What is Human Trafficking?

Information from the International Organization for Migration (IOM)

Modern form of slavery

Second largest and growing form of organized crime

Criminal Industry

Deception, violence, and kidnapping

Victims are…

Adults

Teenagers

Children

People taken for sex, manual labor, organ removal

and marriage

5,500 Ukrainians are victims of human trafficking each year

Quiz #1

1. List three definitions of human trafficking

2. True or False: Human trafficking is the world’s tenth largest criminal industry

3. At which ages are people affected by human trafficking?

Human Trafficking in Ukraine

• Country where people are sent to, trafficked through and recruited

• Women and children are usually taken for the sex industry

• Men are usually taken for manual labor

• Almost 110,000 Ukrainians have been victims since 1991

Who are Human Traffickers?• 65% Strangers• 12% Friends• 2% Significant others• 2% Business Partners• 1% Family members• 18% Other

• 57% Women• 43% Мen

• 60% Ukrainian• 10% Russian• 5% Polish• 2% Lithuanian• 23% Other

How are people recruited?

• 85% Personal contacts• 12% Newspaper• 1.5% Family• 0.5% Internet• 0.5% Kidnapped• 0.5% Other

Quiz #2

1. Who are most likely to be traffickers?

2. What kind of labor are men usually taken for?

3. True or False: Ukraine is a country where people are trafficked through, but not sent to or recruited for work.

4. How are people most likely to be recruited?

Where are People Recruited From?

• Bars• Bazaars• Boarder Crossings• Bus Stations• Discos• Employment Agencies• Internet• Stores• Tourism Offices• Anywhere!

What Kinds of Jobs are Victims Promised?

• Agriculture• Au Pair (Childcare)• Dancer• Housekeeper• Manual work• Salesperson• Study Abroad• Waiter/Waitress

Ukrainians are Sent to…

Russian

Federation

35%

Turkey

15%Poland

14%

Italy

4%

Other

countries

22%

Within

Ukraine

5%

Czech Rep

5%

Victims are From…

Secondary24.7%

High school14.1%

College/technic.school44.8%

University14.2%

Other2.2%

Quiz #3

1. What types of jobs are people promised?

2. Where is it possible to get trafficked?

3. Which group of people are most likely to get trafficked?

4. Which country do most victims of human trafficking get sent to?

How do Victims Escape?

• 30% By themselves• 28% Police raid• 20% Allowed to go home if they

become injured or sick• 8% Client rescues them• 3% Family finds them• 14% Never return home

***How to Protect Yourself***

• Learn international laws• Find out if the employment agency is legal• Link directly to your potential employer• Do not sign an employment contract you do not

understand (for example, a contract in another language)

• Fill out all the documents yourself• Find out who to contact in the country you are

going if there is an emergency

Quiz #4

1. How do most victims escape?

2. Name at least three ways to protect yourself.

3. True or False: Giving your passport to a potential employer is a good idea.

4. True or False: Signing a contract in a language that you do not understand is fine.

AdvocacySupportAction

Hope

REVIVAL OF THE NATION

What does Revival of the Nation do?

Revival of the Nation is a NGO based in the city of Ternopil. They work to provide

information on such problems as domestic violence, xenophobia, and human trafficking.

GOALS1. To provide information and raise awareness of different social issues (domestic violence, human trafficking, xenophobia).2. To provide free and anonymous help to those in need. 3. Support and help victims of human trafficking.4. Decrease social problems in Ukraine through awareness.5.  To rehabilitate victims of human trafficking.

PROJECTS

527 Project527 is a national toll free hotline from Beeline, life, Kyivstar and MTS. By calling the hotline, Ukrainians can:1- Be provided with information about how to travel, work, and

study abroad safely and legally 2- Find out if the intermediary company offering work is a legitimate and legal source of employment 3- Know what legal, medical, psychological, and professional reintegration help is available to victims of trafficking through IOM and IOM Partner Organizations in Ukraine.

Educating YouthRevival of the Nation has done work in different camps; this is a picture from New Generation, a camp for orphans in UkraineThey have also worked

in schools, raising awareness on how to travel abroad safely, as well as support for victims of human trafficking

Only Cars Are For SaleThis is a project to counter

the illegal organ trade.

This is an awareness campaign meant to show people that trafficking humans in order to take and sale their organs is a heinous crime and not something to be taken lightly.  

There will be a line of cars driving throughout Ternopil Oblast, with signs explaining that only cars have parts that are for sale.

Thank you!