2. What is really the problem with Romania?
HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
*Second largest next to Ukraine.
Why is Human trafficking in Romania is at its large?
1. Poor economy
2. A lot of young generation is looking for a good future and it is not in
Europe. That’s why they’re often sold and used.
What will happen now?
Low risk, high income business!
-nearly 300 Roma are being trafficked every month to Britain to steal, to beg
and be sold (i.e. organ harvesting and prostitution).
“Will this hurt Europe?”
It will but hardly be noticed.

3. So, what is Romania doing about it?
*Prohibits all forms of trafficking in persons through Law no. 678/2001 on
Preventing and Combating Trafficking in Human Beings
*Prevention, Assistance and support provided to victims, and Special
protective measures for children
Also…
The government conducted a public campaign to raise awareness about sex
trafficking entitled “The Two-Faced Man.”
1. TV Advertisements
2. Radio Campaigns
3. Posters in public transportations and areas
4. School-to-school campaign
*demand reduction campaign targeted at clients of potential victims of
forced prostitution and forced labor in June 2009.

4. How is the EU and European neighbors helping?
*has enabled the detection of more and more members of criminal groups.
* international initiatives focus on co-operation with countries of
destination for Romanian trafficking victims, particularly neighboring
countries such as Bulgaria, Hungary and the Republic of Moldova.
*The "Integrated Approach for Prevention of Labor Exploitation In Origin
And Destination Countries“ project. Partners involved are: European
Public Law Organization - Greece, Mol - Hungary, National Commission
for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings (NCCTHB) - Bulgaria,
Organization for Equality, Support and Anti-racism (KISA) - Cyprus,
respectively Mol - FYROM

5. "launched three national campaigns and several others at
regional level to help raise awareness about the dangers of
trafficking in persons“
-Romania a global center for human trafficking, cnn.com
“has identified Romania as an international hot spot for
modern slavery.”
-Romania a global center for human trafficking, cnn.com
“EU Justice Commissioner Antonio Vitorino said he would make
new proposals soon to increase the protection of victims
who want to be witnesses, offering them temporary
residence while the investigation is ongoing.” -EU
clampdown on human trafficking, articles.cnn.com

6. “David Batstone: Romania is major center for buying, selling
slaves for EU nations” -Romania a global center for human
trafficking, cnn.com
"Romania has become a major transit for the sale of people
into the European Union... Recent and detailed studies by
Romania's National Agency Against Trafficking in Persons
clearly indicate that Romania is an origin country for
trafficking in persons. ”-Letter to the editor: Romania is
winning fight against trafficking, articles.cnn.com
“Romanian authorities have dismantled a human trafficking
ring that transported women to Germany and sold them to
Turkish citizens.”
- Romanian Police Break Up Human Trafficking Ring, dalje.com

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8. Vicente, Gillian Cristel D.
AB IntS II