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Human Trafficking & Modern-day Slavery In the
early years of the 21st Century - 2000 to 2010 gvnet.com/humantrafficking/NewZealand.htm
New Zealand is a source country for underage girls
trafficked internally for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation. It
is also reportedly a destination country for women from Hong Kong, Thailand, Taiwan,
the People’s Republic of China, Eastern Europe, and other Asian countries
trafficked into forced prostitution. Unskilled Asians and Pacific Islanders
migrate to New Zealand voluntarily to work legally or illegally in the
agricultural sector, and women from the Philippines migrate legally to work
as nurses. Some of these workers report that manpower agencies placed them in
positions of involuntary servitude or debt bondage by charging them
escalating and unlimited recruiting fees, imposing unjustified salary
deductions on them, restricting their travel by confiscating their passports,
and significantly altering contracts or working conditions without their
agreement. - U.S. State Dept Trafficking in Persons Report, June, 2009 [full country report] |
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FEATURED ARTICLE *** Child Trafficking New Zealand Ministry of Justice - published before October
2003 by the Dept of Courts & the previous Ministry of Justice [accessed 23 February 2011] CHILD TRAFFICKING TO The New Zealand Police estimate
that there are over 500 Thai women in the sex industry in Auckland alone.
However, it is impossible to determine how many of them are under 18 years of
age, and thus, inherently able to be considered to have been victims of
trafficking. There are many obstacles that prevent trafficked children from
coming to the attention of the police or other authorities. The majority of
the girls are under constant surveillance by their traffickers. In addition,
they may fear the police or believe that they will be in trouble with New
Zealand authorities. The Human Rights Commission has received a number of telephone
calls from health personnel reporting incidents of Thai girls, under 18 years
of age, seeking medical attention, who had been subjected to sexual violence.
However, by the time the Police have become involved it has been discovered
that the addresses given are false or the girls have been moved to a new
location. ***
ARCHIVES *** Human Rights Reports » 2005
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2005/61621.htm [accessed 23 February 2011] TRAFFICKING
IN PERSONS –
Commercial sexual exploitation of children was a problem. Under the
Prostitution Reform Act, it is illegal to use a person under 18 years of age
in prostitution. A study by the PLRC completed in April 2004 estimated that
approximately 200 young persons under the age of 18 were working as
prostitutes. During the year 3 brothel operators and 1 client were prosecuted
for the use of persons under age 18 in prostitution. The client and two of
the brothel operators were convicted, and one operator was awaiting trial at
year's end. The government worked with nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)
to address trafficking in children and provided funding for NGO outreach
programs in Shakti Migrant Services Trust, an anti-trafficking
NGO, reported abuses resulting from the immigration of Indian women for
arranged marriages and provided services to abused women through four refuges
located in three cities: UN expert warns NZ over human trafficking problem Julie Middleton, The www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10360850 [accessed 23 February 2011] Human trafficking is probably far
more prevalent in Source:
www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3236096a11,00.html, 03 April 2005 [accessed 23 February 2011] A US State Department report made
the allegation last month - for the second time in a year - despite claims it
had misrepresented prostitution data. Foreign Affairs Minister Phil Goff was
scathing about the statement. "If the United States were to judge itself
by the same standards it is applying to New Zealand, it would be found to be
wanting," Goff said. "Of course we don't have a problem in
trafficking in children." The Protection Project - The www.protectionproject.org/human_rights_reports/report_documents/zealand.doc [accessed 2009] FORMS OF TRAFFICKING - Trafficking to Freedom House Country Report - Political Rights: 1 Civil Liberties: 1 Status: Free 2009 Edition www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=22&year=2009&country=7672 [accessed 23 February 2011] US report on NZ challenged ECPAT News, 17 June 2004 At one time this article had been archived and may
possibly still be accessible [here]
[accessed 9 September 2011] ECPAT
spokeswoman Denise Ritchie says the Child Trafficking New Zealand Ministry of Justice - published before October
2003 by the Dept of Courts & the previous Ministry of Justice [accessed 23 February 2011] CHILD TRAFFICKING TO The New Zealand Police estimate
that there are over 500 Thai women in the sex industry in Auckland alone.
However, it is impossible to determine how many of them are under 18 years of
age, and thus, inherently able to be considered to have been victims of
trafficking. There are many obstacles that prevent trafficked children from
coming to the attention of the police or other authorities. The majority of
the girls are under constant surveillance by their traffickers. In addition,
they may fear the police or believe that they will be in trouble with New
Zealand authorities. The Human Rights Commission has received a number of telephone
calls from health personnel reporting incidents of Thai girls, under 18 years
of age, seeking medical attention, who had been subjected to sexual violence.
However, by the time the Police have become involved it has been discovered
that the addresses given are false or the girls have been moved to a new
location. Human trafficking: Marwaan Macan-Markar,
Inter Press Service News Agency IPS, www.atimes.com/atimes/Asian_Economy/DJ10Dk01.html [accessed 23 February 2011] For its part, New Zealand is being
used by traffickers of Thai women as a "departure point for All material used herein
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