[2][3][4] Children, persons in poverty, and migrants are particularly vulnerable to sex trafficking.
[5] Victims are deceived, threatened, or forced into prostitution, and their passports and other documents are often taken.
[2][3][5][6] They suffer from physical and psychological abuse and trauma and are typically guarded and or locked up in poor conditions.
[1][2][6] Prior to 2022, Taiwan had maintained a tier 1 status of protection against human trafficking for 13 years straight in a series of reports released by the U.S. Department of State.
[7] Male and female traffickers come from all social and economic classes of Taiwan.