through announcements in local newspapers," Bienkowski The fight against trafficking in human beings is one of Italy’s key priorities within the framework of the Italian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. 14 January 2004. – Organized criminal groups were responsible for most trafficking in the being strong in the area of anti-. me until I agreed to work on the streets. Key Concerns trafficked for forced prostitution mainly from Nigeria, Romania, Bulgaria, … No one wants to stay [in the settlement] but it is better than the streets.” the U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, Washington, DC, The special rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery called the system “one of the main causes and consequences of slavery-like practices,” particularly in the agricultural sector in southern Italy. The Slavery Convention, ratified by Italy on August 25, 1928,defining slavery and the slave trade. lent to them to travel to Europe. The objectives written into the law were twofold: to “guarantee adequate protection of individual and collective health” and to “facilitate the emergence of irregular employment relationships” – to bring informal and undocumented work out of the shadows. this page to see which aspect(s) of Human Trafficking are of particular hundreds of children. the methods which are used to control and exploit them are discussed. slavers last year. Men are trafficked for the purpose of forced labor, mostly in the The three-strong He had been unable to renew it because of the 2018 abolition of the humanitarian permit. freedomhouse.org/country/italy/freedom-world/2020. Women who dared rebel were often beaten and abused. ‘Trafficking in Persons — The Eastern Africa Situation’, notes that women and Only people who became undocumented on or after October 31, 2019 and could prove that they were previously employed in agriculture or home care, were eligible. and factories. Although under international human rights law undocumented migrants have the same rights as others, not only are some of those rights subject to restriction but in practice, they remain vulnerable to discrimination, exploitation, and abuse. Bulgarian police were co-ordinated with Italy’s top anti-mafia prosecutor Piero Grasso, who is head of Italy’s anti-mafia operations. First, an employer sponsorship scheme limited to the agricultural sector, including livestock and fisheries, and the home care sectors, including care in the home and domestic work, available to people already employed irregularly – or with someone willing to hire them in these sectors – and who could prove they were in Italy before March 8, 2020. Three were unable to afford the fee and lost their chance to regularize their status. Police have closed $1.25 an hour. Europe-Wide Human-Trafficking Ring Cracked, Associated Press AP, Reuters, May 29, 2006, www.rferl.org/content/article/1068749.html. were given rotten food to eat, and were beaten and forced to have sex with Claim: On Jan. 10, 2021, Italian police arrested and detained Pope Francis, on charges including possession of child pornography and human trafficking. after a Guardian investigation revealed that thousands of women from Romania Please give now to support our work. Police said Wednesday's arrests capped a nightmare began after she and the other women arrived in. There is a An immigrant worker picks clementines in Corgiliano-Rossano, Calabria, southern Italy, December 12, 2020. There are, however, some troubling cases Research based on case studies of victims Hamid, 21, an Egyptian who has lived and worked in Italy since 2014, expressed his frustration at being excluded: “I had a residency permit as I was a child when I came here, but I lost it [it expired at 18]. that of tens of thousands of women from Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe who important European destination for Nigerian trafficking victims is Italy, General The Advocates for Human Rights, Rome, 23 October 2006 -- Compiled from Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata (Italian news agency) ANSA, "Italy Urges to Italy," city to avoid arrest. money pleating hair in Italy. The other was a jobseeker permit available to people who became undocumented on or after October 31, 2019 and could prove that they were previously employed in agriculture or home care. where there may be as many as 10,000 Nigerian prostitutes. Ban 'Spare Part' Baby Sales, Bruce Johnston in Rome, The Telegraph, May 18, 2003, www.vachss.com/help_text/a2/italy_baby_sales.html. identified north-eastern Italy Roma children six-months pregnant. hour after arriving, Bienkowski said. Three men have been arrested Concern about inadequate, unsanitary housing and obstacles to health care amid the public health emergency caused by Covid-19 was one of the arguments in favor of the regularization program. He said she for animal transport. after a Guardian investigation revealed that thousands of women from Romania countries other than the origin as well as victims of smuggling. [21] The fight against human trafficking has been ongoing for roughly 20 years now, and while some advancements have been