Sex Trafficking Victim

Sex Trafficking and Prostitution
 in the
 United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland

May 2005: Sex Trafficking
 
 
United Kingdom 03-May-05 Freedom for Thai sex slave women icSurreyOnline Abstract
Police raided a Sutton brothel on April 22, 2005. Found Thai sex slaves and uncovered information about a sophisticated prostitution gang.
 
European Union 05-May-05 A year on, EU's eastern frontier holds up Reuters
Sabina Zawadzki		 Abstract
Despite fears that borders would prove porous to organised crime, smuggled drugs, cigarettes and the trafficking of illegal immigrants and sex slaves, law enforcement officials say the EU's 1,865 mile -long eastern frontier has held up well.
 
United Kingdom 09-May-05 The people traffickers Yorkshire Post Today
Maggie Stratton		 Abstract
A Yorkshire Post investigation into the evil trading of unsuspecting women as sex slaves in Britain
http://www.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=55&ArticleID=1021086
European Union 10-May-05 EU launches plan on terrorism, migration, visas and crime Finfacts  
Launch of 5 year Action Plan for Freedom, Justice and Security. Maps out concrete measures to strengthen citizen’s security, to tackle terrorism, to strengthen the Union’s external borders and the fight against illegal-drugs,
people-trafficking and organised crime. Mid-term review of the Action Plan will take place in November 2006.
http://www.finfacts.com/irelandbusinessnews/publish/article_10001761.shtml
  11-May-05 A Global Alliance Against Forced Labor International Labor Organisation (ILO)  
"Global Report under the Follow-up to the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work 2005"
 
  11-May-05 Forced Labor - Global Problem BBC News
David Loyn 		 
"People in forced labour jobs turn up in the most surprising places - a lap-dancer in London, a fairground worker in Germany, a farm-worker in Ghana, or a child in a textile factory in India - all could have been forced in some way to do the job they do."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4521921.stm
  11-May-05 More than 12 million people are victims of forced labour, UN labour agency says United Nations  
 
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=14241&Cr=forced&Cr1=labour
  11-May-05 Trafficking in Persons: The European versus the U.S. Approach The Protection Project
Dr. Mohammed Mattar		  
Speech: Executive Director, Protection Project Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. Brussels, Belgium
http://www.protectionproject.org/bel.htm
European Union 12-May-05 Austria smashes human-trafficking ring IOL  
Austrian authorities said they have smashed a major human trafficking ring allegedly led by Romanian, Moldovan and Ukrainian criminals who smuggled more than 5,000 eastern Europeans to the west in the past few years.
 
  12-May-05 Sex trade's reliance on forced labour BBC News
Jorn Madslien		  
"Globally, forced labour - which includes sexual exploitation - generates $31bn half of it in the industrialised world, a tenth in transition countries, the ILO says in a report on forced labour. "Technological developments such as the internet, as well as the proliferation of tourism, escort agencies and media outlets that advertise sexual services, have all contributed to the growing demand for commercial sex," the ILO says."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4532617.stm
United Kingdom 15-May-05 Scotland Yard in controversial 'immigrant crime' warning webindia.com  
International criminal gangs operating among Asian and other immigrant communities in Britain are costing 22
billion pounds a year according to Assistant Commissioner Tarique Ghaffur. Criminals from Eastern Europe and south Asia were systematically abusing the immigration system to operate illegal businesses, including people trafficking, prostitution, drugs and counterfeiting.
 
United Kingdom 16-May-05 Call to tackle human trafficking icScotland  
Amnesty International, Anti-Slavery International, the National Federation of Women's Institutes and Unicef UK called on the Government to sign up to the "European Convention on Action Against Trafficking in Human Beings".
http://icscotland.icnetwork.co.uk/news/uk/today/tm_objectid=15520734&method=full&siteid=50141&headline=call-to-tackle-human-trafficking-name_page.html
  16-May-05 Human traffickers make US$32 billion profit allAfrica.com
Amos Safo		  
Profits of an estimated US$32 billion were made by human traffickers in 2004 according to an International Labour Organisation report on forced labour released on May 11.
 
United Kingdom 17-May-05 Childcare boost for young families The Scotsman
Tim Ross		  
Child Contact and Inter-country Adoption Bill will seek to tackle child trafficking from abroad. Protecting Vulnerable Groups Bill will set up a national register, covering England and Wales, to stop “unsuitable” people working with children and vulnerable adults.
http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=4566608
United Kingdom 18-May-05 Police warns South Asian migrants not to tolerate criminal gangs Asian Tribune
Neville de Silva 		 
Migrant communities from Indian, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka warned by Scotland Yard.  Gangsters making millions from people-trafficking, prostitution, drugs and counterfeiting while living within their respective communities in the UK.
http://www.asiantribune.com/show_news.php?id=14472
United Kingdom 23-May-05 Home Office will not sign anti-trafficking accord Charity News Abstract
Amnesty International, Anti-Slavery International, the National Federation of Women's Institutes and UNICEF UK called on the Home Office to ratify the EU anti-trafficking convention.
 
United Kingdom 27-May-05 Britain to tackle illegal migration during EU presidency Financial Times
Sarah Laitner
George Parker		  
Home Secretary Charles Clarke outlined plans re: readmission of illegal immigrants to their home countries.  The management of illegal immigration will be one of the UK's top priorities for its presidency in the EU.  Clark said there was no question in the short or medium term of Britain joining the EU's Schengen Agreement Area, the passport-free travel zone from which Britain and Ireland have opted out.
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/80286488-ce4d-11d9-9a8a-00000e2511c8.html
United Kingdom 27-May-05 Brothel empire made millions Evening Standard
Oliver Finegold
Justin Davenport		 Abstract
London
Brothel madam, Ann O'Brien, 32, convicted at Southwark Crown Court of four counts of controlling prostitution. She was the lynchpin in a trafficking trade involving hundreds of women from eastern Europe.
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/londonnews
/articles/18915043?source=Evening Standard
Ireland 29-May-05 New legislation to combat trafficking in immigrants Sunday Business Post
Barry O'Kelly		 Abstract
Michael McDowell, Minister for Justice, is preparing new laws to combat the exploitation and trafficking in illegal immigrants. McDowell is drafting legislation that will criminalise trafficking in foreign nationals for the purpose of their sexual and labour exploitation.
 

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