The Bastian...: European Issues in Migration

Saturday 12 December 2009

The cause of migration:

The impact migration in Europe:

Illegal migration in Europe:

The victim mostly are children and women
Trafficking and human smugglers
Illegal migation in Eastern europe due to the absent of legislation controlling entry and settelement
In western europe, mostly they are assylum seeker or temporary worker whose permit extension is disapproved

The Main Causes of Migration to Europe: The impact of Migration for European Countries and its people: Women and Children Trafficking

Human Traficking

Trafficking in persons -- the illegal and highly profitable transport and sale of human beings for the purpose of exploiting their labor -- is a slavery-like practice that must be eliminated. (www.hrw.org)
“Trafficking in persons” shall mean the recruitment, transportation,transfer, harbouring or receipt of persons, by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability or of the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person, for the purpose of exploitation. (UN protocols)
In Europe, the trafficking in women and children is dominated by trafficking connected with prostitution and other forms of sexual exploitation. A recent study shows that more than 80 percent of the victims from South-Eastern Europe (one of the main source areas) end up as prostitutes, and about 10 percent as suppliers of other erotic services.(www.heuni.fi )
Women and children are especially vulnerable groups among migrants, and need special attention.
Women and children are being used and exploitated for certain purposes

The Characteristic of Trafficking

Trafficking for prostitution in Europe are not only from the economically factor and socially and politically most unstable areas of the continent, but also belong to the most disadvantaged social and ethnic groups of those areas. They are usually also very young: teenagers, or in their early twenties. When seeking better opportunities in life, they fall easy prey to criminals promising good jobs and high wages abroad. For the criminals and organised crime groups, trafficking offers an opportunity to make very high profits with minimal risk and low capital requirements.

The EU Programme

The EU has sponsored research on trafficking under its STOP (Sexual Trafficking of Persons) Programme, while Europol prepares regular situation reports on trafficking in each Member State in addition to its annual reports. Europol’s reports, however, rely on information supplied by national law enforcement agencies in Member States, which, in turn, rely on local or regional law enforcement offices.
The European Union has been actively engaged since 1996 in developing a comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach towards the prevention of and fight against trafficking in human beings involving all relevant actors.
Since May 1999, the European Union’s actions to combat trafficking in human beings are explicitly mentioned under the Title VI in the Amsterdam Treaty.
In 2003, Norway launched its first Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Women and Children. This action plan contains measures to protect and assist the victims, prevent human trafficking and prosecute the organizers.

References.

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