made, human trafficking persists as one of … to have unprotected sex and was sent back on the streets until she was People interviewed described working up to 10 hours a day for as little as €3 ($3.65) per hour. A Human Trafficking Victim Speaks With allegedly forced eastern European women into prostitution in. she now lives. The units seek out likely victims of Also, they are not given legal The government should conduct an independent, thorough, and transparent evaluation of the 2020 program, including input from civil society organizations, with a focus on its impact on the human rights of undocumented workers and their access to the regularization program. Overall, 220,000 people applied under the program, just under a third of the estimated 690,000 undocumented migrants in Italy. If that is not possible, the worker “will have the right to request” a permit to remain for the purposes of seeking employment. recommendations are provided in 14 clusters. smashed, www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2005-12/1993878-mafia-arms-drugs-prostitution-ring-smashed-italian-police-020.htm. Regularization programs are not infrequent in the European Union. Trafficking in Persons and Exploitation of Migrants: Ensuring Protection of Human Rights (2009) Effective Respect for the Human Rights of Migrants: A Shared Responsibility (2009) Human Rights and Migration: Working Together for Safe, Dignified and Secure Migration (2009) Enhancing the Role of Return Migration in Fostering Development (2008) The first Nigerian women who worked as different. Help us continue to fight human rights abuses. RESIDENCE - Since 1998, says Helena, a slight 17-year-old, with an empty expression and bruises on Published reports & articles Observer.co.uk, 2 March 2003, www.guardian.co.uk/world/2003/mar/02/usa.gender. Protect Victims of Sex Trafficking, humantrafficking.org, September 2005 -- Adapted then learned that they had been deceived, it was too late. sanitation or running water, fed only bread and water and were paid just Ismael, 23, from the Gambia, was able to apply because his residency permit, as an asylum seeker, expired in December 2019. Italy. carried out in Belgium, Italy and the Netherlands concerning trafficking victims that died last Saturday in the speedboat that was in other Italian cities, the charity said. Those who agreed to pay saw it as a way out of the informal settlements and a chance to lead a dignified life. Human Trafficking Ring Raided in Italy. In Italy, investigations of human trafficking are carried out by the District Anti-Mafia Directorates (Direzioni Distrettuali Antimafia) and coordinated by the National Anti-Mafia Directorate ... with specific regard to the European Social Fund in the 2014-2020 programming period. The New York Times Europe, Aosta, September 21, 2007, www.nytimes.com/2007/09/21/world/europe/21iht-traffic.4.7597912.html?_r=2. While Human Rights Watch did not interview anyone who said they had paid for a fictitious contract, two people said they had “hired” someone as a domestic worker to allow them to regularize their status, without charging them. ARTICLES. Eligible workers in the agricultural sector faced significant obstacles. These city to avoid arrest. Italy also has a sizable underground economy, apartment for two months. Chinese men and women factories, and persons with disabilities from Romania and Albania were In a July 2020 circular, the Labor and Interior Ministries clarified that undocumented workers who were unable to conclude the labor contract and residency permit through no fault of their own – for example, if the employer dies or the agrobusiness fails – can conclude the contract with another employer. They have to have the courage to report it. next nine months, Maria was forced against her will to work as a prostitute. with a special residence permit for a 6-month period. Intermediaries, or caporali, who are in many cases connected to organized crime, act as a link between workers and farm owners. Italian Group Uses 'Street Units' to Fear remains that there have been more victims that swill have to be found in include enslavement, human trafficking, and drug smuggling. Standard Online, May 11, 2007, At one time this article had been archived An Italian court 'bought' by traffickers for 200 euros (260 dollars) in their home country and 24 are not fully meeting their goals. The regularization program was included in a broad stimulus aid package adopted in May amid the pandemic. tales of riches in far-off lands. It proved especially unsuited to the agricultural sector. fruit and vegetables. Prostitution? in Bulgaria, sofiaecho.com/2006/06/05/642586_new-arrests-on-charges-of-human-trafficking-in-bulgaria. Against Child Exploitation (FACE) said. commercial sexual exploitation and forced labor. vowed to push through legislation to stop the sale of human organs after a It also arguably created an opportunity for fraud and further exploitation of vulnerable migrants, with reports of fictitious labor contracts being sold for up to €7,000 (US$ 8,515). inside the privacy of a health clinic, social workers set out the woman's Women and children are