The situation in Ukraine

Source country: Women and girls are trafficked to Europe and the Middle East for the purpose of sexual exploitation. Men are trafficked to Europe and North America for forced labor.
Transit country: Asian and Moldovan victims trafficked to Western countries.
Destination country: People from neighboring countries, trafficked for forced labor and sexual exploitation.
Internal trafficking: men and women are trafficked within the country.
Ukraine is a source, transit, and destination country

Other Facts:
Women and children:
Trafficked into the sex industry
Men:
Trafficked for manual labor.
Almost 100,000 Ukrainians have been victims of human trafficking since 1991.

Who are the traffickers?
Relation to Victim:
65% Strangers; 12% Friends; 2% Significant others; 2% Business Partners; 1% Family members; 18% Other people
Gender:
57% Women and 43% Мen
Country of Origin:
60% Ukrainian; 10% Russian; 5% Polish; 2% Lithuanian; 23% Other

Who are the traffickers?

Who are the traffickers?

Who are the traffickers?

Who are the victims?
44.8% College and Technical College students
24.7% Secondary School students
14.2% University students
14.1% High School students
2.2% Other

Who are the victims?

How are people recruited?
85% Personal contacts
12% Newspaper
1.5% Family
0.5% Internet
0.5% Kidnapped
0.5% Other

How are people recruited?

Where are victims recruited from?
Bars
Bazaars
Border Crossings
Bus Stations
Discos
Employment Agencies
Internet
Stores
Tourism Offices
Public Events – EURO Cup

What kinds of jobs are promised?
Agriculture
Au Pair (Childcare)
Dancer
Housekeeper
Manual work
Salesperson
Study Abroad
Waiter/Waitress

How can you protect yourself?