Thank you very much for those questions.
They are certainly clandestine operations, so we can only estimate. We know it's a particular problem in a number of Asian countries, such as Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam. There are well-documented cases of human trafficking in eastern Europe, and to a certain extent of course in Africa.
On who these victims are, the International Labour Organization estimated that 98% of the people who are victims of this crime are women and girls. That's not too surprising. But as Madam Neville said, it's not just confined to the trafficking of individuals in this country. We know there are many instances of aboriginal women being exploited as well.
Canada, as you may know, has a comprehensive set of criminal laws that deal with just about every aspect of this. They're complemented by other sections, not just the trafficking sections alone. Certainly the assault and victimization provisions within the Criminal Code complement our approach to this.
So it's a major problem that's been identified by this committee and others. As I indicated to one of your colleagues, recognition that this is not just a Canadian problem but a worldwide problem will help in combatting this. It's a major problem throughout the world and we are addressing it. I believe there's a comprehensive set of laws within the Criminal Code to deal with it.