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TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS - TOGETHER WE CAN PUT AN END TO IT



30 July: World Anti-Trafficking Day

 

World Day against Trafficking in Human Beings is today, as it is established to be 30 July, each year, with this year's World Day against Trafficking in Human Beings, dedicated to the officers and agencies who are first called upon to provide assistance to victims of trafficking in persons and to tackle the phenomenon. These are people working in various fields, on the front line, identifying, supporting, guiding victims, providing justice to victims and arresting and prosecuting traffickers and traffickers.

 

What is trafficking in persons?

Trafficking in persons is the modern form of slavery

Trafficking in persons shall include the recruitment, transport and/or harboring of persons for the purpose of their exploitation, in particular sexual, forced labour or economic exploitation.

Traffickers control their victims through threats, violence, deception, deceit or threats of use of force against relatives and friends of victims

More often, traffickers control their victims by creating virtual debt to them

The hidden nature of the offence of trafficking in persons and the involvement of organised crime networks make it very difficult to assess its true dimensions.

The majority of victims of trafficking in human beings are women and children

 

Where does it come from?

Don't turn a blind eye to human trafficking

Human trafficking can happen anywhere when there is a demand for services. It can happen both in the cities and in the most remote areas and villages of Cyprus. It's probably happening in your closed society. So don't turn a blind eye to human trafficking.

If it comes to your attention or you know anything that makes you think it's probably human trafficking, contact the police, even if you want to remain anonymous.

 

Deeper causes

The root causes of the phenomenon of trafficking in human beings in our country include the increased demand for cheap labour, the poverty of the victims, their low educational level, the lack of employment opportunities in their countries, inequality and discrimination on grounds of sex and nationality as well as our own tolerance and ignorance

 

Trafficking in persons - Identifying victims

How to identify a victim

The victim appears unable to communicate in the local language, even in English

He doesn't have any money or access to money.

Shows bruises on his body or other signs of violence

He has no freedom of movement and is not free to leave his workplace

It shows signs of control, intimidation and unnatural psychological fear.

He doesn't know where his travel documents are.

It almost never moves alone, but with the escort of other people who may be the traffickers.

 

How a victim reacts

She doesn't realize she's a victim of human trafficking.

He probably doesn't present himself as a person who needs the help of government agencies and in particular welfare services because he has a place to live, food, health care and a job to earn money, as he understands it.

Reacts with fear, suspicion, skepticism, mistrust, hesitation and hostility

He's learned to treat the authorities with disbelief.

A victim from different social and ethnic backgrounds may feel fear and not trust the authorities and the police (e.g. fear of deportation)

He is completely unaware of his rights or is intentionally misinformed about his rights in Cyprus

He doesn't see the police with positivity.

 

Victims can be identified

Working in restaurants

Working in cabarets, pubs, bars, etc.

Working as caregivers

Working as domestic workers

Working in factories

Working on farms

Working in the agricultural sector

Working on construction sites

Begging in the streets

Selling items at traffic lights

 

Open your eyes

Trafficking in persons can also happen in our own community, in our own space, without us realizing it. The reason we do not understand its existence is because we have not yet understood what this crime is and what its nature is.

We must first understand what human trafficking is and then help our family members as well as our friends understand it. Through knowledge and awareness of this issue we will all contribute together in preventing and addressing it.

That's what we have to do. We must first help the victims in our own environment, thereby helping to prevent the exploitation of more victims.

 

Myths and misunderstandings

The victim knew what he was going to do.

The victim committed illegal acts.

The victim was paid for services

The victim had freedom of movement.

There were opportunities for him to escape, but he didn't.

Cypriots cannot be victims and cannot be trafficked

The actions of traffickers are legal

It's not trafficking when the victim and the trafficker are having an affair or are married.

 

Let's remember

Trafficking in persons is a serious crime of violation of the human rights of the victim

Only with our contribution will these individuals be able to help themselves, who cannot help themselves.

 

Together we can stop the trafficking and exploitation of persons!

Together we can put an end to this.

Let's not hesitate.

Let's inform the police.

 

1460 Citizen's Line

22-808063 Office for combating trafficking in persons

22-802222 Nicosia Crime Detection Department

25-805057 Limassol Crime Detection Department

24-804060 Larnaca Crime Detection Department

23-803040 Famagusta Crime Detection Department

26-806021 Paphos Crime Detection Department

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