What is
Scale of Harm?
Scale of Harm?
IJM, together with the University of Nottingham Rights Lab, a world-leading human trafficking research institution, launched the Scale of Harm Study to estimate the prevalence of a specific crime in the Philippines— the trafficking of children to produce child sexual exploitation materials (CSEM), including via livestreaming.
The study revealed that nearly
500,000
Filipino children were trafficked
to produce CSEM in 2022 alone.
500,000
Filipino children were trafficked
to produce CSEM in 2022 alone.
It likewise revealed that nearly
250,000
Filipino adults trafficked children
to produce CSEM in 2022 alone.
250,000
Filipino adults trafficked children
to produce CSEM in 2022 alone.
What are other insights from the study?
The Scale of Harm Study involved intentional and consistent survivor input and the development and implementation of its methodology. IJM and its stakeholders believe that survivor voice plays a significant role in informing program and policy design and transforming justice systems.Click on the arrow to read through the findings from the Survivor Engagement
Focus Group Discussions.
Focus Group Discussions.
Together, we can safeguard the 500,000 and counting.
Scroll through the Scale of Harm recommendations to learn more.
Scroll through the Scale of Harm recommendations to learn more.
Recommendation 1
Cultivate community-based reporting.
Recommendation 2
Enhance criminal justice response.
Recommendation 3
Implement robust community-based efforts.
Recommendation 4
Enforce Anti-OSAEC Law tech provisions.
Recommendation 5
Expedite detection, reporting, and blocking of suspicious financial transactions.
Recommendation 6
Demand-side governments should urgently pass online safety legislation with survivor consultation.
Recommendation 7
Further survivor-informed research is critical.
What is the
Scale of Harm?
IJM, together with the University of Nottingham Rights Lab, a world-leading human trafficking research institution, launched Scale of Harm to estimate the prevalence of a specific crime in the Philippines— the trafficking of children to produce child sexual exploitation materials (CSEM), including via livestreaming.
The study revealed that nearly
500,000
Filipino children were trafficked
to produce CSEM in 2022 alone.
It likewise revealed that nearly
250,000
Filipino adults trafficked children
to produce CSEM in 2022 alone.
250,000
Filipino adults trafficked children
to produce CSEM in 2022 alone.
What are other insights
from the study?
from the study?
Scale of Harm involved intentional and consistent survivor input and the development and implementation of its methodology. IJM and its stakeholders believe that survivor voice plays a significant role in informing program and policy design and transforming justice systems.
Click on the arrow to read through the findings from the Survivor Engagement Focus Group Discussions.
Recommendation 1
Cultivate community-based
reporting.
Recommendation 2
Enhance criminal justice response.
Recommendation 3
Implement robust community-based efforts.
Recommendation 4
Enforce Anti-OSAEC Law tech provisions.
Recommendation 5
Expedite detection, reporting,
and blocking of suspicious financial
transactions.
Recommendation 6
Demand-side governments
should urgently pass online safety
legislation with survivor
consultation.
Recommendation 7
Further survivor-informed
research is critical.
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