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Human Trafficking & Modern-day Slavery Republic of Austria [ Country-by-Country
Reports ] The Austria is a transit and destination
country for women trafficked from Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Moldova,
Belarus, Ukraine, Slovakia, and Nigeria for the purposes of commercial sexual
exploitation and forced labor. Some of these women are trafficked through
Austria to Italy, France, and Spain. Women from Africa are trafficked through
Spain and Italy to Austria for the purpose of sexual exploitation.
Authorities report a decrease in the number of children from Bulgaria and
Romania trafficked to Austria for the purposes of forced petty theft and
sexual exploitation. The Government of Austria fully complies with the
minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking. In 2007, Austria
provided generous funding to prevention programs in source countries.
Austrian Police conducted several investigations with other European
governments, resulting in the successful disruption of several large-scale
human trafficking networks. - U.S. State Dept
Trafficking in Persons Report, June, 2008 [full country
report] |
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FEATURED ARTICLE *** How the new Fagins are bringing child slavery to Britain Two years ago, when she was 10, Dochka lost what was left of her innocence when she was
sold to a band of child traffickers by her mother and aunt in Bulgaria.
Bewildered and terrified, the little girl was transported to Austria, forced
to learn the skills of a pickpocket and put to work. ***
ARCHIVES *** Bur of Democracy,
Human Rights & Labor - Country
Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2005 TRAFFICKING
IN PERSONS – While
there were no accurate statistics on the number of trafficking victims, the
NGO LEFOE reported assisting 167 trafficking
victims in 2004, up from 142 victims in 2003. The majority of traffickers
arrested by police were citizens; however, the number of foreigners engaged
in trafficking increased between 2003 and 2004. Police estimated that a large
portion of trafficking was controlled by organized crime, primarily from Most trafficked women were brought
to the country with promises of unskilled jobs, such as nannies or
waitresses. Upon arrival they were often coerced into prostitution. According
to police, there also were cases of women who knowingly entered the country
to work as prostitutes, but were forced into dependency akin to slavery. Most
victims were in the country illegally and feared being turned into
authorities and deported. Traffickers usually retained victims' official
documents, including passports, to maintain control over them. Trafficking
victims reported being subjected to threats and physical violence. A major
deterrent to victim cooperation was widespread fear of retribution, both in
the country and in the victims' countries of origin Concluding
Observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) - 2005 [51] The Committee welcomes the
State party's efforts in addressing the sexual abuse and child pornography,
e.g. the National Plan of Action of 1998 against Sexual Abuse and Child
Pornography in the Internet and through training of the police and other professionals.
The Committee also notes the Criminal Law Amendment Act of 2004, which
contains a new regulation on trafficking in human beings. Viennese
police arrest nine for human trafficking Nine members of an international
gang of human traffickers forcing young women into prostitution were arrested
in Vienna. The men, all of them
Turkish citizens aged between 32 and 43, were arrested on Monday after
several months of police investigation, Georg Rabensteiner of the Vienna police department said. At least 20 women from Slovakia, Hungary
and Bulgaria were brought to Austria for prostitution. It remained unclear
how long the trafficking gang had been operated, as neither perpetrators nor
victims are cooperating with the police. How the new Fagins are bringing child slavery to Britain Two years ago, when she was 10, Dochka lost what was left of her innocence when she was
sold to a band of child traffickers by her mother and aunt in Bulgaria.
Bewildered and terrified, the little girl was transported to Austria, forced
to learn the skills of a pickpocket and put to work. Europe-Wide
Human-Trafficking Ring Cracked Authorities across Europe say they
have arrested 41 Bulgarians in recent days after Italian police uncovered a
trafficking network that exploited hundreds of children. The arrests were in northern Italy,
Bulgaria, Germany, and Austria. Italian police say another 75 people have
been placed under investigation. Charges against the suspects include
enslavement, human trafficking, and drug smuggling. Freedom
House Country Report - Political Rights: 1 Civil Liberties: 1 Status: Free Human Rights Overview by Human
Rights Watch – Defending Human Rights Worldwide U.S. Library of Congress
- Country Study Trafficking in Women to Austria for Sexual Exploitation [PDF] EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - The study describes how women are trafficked to Austria from Central and Eastern European countries (CEECs). The ways in which these women were recruited and transported to Austria, and the methods that are used to control and exploit them are discussed. The study considers further how the police and the legal system have responded to this new trend, and discuss other policy issues that arise as a result of this development. All material used herein
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