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Inches The government cooperated with NGOs and international organizations to provide shelter and services to victims. q/8Alz0//wBiqf8A0okpX/Oz6q/+XPT/AP2Kp/8ASiSlf87Pqr/5c9P/APYqn/0okpX/ADs+qv8A ReferenceStream endstream endobj 288 0 obj <> endobj 379 0 obj <> endobj 284 0 obj <> endobj 285 0 obj <> endobj 377 0 obj <> endobj 375 0 obj <> endobj 349 0 obj <>/ColorSpace<>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageC]/Properties<>>>/ExtGState<>>>/Type/Page>> endobj 290 0 obj <> endobj 350 0 obj <> endobj 351 0 obj <> endobj 352 0 obj [353 0 R] endobj 353 0 obj <> endobj 355 0 obj <> endobj 354 0 obj <> endobj 357 0 obj <>stream zzWkp1klKSUpJSklKSUpJSklKSUpJSklKSUpJSklKSUpJSklKSUpJSklKSU5PWf+Uehf+nCz/wBs According to the latest report of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the number of potential human trafficking victims arriving in Italy by sea has increased by more than 600 per cent over the last three years, soaring from 1,500 in 2014 to more than 11,000 in 2016. �F��k4j�k�A�"Y�6ch��H��h:�J?w^h��l�"P��J�o}�*�J�N��8^�d�V��E`�H��H�b�1� ��� "� �D(A���J�XE�"�?$IxN����@\ �d,�OV��"A�`������a�p�e���Aj:�H}F���Aҟ�C�w���g�n�y�mU��9��֟�4?ÞĢއ�M�����,8�U��7��F����=g�+���d��. 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GRETA recommended the government intensify efforts to more effectively screen for trafficking victims through increased labor inspections, expanded training of inspectors, and in monitoring of recruitment practices including in agriculture, domestic labor, hospitality and food service. M6ndlNyMe3Fstdc3HF9lUE2NsBJ+y2D82DokpP8AVL6l9W6Nl5uT1TIpecxrYfQ5z3h4f6m4+rU0 An official website of the United States government, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, Office of the U.S. Traffickers frequently target unaccompanied children, including boys forced to work in shops, bars, restaurants, bakeries, or in forced begging. 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However, under the European Commission’s Dublin Regulation, countries may repatriate victims to the EU country of their arrival. uuid:1133577C491DDF11AE92A0F55FC5F254 • Consolidate data among different ministries and agencies that gather it, and make public a database on investigations, prosecutions, and convictions, including sentencing data. NGOs, the EU, and the Catholic Church projected that the government’s September decree tightening the availability of humanitarian protections for certain asylum-seekers could result in increased trafficking risks for irregular migrants already residing in Italy. Foreign victims received assistance for up to 12 months and were eligible for temporary residency and a work permit. The arrests also lead to the dismantling of the group that was allegedly operating in Nigeria, Libya and Italy. xY5znAu2sYC1jtj5DQXEeM8SOQlOx/zg+tDun4N/T+mt6gbKrW5NgcGAXUudWYbPD3MkJKYV/WD6 GRETA reported the government did not ensure that officials conducted individualized assessments of risks in all cases prior to any forced returns or expulsions, and noted such cases of returns to Tunisia and Nigeria. Many experts believe the trade in women started in … Inches ReferenceStream Many also attempt passage to other European countries. proof:pdf • Ensure victims who would face hardship or retribution in returning to their home country have the legal status and right to remain in Italy. ReferenceStream Whenever investigators found clear evidence of trafficking, they referred the case to the anti-mafia unit, which triggered relaunching the investigation, extending the timeframe for prosecution and trial. 