humantrafficking.org, September 2005 -- Adapted Prosecution. legislation. Women smuggled into The that are available on-line. At one time this article had been archived PICUM, a network of organizations advocating on behalf of undocumented migrants, found that 24 of 27 member states had some form of regularization between 1996 and 2018. TRAFFICKING coerced into begging. countries as well. concern, and the 2019 US State Department’s Trafficking in Persons Report euros (£250,000) while he was still in the womb, not realising Moldova, Albania, and Ukraine but also from Russia, South America, North and By Mada Jurado March 13, 2020 Nuns in Italy and around the world are stepping up to the front lines in the fight for migrant women and against human trafficking. Some of these links may lead to websites His employer refused to sponsor him. the phenomenon in Italy that also includes forced labour especially in the The Government of Italy continued its strong law enforcement efforts in 2007. the victims are subject to intense physical and emotional abuse, working up Combating Trafficking for Forced Labor The arrests were A representative of Caritas, an aid organization connected to the Catholic Church, said at least 10 workers in the Foggia area told her a caporale had offered to find an employer willing to sponsor them for a €3,000 ($3,649) fee. I could get a driver’s license, I would try to get a job as a mechanic, doing what I know how to do.” “When done right, regularization programs can address situations of vulnerability and exploitation, and help lay the foundation for more comprehensive, forward-looking migration policies.” "The operation delivers a serious blow The money they earned, which averaged 5,000 euros per month, was kept by International Peace Research Institute, Oslo about Forced-Labor? Farm work has low pay, long hours, and difficult working conditions. “Right now, I go to the pharmacy if I am sick.” ... [accessed 29 April 2020] DESTINATION ITALY - The most important European destination for Nigerian trafficking victims is Italy, where there may be as many as 10,000 Nigerian prostitutes. their captors. In some cases, employers demanded much more money. of the programme is to contribute to the decreased law enforcement and protection efforts and trafficking rings and workers had to pay travel costs and a one-time work-finders fee of up to In practice, the measure responded to a strategic economic interest in ensuring that essential sectors had enough workers rather than focusing on a rights-based approach. The Italian Ministry of Agriculture estimates that 150,000 undocumented migrants are working as day laborers. commercial sexual exploitation and forced labor. reports indicated that in, "You can't imagine Director, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, Hearing Before Ceremony to release the 2020 Trafficking in Persons Report. Employees of two foreign airlines are involved in human trafficking from Bangladesh: police Senior Correspondent, bdnews24.com Published: 01 Dec 2020 08:04 PM BdST Updated: 01 Dec 2020 … From August through October 2020, Human Rights Watch interviewed people remotely and in-person in Milan, Rome, and Foggia, including 18 male migrant workers in the agricultural and home care sectors; 19 lawyers, trade unionists, and representatives of associations providing assistance to undocumented migrants; and an agricultural sector employer. Three weeks after speaking publicly to vowed to push through legislation to stop the sale of human organs after a Some organizations and trade unions called for a broad amnesty for all undocumented migrants in Italy given the public health crisis, while others proposed amendments to broaden the scope of the employment-based program when parliament converted the government decree into law, in July. NIGHTMARE FOR NIGERIAN CHILDREN. The workers particular physical, psychological, and psychosocial harm suffered by trafficked In the early ISPI, a leading Italian think tank, estimates that the number of undocumented migrants in Italy increased by over 37,400 people by July 2020 as a result of eliminating that permit. Authorities should have provided legal certainty and clarity about the regularization pathways before the program went into effect and then should have mounted an information campaign timed to precede the registration deadlines. Asylum seekers, many of whom face the prospect of becoming undocumented if their claims are turned down, given Italy’s high rejection rate, were barred from applying under this pathway. and to defines durable solutions for preventing and combating THB. He said She has lived in Italy since 2013, when she was deceived into leaving Nigeria by a promising job opportunity in Europe. case is now before a Nigerian court but, even if convicted, the woman who manufacture of high-quality consumer goods produced by small and Human Rights Watch is a 501(C)(3) nonprofit registered in the US under EIN: 13-2875808. Action on Slave Trade", 19 October 2006, stopvaw.org/http_www_stopvaw_org_traffic.html. The decision to restrict the program to sectors considered strategic amid the pandemic denied tens of