Trafficking of Women in Greece

Greece: The Trafficking of Women Morgan Parrish “ Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.” ~Maria Robinson https://fisher.osu.edu/blogs/gradlife/files/athens-greece.jpg

[object Object],The basic facts cannot be ignored… http://www.astra.org.rs/eng/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/25-27maj.jpg

[object Object],[object Object],$6 billion the amount the Greek smuggling networks have earned since 1990 http://www.balcanicaucaso.org/var/obc/storage/images/topics/mafias/grand-trial-for-traffickers/245174-4-eng-GB/Grand-Trial-for-Traffickers_large.jpg

[object Object],[object Object],480 traffickers were arrested in 2004 – 2005… but only 11 received a prison sentence Since 1990, the sex trade in Greece has continued to rise

What’s Happening ,[object Object],A poor woman (usually from the Balkan region or a former Soviet nation, in this case) sees an ad in her newspaper for a job overseas . It promises better life, good wages, and, to the woman, the hopes of being able to support herself. Sometimes, a marriage agency lures her in rather than an ad. Either way, she’s hooked. http://www.iom.int/jahia/webdav/shared/shared/mainsite/activities/featureproject/preventing-trafficking-and-protecting-victims-moldova.jpg

The woman travels overseas to the benefits she has been promised. At her destination, a man is waiting (often with other women). He takes her to her new “home” across the Greek border and into Greece. Upon arrival at her new “home”, the woman is captured, beaten, and raped . Her passport and all identification are taken from her . http://www1.american.edu/ted/images4/trafficking_human_beings2.gif

Rarely allowed a glimpse at the supposed money she earns, the woman is unaware of her debt or when it will be paid. Often she works for her captor until her death. Extra fines are placed for bad behavior, increasing her “sentence.” The woman is either sold into slavery (they can go for thousands of euros) or left in the possession of her original captor. Her new “master” requires that she earn money through prostitution in order to pay off her travel debts. http://www.epacvaw.org/local/cache-vignettes/L300xH251/arton364-8212a.jpg http://stufffromthelab.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/slavery.jpg

But, why is it such a major problem in Greece? ,[object Object],“ When ignorance is our master, there is no possibility of real peace.” ~Dalai Lama http://www.johnbakersblog.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/greece.jpg

The Problem with Greece ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Greece appears to be an unlikely candidate for trafficking problems. The nation is fairly industrialized and has been present for millennia. Yet, a few factors exist that make Greece the perfect target for the sex trade: “ Ignorance is no excuse, it’s the real thing.” ~Irene Peter

Why Help is Hard ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],“ If there is no struggle, there is no progress.” ~Frederick Douglass http://www.armenianweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/domestic_violence.jpg

Current Help ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],“ Change starts when someone sees the next step.” ~William Drayton http://itn.co.uk/story52ed13a33b16dec32d847c531b42d421.jpg

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Still in Need of… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],“ There is nothing wrong with change, if it is in the right direction.” ~Winston Churchill

You Can Help ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],“ He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils.” ~Francis Bacon http://www.epacvaw.org/local/cache-vignettes/L300xH300/arton466-65d9a.jpg

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