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Child Prostitution The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of
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FEATURED ARTICLE *** Moldova: Lower prices behind sex slavery boom and child
prostitution www.tiraspoltimes.com/node/653 At one time this article had been
archived and may possibly still be accessible [here]
Two American TV crews have
investigated MAIN ORIGIN OF FORCED CHILD PROSTITUTION - Organ trafficking and sexual slavery are mainstays of Moldova's economy. Record numbers of Moldovan women are made into sex slaves, forced into prostitution and lifelong servitude. Moldova holds a dubious world record: The country is today the leading haven for pedophiles and for traffickers who earn fortunes enslaving underage kids in a brutal international sex trade. ***
ARCHIVES *** www.ecpat.net/A4A_2005/PDF/Europe/Global_Monitoring_Report-MOLDOVA.pdf Access to information on the commercial
sexual exploitation of children in the Republic of Moldova is very limited
and few studies have been conducted. The ‘entertainment’ sector is
often a cover for prostitution activities, and girls exploited in commercial
sex can be found in bars, saunas and brothels alongside adult prostitutes.
According to International Organization for Migration (IOM), child
prostitution is also widespread in hotels and near train and bus stations,
and there is indication that some students engage in prostitution on weekends
to generate extra income. U.S.
Dept of Labor Bureau of International Labor Affairs INCIDENCE
AND NATURE OF CHILD LABOR - According to the IOM, Bur of Democracy,
Human Rights & Labor - Country
Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2005 CHILDREN - Trafficking of children for the
purpose of sexual exploitation and begging remained a problem. TRAFFICKING
IN PERSONS – The country
was a major country of origin for women and children trafficked abroad for
sexual exploitation and men and children who were trafficked to Concluding
Observations Of The Committee On The Rights Of The Child (CRC) - 2002 [45] The Committee notes that some
measures have been developed to combat trafficking, but is nevertheless
deeply concerned about the serious proportions of trafficking of girls from ECPAT: Fifth Report on implementation of the Agenda for
Action [DOC] www.ecpat.net/eng/Ecpat_inter/publication/other/english/Doc_page/ecpat_5th_a4a_2001_full.doc At one time this article had been
archived and may possibly still be accessible [here] [B]
COUNTRY UPDATES – MOLDOVA – It appears that Moldova has the highest number of girl victims of trafficking
for sexual purposes. [page 34]
In Moldova, many different kinds of persons, and even UN peacekeeping
troops, use the sexual services of minors. In most cases where children have
gone abroad, the children’s own parents will have paid US$1000-$1500 to send
them out of Moldova, hoping that they might build a better future for
themselves. From the trafficker’s point of view, the value of a minor will
depend on the destination. The report notes that in Russia, a Moldavian girl
can cost US$400, but in the Arab Emirates she can be sold for US$10,000.
According to the Moldavian police, in the summer of 1999 police in Moscow
discovered two brothels, where 15 of the girls were Moldavian minors sold
into slavery for US$400 each, their virginity costing US$150. However sexual
exploiters normally use private apartments in order to avoid being detected
by the police; they are careful about approaching potential clients, or
advertising the services of minors, and they don’t allow occasional clients
to enter the apartments. NGOs urge Moldova and Pridnestrovie to work together in
fight against sex slave trade www.tiraspoltimes.com/node/651 At one time this article had been
archived and may possibly still be accessible [here]
TOP EXPORT: PROSTITUTES - In Moldova, the situation is
much worse. Although formerly one of the most wealthy parts of the former
Soviet Union, Moldova is today officially the poorest country in Europe. With
nearly total unemployment, the registered daily income of 80% of the
population is below a dollar per day. This fact can explain why desperate
people sell their organs for money and sex trafficking is rampant. Moldovan
prostitutes are now the country’s main export. 40% of Moldova's sex slaves are
kids, and both the traffickers and the involved government officials know
that children are highly sought after for the sex trade. Moldova: Lower prices behind sex slavery boom and child
prostitution www.tiraspoltimes.com/node/653 At one time this article had been archived
and may possibly still be accessible [here]
Two American TV crews have
investigated MAIN ORIGIN OF FORCED CHILD
PROSTITUTION - Organ
trafficking and sexual slavery are mainstays of Moldova's economy. Record
numbers of Moldovan women are made into sex slaves, forced into prostitution
and lifelong servitude. Moldova holds
a dubious world record: The country is today the leading haven for pedophiles
and for traffickers who earn fortunes enslaving underage kids in a brutal
international sex trade. Anti-trafficking
action in south-eastern Europe [PDF] [pg 8] INTERNAL
PROSTITUTION AND TRAFFICKING - There is more information, especially from Moldova, Romania and
Bulgaria, that women and girls are often initially trafficked internally for
sexual exploitation. There is information from many countries about the
functioning of the internal prostitution market, which leads to the
conclusion that the chain of trafficking in sex workers very often starts
with the local market. Pimps who “own” women locally and control the internal
prostitution market often sell them or move them from place to place. After some
time, these women are sold abroad. A
Report On Sex Tourism And Trafficking Of Women And Children MOLDOVA - An estimated 30 percent of
trafficking victims from Moldova are adolescent girls trafficked for
commercial sexual exploitation, according to UNICEF. WHAT IS THE
SCALE OF THE PROBLEM?
- An estimated 500,000 women from all over the world are trafficked into
Western Europe alone with Messages from Moldova www.neukol.org.uk/blogs/voyage/2004/11/messages-from-moldova.html At one time this article had been
archived and may possibly still be accessible [here] Some are trafficked repeatedly,
due to being unwanted, shunned and stigmatized by their families for having
been trafficked and sexually exploited in the first place. They have no place
in society and again become even easier prey to the traffickers. Some of
these young people become traffickers themselves, luring other unsuspecting
children into the world of prostitution, glamorizing this as a profession
that affords them an extravagant lifestyle. All material used herein reproduced under the
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