Human traffic means, in the first place, any kind of exploitation. This means slavery, abuse, threats, physical violence, full surveillance and last but not least disrespect.
Human traffic is made by different methods, for example kidnapping, blackmailing, and all kinds of other illegal ways. This consists of forced work, organ prevail and prostitution.
The main causes of human traffic are poverty, lack of education, sexual inequality, corruption and discrimination, Romania being known on an international level as a main source for slaves (victims), that’s why human traffic starts with the promise of a better life.
Here is the story of an 18 year old victim, Ioana: “I wanted to work abroad. I found on the internet some contact details of a person who claimed to represent an international hotel company. I even went to an interview, but that person forced me to work with another girl, for him, in an improvised rookery in a hotel in the country. As I knew French, I had to accompany him to various meetings to which strangers from Belgium, Switzerland and France with whom I was forced to have any kind of sexual activities, even unprotected. Once I even got pregnant and was forced to have an abortion. I had to give him all the money I made. He often beat me if the strangers weren’t content with my work for which they paid for. I can’t look my family in the eyes after all that happened.” (translated by BIANCA PAPP)
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