Thank you, Chair, and thank you, Ms. Banerjee, for your testimony today.
Human trafficking, as you said, is an international and very much a global phenomenon. It exists in Canada, and I believe that on our Washington trip we heard from various members of Congress that it is an issue in the United States as well.
It's very interesting. You mentioned a number of factors that contribute to human trafficking, and in this case, specifically to sex trafficking. You indicated that poverty in South Asia is one of the predominant factors. Poverty is not that big a factor in places like Canada and the U.S., perhaps.
You spoke a little about some other factors, including social exclusion. I would like to ask you about that.
We had a very good conversation about young men and their vulnerabilities as well, but I still hold that women are very vulnerable. Forced marriages are an example in which people who are illiterate force their daughters, who are often considered to be a burden on the family, into being trafficked.
Could you speak about the social culture and the discrimination of women?