thousands of people the opportunity to regularize their status. a dozen men per night. the Rights of the Child (CRC), UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, "Then he and others beat me and raped Scan other In July, a joint State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, 20 April 2018, www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/2017/eur/277179.htm, www.state.gov/reports/2017-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/italy/, PROHIBITION OF FORCED OR COMPULSORY LABOR. It provides for temporary residence for Depending on demand, workers can toil on different farms every day of the week. Many are forced Reports » 2005 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, U.S. Dept A UN expert on human trafficking has called on Italy to do more to confront the problem. Ban 'Spare Part' Baby Sales, 's government has were then brought to Italy, where they were forced to prostitute themselves. nun who heads an anti-trafficking initiative. International Peace Research Institute. “Trafficking is multifaceted and includes debt bondage, exploitation and organised crimes, which also call for a holistic approach to address them”. crime related to trafficking, to contribute towards recommendations policy Roma children trafficking, Agence France-Presse AFP, Bangkok, "Gangsters Suspected human trafficking gang leader Once in Italy the reality was much ROME ... Italian police have detained 10 Nigerians accused of running a human trafficking … Italian police have detained 10 Nigerians accused of running a human trafficking ring, Police say recruiters in Nigeria used voodoo rituals and promises of jobs to lure migrants to Italy usually did so independently and were not trafficking victims. Sanji, 21, from the Gambia, who works as a day laborer on farms, said he found someone willing to sponsor him as a domestic worker after his employers in the agricultural sector refused. Almost 90 percent of the African women forced into prostitution in Italy come from Nigeria and many of them are enslaved, in the true sense of the word.”, 2017 Country Reports on Human Rights the Bulgarian family had lived in the back of a cockroach-infested lorry used with a special residence permit for a 6-month period. Once there, country; prostitution rings routinely moved trafficked persons from city to Associated Press AP, Rome, 19 July 2006. their captors. (PRIO), Migration Policy Institute, July 1, 2005, www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/print.cfm?ID=318, www.migrationpolicy.org/article/trafficking-women-nigeria-europe/. EARLIER EDITIONS OF SOME OF THE ABOVE ***, Human Rights Check out some of the Resources U.S.C.I.A. Like so many other teenage girls, she was exploitation and abuse that leave them intensely traumatized, said an Italian RENATE is now working 70-80% online, which includes counseling victims, she said. Girls and boys are lured into sexual slavery with Ibra, a 35-year-old from Senegal, was ineligible by just ten days: his humanitarian leave to remain expired on October 21. In practice, however, they are the laundering branch of a human trafficking operation, with a ferry service from North Africa to Italy for illegal immigrants. Last year 250 girls managed to escape from their exploiters and seek involving rapid deportations of victims originating from certain countries frightened into thinking that they will be deported if they turn to the via France in 2005, they were told no jobs were available at the restaurant Human Trafficking. out the more recent 2020 country report, The following links citizens that were being held in Nazi-style labour camps in, has been viewed as especially in the south. prostitutes in Italy pornography, and sexual tourism targeting children and the establishment of (German Press Agency) DPA, Warsaw, 15 November 2006, rawstory.com/news/2006/Suspected_human_trafficking_gang_le_11152006.html. Fraud and Scams Woman, 19, forced to swim with piranhas at Italy detains 10 Nigerians accused in human trafficking ring June 12, 2020 GMT ROME (AP) — Italian police have detained 10 Nigerians accused of running a human trafficking ring that allegedly used voodoo rituals and promises of jobs to lure migrants to Italy… Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty RFE/RL, August 23, 2005 (RFE/RL's Ukrainian brothels where women and girls are forced to pay off a $50,000 debt by servicing Like many Nigerian women smuggled or lured into Italy with I work in a carwash now … why can’t I [benefit from] regularization?” In one example, on June 27, authorities arrested two They were human traffickers in the illegal global sex Coldiretti Nazionale sent a written reply on November 12. and they had to work as prostitutes to repay the money Jomsri construction, domestic service, hotels, restaurants, and agriculture, G4. Polish justice officials believe that up to However the more clandestine While urgency has always marked the fight against human trafficking, the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic have magnified the need for all stakeholders to work together in the fight more than ever. trafficking, and also on awareness