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Human trafficking is the trade in humans, most commonly for the purpose of sexual slavery, forced labor or for the extraction of organs or tissues. Trafficking is a profitable industry, representing an estimated $32 billion per year in international trade, half of which ($15.5 billion) is made in industrialized countries, and a third of which ($9.7 billion) is made in Asia. The most common form of human trafficking (79%) is sexual exploitation. Sexual trafficking is forcing a person into a sexual act as a condition of allowing or arranging the migration. The victims of sexual exploitation are mostly women and girls. In 30% of the countries, women make up the largest proportion of traffickers.