Human Trafficking in [the Slovak Republic Street Children in [the Slovak Republic] [other countries]Child Prostitution in [the Slovak Republic] [other countries] |
Human Trafficking & Modern-day Slavery In the
first ten years of the 21st Century -
2000 to 2009
The Slovak Republic is a source, transit,
and limited destination country for women and girls from Moldova, Ukraine,
Bulgaria, the Baltics, the Balkans, and China trafficked to the Czech
Republic, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, Italy, the Netherlands, the United
Kingdom, Spain, Croatia, and Slovenia for the purpose of commercial sexual
exploitation. Roma women and girls are trafficked internally for sexual
exploitation and Roma children are trafficked to Austria, Italy, and Germany
for the purpose of forced begging. - U.S. State Dept Trafficking in
Persons Report, June, 2009 [full country
report] |
||
|
CAUTION: The following links have been culled
from the web to illuminate the situation in the ***
FEATURED ARTICLE *** Trafficking In Human Beings In Slovakia - Country Assessment [PDF] INTRODUCTION - TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS - Trafficking in women first appeared in Slovakia after 1989. The new freedom of movement was generally positive but, on the other hand, it also coincided with some negative phenomena such as growth of trafficking in human beings mainly for the purpose of sexual exploitation. According to the police statistics (which provide figures only in terms of “number of cases”), trafficking in women from Slovakia is continuously growing. Also, due to the lack of job opportunities in Slovakia and the poor economic situation, labor migration, legal or illegal has been on the rise especially among young people. Therefore there is an essential need to take necessary steps in order to alleviate the problem as well as to adopt adequate preventive measures, which would eliminate the risks connected with working abroad. ***
ARCHIVES *** U.S.
Dept of Labor Bureau of International Labor Affairs INCIDENCE
AND NATURE OF CHILD LABOR - Girls from Bur of Democracy,
Human Rights & Labor - Country
Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2005 TRAFFICKING
IN PERSONS – The
International Organization for Migration estimated that between 100 and 200
persons are trafficked annually from or through the country, mainly for the
purpose of sexual exploitation. Most of the victims trafficked through the
country came from the former Soviet republics (especially Traffickers lured women with offers
of employment, often relying on personal connections with women. Activists
who worked with the few victims forced to work while transiting the country
reported that most were placed as prostitutes or as exotic dancers in
nightclubs. Such activity was concentrated on the border with Concluding
Observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) - 2000 [29] Noting that the State party
has signed and is in the process of acceding to the Hague Convention on
Protection of Children and Cooperation in Respect of Inter-country Adoption
of 1993, the Committee is concerned at the absence of clear legislative measures
in this area [49] In line with the observation
of the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution, and
child pornography, the Committee is concerned that Training
Roma to combat human trafficking Through a contribution of the
Norwegian and Finnish governments, the Council of Europe is organising training courses to prevent human trafficking
of Roma from Albania, Moldova and Slovakia. Trafficking
In Human Beings In Slovakia - Country Assessment [PDF] INTRODUCTION - TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS - Trafficking in women first
appeared in Slovakia after 1989. The new freedom of movement was generally
positive but, on the other hand, it also coincided with some negative
phenomena such as growth of trafficking in human beings mainly for the
purpose of sexual exploitation. According to the police statistics (which
provide figures only in terms of “number of cases”), trafficking in women
from Slovakia is continuously growing. Also, due to the lack of job
opportunities in Slovakia and the poor economic situation, labor migration,
legal or illegal has been on the rise especially among young people.
Therefore there is an essential need to take necessary steps in order to
alleviate the problem as well as to adopt adequate preventive measures, which
would eliminate the risks connected with working abroad. Freedom
House Country Report - Political Rights: 1 Civil Liberties: 1 Status: Free Stop
Violence Against Women – Country Page UNICEF
documents sexual exploitation of children at German-Czech border The study says it has proof of the
existence of organized international trafficking in children for sexual
exploitation. ”Children from other
regions of the Czech Republic and from Central and Eastern European States
are trafficked to the border regions, or from there to Germany, in order to
be sexually exploited. Children from remote areas of the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic and other
countries such as Moldova, Ukraine, Lithuania and the Russian Federation were
observed and questioned. Their statements and, in particular, the interviews
with adult prostitutes, made it clear that gangs of pimps systematically drag
minors to the German-Czech border regions and force them into prostitution,”
it says. All material used herein
reproduced under the fair use exception of 17 USC § 107 for noncommercial,
nonprofit, and educational use. PLEASE
RESPECT COPYRIGHTS OF COMPONENT ARTICLES. Cite this webpage as: Patt, Prof. Martin, "Human Trafficking &
Modern-day Slavery – |
Human Trafficking in [the Slovak Republic Street Children in [the Slovak Republic] [other countries]Child Prostitution in [the Slovak Republic] [other countries]