<p>A study by British Police found that 17,000 of the 30,000 women involved in the sex trade in Britain are migrants, including a majority from China, Thailand and eastern Europe, Sky News reported.<br /><br />The report titled "Setting The Record" says that the women forced into the sex industry are made to pay off bonds of up to 30,000 pounds ($46,700) by criminal gangs responsible for the underground trade.<br /><br />Police investigators spoke to over 200 women to find out the circumstances in which they were living.<br /><br />The largest number of brothels was found in London (2,103), followed by Yorkshire and the Humber (534), the South East (426) and the West Midlands (342).<br /><br />"It's enlightened us in terms of the problems that are associated with the Chinese community and some vulnerabilities that were there," said Chris Eyre, a police official.<br /><br />"We've seen an increase in the number of southeast Asian women being trafficked into Britain. It has been a significant proportion of the number that have been identified through the research, so it has enlightened us in terms of what faces Chinese women who are trafficked," he said.<br /><br />There is a great deal of work going on between the British and Chinese governments to make sure those women who are vulnerable in this respect are protected and supported, he added.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Immigration Minister Damian Green said that any number of people trafficked into Britain was "unacceptable".<br /><br />"It is vital that we re-focus our efforts both at targeting the criminal gangs that trade in this human misery and in helping victims escape and recover from their ordeal," he said.</p>
<p>A study by British Police found that 17,000 of the 30,000 women involved in the sex trade in Britain are migrants, including a majority from China, Thailand and eastern Europe, Sky News reported.<br /><br />The report titled "Setting The Record" says that the women forced into the sex industry are made to pay off bonds of up to 30,000 pounds ($46,700) by criminal gangs responsible for the underground trade.<br /><br />Police investigators spoke to over 200 women to find out the circumstances in which they were living.<br /><br />The largest number of brothels was found in London (2,103), followed by Yorkshire and the Humber (534), the South East (426) and the West Midlands (342).<br /><br />"It's enlightened us in terms of the problems that are associated with the Chinese community and some vulnerabilities that were there," said Chris Eyre, a police official.<br /><br />"We've seen an increase in the number of southeast Asian women being trafficked into Britain. It has been a significant proportion of the number that have been identified through the research, so it has enlightened us in terms of what faces Chinese women who are trafficked," he said.<br /><br />There is a great deal of work going on between the British and Chinese governments to make sure those women who are vulnerable in this respect are protected and supported, he added.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Immigration Minister Damian Green said that any number of people trafficked into Britain was "unacceptable".<br /><br />"It is vital that we re-focus our efforts both at targeting the criminal gangs that trade in this human misery and in helping victims escape and recover from their ordeal," he said.</p>