According to a statement from the Portuguese Victim Support Association, on European Day to Combat Trafficking in Human Beings,

“the Human Trafficking Observatory has flagged up 264 trafficking situations in Portugal in 2016, reflecting an increase of 36.8% over the previous year and portraying Portugal as a destination country for the victims of various forms of exploitation.”

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