficking occurs in remote regions that are largely disconnected from the world, victims themselves are unaware that there exist local organizations that work tirelessly to rid society of such crimes against humanity