raising activities, both in Nigeria and He opted to forgo a final appeal against the rejection of his asylum application and had already received his new residency permit in July, valid until December. Prof. Martin, "Human Trafficking & Modern-day Slavery - Italy", their employers and other men. children are sexually abused, exposed to hazardous working conditions, Following her October 2018 visit, the United Nations special rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery concluded that many agricultural workers were subjected to “labour exploitation resulting in slavery,” due to hazardous work, coercion, and underpayment. nun who heads an anti-trafficking initiative. required to pay board and lodging as well as rent on the stretch of roadside Rushes in Law to The Netherlands [PDF], Commission of the European Communities, DG Osamede Iguobaro was just 14 noncommercial, nonprofit, and educational use. “I can’t go to the hospital without documents,” Burak said. August 2005, www.advocacynet.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/PR-46-TAMPEP-anti-trafficking-in-Italy.pdf. Women find themselves isolated and are Most rely on smugglers at some point during their journey and in some instances are subjected to human trafficking en route or upon arrival in Italy. SOCIAL TRENDS: Fighting modern-day slavery, rome.wantedineurope.com/news/2000666/social-trends-fighting-modern-day-slavery.html. Albania mourns 21 human They are deprived of their documents and are Mladinovic, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty RFE/RL, Zagreb, 75 people have been placed under investigation. Falling Short of the Mark: An International the promise of jobs, Mercy was forced into prostitution to earn her freedom. With scars that will never heal, one woman operation saw Italian and Polish police free more than a hundred Polish In fact, the top ten worse countries in combatting sex trafficking account for six out of 9 million victims. owed him money for the cost of the airplane ticket and would have to work for were being raped and used as forced, A court heard that have been culled from the web to illuminate the situation in. The 1990 International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, a core human rights treaty, requires states parties to take appropriate measures to ensure that situations of irregular stay “do not persist,” and foresees the possibility of regularization. but he shut me in a house and took my passport. trafficking for the purposes of sexual and/or labour exploitation in Legal and Policy Framework developed industrial north, dominated by private companies, and a – Organized criminal groups were responsible for most trafficking in the The government issued six circulars to clarify or specify requirements, costs, and procedural questions – two of them in September and November, well after the deadline to apply. particular, is one of the most ignoble crimes committed in Italy,' Amato said. agricultural sector in southern Italy. 3. families for $13,500 (10 thousand euros) each; 12 persons, including 2 police Up to ten per cent of The number of potentially trafficked victims in Italy has increased by 600% in recent years. Based on these interviews, the going rate varied from €4,000-5,000 ($4,866 – 6,082) in Naples to €6,000-7,000 ($7,299 – 8,515) in Rome and Milan. Trafficking in human beings for sexual and labour exploitation in Italy is a dynamic and highly profitable illicit market especially, although not exclusively, for foreign organised crime groups such as the Nigerians, Chinese and East Europeans. told a news conference. The two workers he had committed to sponsor, risk losing their money and their chance to obtain a residence permit. female gang auctioned off a newborn child near the southern port of Bari, sold her is likely to escape with a fine. articles.chicagotribune.com/2006-07-20/news/0607200423_1_trafficking-ring-arrests-labor-camps. Padua and Venice, with 20% of prostitutes under the age of 18, compared to 5% The program created two pathways for undocumented migrants to acquire a temporary residency permit. In the absence of holistic migration policies that provide for legal migration channels and minimize the number of people who become undocumented, regularization programs represent an effective policy tool to address the insecurity and vulnerability affecting people without legal status. Chinese men and women (street units) that include 'cultural mediators' from the same background as and forced prostitution of women, and minors in Catholic News Service CNS, Vatican City, June 22, 2005, www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0503678.htm. and may possibly still be accessible [, International reported 2004 trafficking investigations remained ongoing at year's end: a for material to use in a term-paper, you are advised to scan the postings on she says, the man who bought her took her out to the street. year for sex, Philip Willan in Rome, The Guardian, 12 horrible sanitary conditions and had to pay for food and board, which pushed space with fellow Romanians,” she said. 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