France loses $7.8 billion to counterfeits per year
Source: Reuters, ” French firms target eBay in anti-counterfeit drive,” Boston Globe, August 18, 2006, and Union des Fabricants, “Damages and Penalties,“ (accessed: January 10, 2007).
25 percent of prostitutes in France trafficked from Africa
Source: Francois Tillinac, ” Trafficking of African women is thriving,” IOL (South Africa), May 10, 2007, (accessed: May 11, 2007).
10,000 to 12,000 people in France due to Human Trafficking
Source: United States Department of State, ” 2006 Trafficking in Persons Report,” Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, June 5, 2006.
38,000 jobs are lost to counterfeiting each year in France
Source: John Laurenson, “Fake Designer Goods Cost France Dearly,” Deutsche Wells, March 21, 2005.
10 percent of French cosmetics sold is counterfeit
Source: Bloomberg, “Counterfeiters costing firms millions,” Taipei Times, January 28, 2005, (accessed: October 13, 2005).
