[2] According to the U.S. Department of State, in 2010 the Netherlands was both a source and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to trafficking in persons, specifically forced prostitution and forced labor, though, to a lesser extent, it is a transit country for such trafficking.
According to the US Department of State, the top five countries of origin for victims were the Netherlands, China, Nigeria, Hungary, and Sierra Leone.
[6] This group consisted largely of Dutch women, including minors (1,320 girls each year) who were preyed upon by so-called "lover boys".
[7] The other 2,000 victims of human trafficking were largely foreigners who were put to work by organized crime groups.
[6] From 2018 to 2022, the Netherlands identified 4732 victims of human trafficking (an average of almost 24 people per week); 20% were Dutch, 10% were children and 60% were female.