Stop Traffick.
The fall of communism, poverty,
shadow markets, and patriarchy
The fall of communism caused
widespread poverty and a
significant reduction in living
standards for the majority.
Shadow markets emerged to supply
necessary goods and services, and
quickly mutated to trafficking people.
The collapse of the Soviet
Union caused a return to male
dominated family structures.
What few available jobs went
to men (80% unemployment
amongst women).
Prevalence
Since the fall of communism,
Europe has become the global
hotspot for trafficking. One
study reveals that one in every
10 Ukrainian persons knows
someone in their community
who has been trafficked.
Desperation and deception
Out of financial desperation and a loss
of hope, women are more likely to seek
work abroad, take risky recruitment offers,
and to accept offers linked with the sex
industry. Traffickers posing as recruiters,
promising decent employment abroad,
enslave women in the sex industry in
Western Europe.
Migration restrictions
Tight European Union (EU)
immigration restrictions create
demand for illegal migration.
Second largest organised crime
Trafficking in women is the
second largest organized crime
globally, generating about
US$12 billion a year. That’s
more than the entire economy
of Zimbabwe.
Established criminal networks
International organised crime
rings use established drug and
weapons smuggling networks
to diversify into the more
profitable people trade.
No disincentive
Only one in every 100,000
Europeans involved in
trafficking are convicted.
Trafficking, sex industry
90 per cent of people trafficked
into the European Union, end
up in the sex industry.
Slavery
Trafficked woman are forced
to service up to 110 customers
every day.
High turnover, high demand
STDs, violence-related injuries,
pregnancies, and breakdowns
create high turnover and strong
market for trafficked women.
Magnitude
There are 1.39 million victims
of commercial sexual servitude
worldwide. That’s about
the population of Auckland,
New Zealand.
Low rescue rate
Less than 2 per cent of those
trafficked are rescued.
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Designed by Gareth Parry
Data from www.thea21campaign.org
Week #14 20101012