Agenda Please feel free to ask questions

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AgendaPlease feel free to ask questions !

• Introduction (5), Brainstorming test (5)
• Definition and forms of trafficking (10)
• Where, who, why ? Maps statistics (10)
• Risky situations (10)
• Recruitment methods and coercive means (10)
• Animus activities (10)
• Police, Authorities and Courts graphic (5)
• MTV Video (12)
• Discussion and evaluation exercise (15)

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BRAINSTORMING 1 Sheet of paper and answer ?
yes or no? 1. Respondent female or male? 2. I
have heard of Animus before today 3. I know the
services that Animus provides. 4. I know the
helpline number. 5. I know what human trafficking
means. 6. I could imagine the number of victims
in Bulgaria. 7. I can imagine the root-causes of
trafficking in my country. 8. I feel concerned by
this problem because I think I could be at risk
of trafficking. 10. Someone around me
(friend/relative) is concerned by this problem.
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What is trafficking ?

• Trafficking in human beings
• Recrutment, transportation, transfer, harbouring
  or receipt of persons,
• by means of the threat or use of force or other
  forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of
  deception, of the abuse of power or of a position
  of vulnerability
• or of the giving or receiving of payments or
  benefits to achieve the consent of a person
  having control over another person, for the
  pupose of exploitation.
• Exploitation shall include, at a minimum, the
  exploitation of the prostitution of others or
  other forms of sexual exploitation, forced labour
  or services, slavery or practices similar to
  slavery, servitude or the removal of organs.

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Trafficking turntables in Europe

• Russia, Estonia, Lituania, Poland, Germany,
  Belgium, Czech Republic - Ukraine, Moldavia,
  Rumania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Albania, Bosnia
  Herzegovine, Italy

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Trafficking from Bulgaria to

• Bulgaria Country of origin primarily
• Bulgaria is a country of transit from
• Ukraine, Moldavie, Roumanie, Russie, Arménie,
  Liban et Ouzbékistan (central Asia)
• Countries of destination?
• Bulgaria (Black Sea coasts and border with
  Greece, Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic,
  France, ), Germany, Greece, Italy, Macedonia,
  Norway, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain,
  Switzerland, Turkey

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Factors-part of trafficking root causes?

• Multiple aspects (interrelated)
• Poverty, unemployment gt solution - work abroad
  Young unemployed women 15-24 years old 20 667
  (15,9 )
• Young unemployedmen 15-24 years old 23 820
  (14,5 )
• 2007 Statistics for Bulgarie, Unece.org
• Domestic violence, patriarchal stereotypes gt
  solution leave home
•  1 woman out of 4 is a victim of domestic
  violence in Bulgaria 
• Ministre Kristalina Ilieva declaration in dec.
  2007, news.bg
• Position of women in the migration process

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How many and who?

• Approx. 10000 Bulgarian women victims each year
• Source National conference in October
  2007,news.bg
• http//international.ibox.bg/news/id_867476283
• Where? i.e 3500 Bulgarian women in Poland (1998)
• http//www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/1999/351.htm
  
• Enfants 20 des victimes identifiés gt
  mendicité et vols)
• Femmes/enfants Roms 1/3 des victimes identifiés
  
• http//www.unhcr.org/refworld/type,ANNUALREPORT,,B
  GR,484f9a0647,0.html
• Hommes homosexuels

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Prosecution?
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• EVALUATION Sheet of paper and answer ?
• yes or no ?
• Respondent Female or male?
• I understand better the issue of trafficking
• If one of my friends, relatives or me were in
  danger
• I would denounce the case to the police
• I wont do anything because im afraid of the
  consequences
• I would rather call an NGO like Animus than
  calling the police
• I could imagine being trained as a peer educator
  and perform prevention activities in schools in
  the future

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Contact

• www.animusassociation.org
• Helpline 02 981 76 86
• animus_at_animusassociation.org