Status of Women committee  As a point of clarification, because I'm not familiar with this case, you were saying the nannies were here legally. Were they coerced?

Status of Women committee  From the information you are sharing with me, I wouldn't interpret that as a trafficking case.

Status of Women committee  Yes, I would agree with that.

Status of Women committee  I think the other panellists here were very specific in what Canada could do to address the problem.

Status of Women committee  Just to be clear, do you mean from communities where the victims are rescued?

Status of Women committee  Oh, taken. Well, if the victims have come from overseas, frequently there are conditions of poverty, but I think we can't ignore the fact that in the situation of women, perhaps women are also escaping gender discrimination or violence in the family. Those are so-called push fact

Status of Women committee  I can speak first. In my testimony I made reference to IOM's global database. The information we collect as an organization is almost a case management system; it in turn has provided us with great insight into the conditions of the people prior to being trafficked and what the

Status of Women committee  I can start. I think we're in agreement that any child, defined as someone under 18, should never be engaged in sexual exploitation. There should be protections in place. If indeed they have fallen victim to such exploitation, there should be a full range of services, from educat

Status of Women committee  I don't have that information. But I understand the RCMP has come up with some estimates. I believe it's 600 to 800 a year.

Status of Women committee  The International Organization for Migration has its headquarters in Geneva.

Status of Women committee  I'm from the mission in Washington, D.C., which is responsible for North America and the Caribbean.

Status of Women committee  Yes. Thank you, Madam Chair, for this opportunity to appear before the committee today. I'm privileged to speak to you about the International Organization for Migration's concerns about human trafficking. Trafficking is a coercive and exploitative process related not only to m