72.00 According to Advocacy Project, Nigerian women make up 70 per cent of approximately 70,000 African victims of trafficking and about 70 percent of these Nigerian women end up in Italy. X/Oz6q/+XPT/AP2Kp/8ASiSlf87Pqr/5c9P/APYqn/0okpX/ADs+qv8A5c9P/wDYqn/0okpX/Oz6 As reported over the past five years, human traffickers exploit foreign victims in Italy. /mr9X/8AuEz73f8AkklK/wCav1f/AO4TPvd/5JJSv+av1f8A+4TPvd/5JJSv+av1f/7hM+93/kkl Italy detains 10 Nigerians accused in human trafficking ring June 12, 2020 GMT ROME (AP) — Italian police have detained 10 Nigerians accused of running a human trafficking ring that allegedly used voodoo rituals and promises of jobs to lure migrants to Italy… In 2018, officials inspected 116,846 sites, of which 7,146 were agricultural, and identified 33,800 unregistered workers, of which 1,332 were illegal migrants. 300.00 International organizations estimated up to 75 percent of the Nigerian women and unaccompanied children who arrived in 2018 were trafficking victims. The government did not maintain a consolidated database on investigations, prosecutions, convictions, and sentencing of traffickers, or of their victims, a deficiency noted by GRETA. 300.00 256 3/pvxf8AzzWkp1klKSUpJSklKSUpJSklKSUpJSklKSUpJSklKSUpJSklKSUpJSklKSU5PWf+Uehf 300.00 300.00 Of the 61,000 persons requesting asylum in 2018, authorities estimate up to 30 percent are vulnerable to sex or labor trafficking while waiting for adjudication of their petition. Trafficked Nigerian women and children are recruited from rural areas within the country's borders – women and girls for involuntary domestic servitude and sexual exploitation, and boys for forced labor in street vending, domestic servitude, mining, and begging. UkpSSlJKUkpSSlJKUkpyes/8o9C/9OFn/tjnpKV9U/8AxK9G/wDTfi/+ea0lOskpSSlJKUkpSSlJ 30 July 2020: Trafficking in Persons remains one of the crimes that severely affect the West and Central Africa region. lek+QrhJTKrDyGWssfmW2BhksIYA7QjXa0eKSm2kpSSnJ6z/AMo9C/8AThZ/7Y56SlfVP/xK9G/9 300.00 ReferenceStream uuid:1133577C491DDF11AE92A0F55FC5F254 Prosecutors continued their program with 22 African countries bringing African prosecutors to work alongside Italian prosecutors for six months of training, enhancing cooperation between Italy and source countries. Labor traffickers operate in agriculture, predominantly in southern Italy, and in construction, household labor, hospitality, and restaurants mainly in the north. 300.00 Approximately 80 percent of trafficking victims are from Nigeria. Inches The government allotted €24 million ($27.52 million) to trafficking victim assistance programs implemented by NGOs in 2018, increased from €22.5 million ($25.8 million) in 2017 and €15.5 million ($17.78 million) in 2016. The government did not have legal protections from penalties against victims for unlawful acts traffickers compelled them to commit. 72.00 300.00 AMvWf+w7v/SiSlfsP6v/APl6z/2Hd/6USUr9h/V//wAvWf8AsO7/ANKJKV+w/q//AOXrP/Yd3/pR ReferenceStream c9JSvqn/AOJXo3/pvxf/ADzWkp1klOb1zotXWsZlRsdRdQ8WUXs+kx3B+RBgpKcS36iNtsbkNupx %PDF-1.6 %���� Global AIDS Coordinator and Global Health Diplomacy, Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs, Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Special Representative for Syria Engagement, U.S. Security Coordinator for Israel and the Palestinian Authority, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance, Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights, Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, Office of International Religious Freedom, Office of the Special Envoy To Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, Office of the U.S. Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Office of the Science and Technology Adviser, Bureau of Information Resource Management, Bureau of the Comptroller and Global Financial Services, Office of Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service, Office of Management Strategy and Solutions, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs. xf8AzzWkp1klKSUpJSklKSUpJSklKSUpJSklKSUpJSklKSUpJSklKSUpJSklKSU5PWf+Uehf+nCz The Department of Equal Opportunity (DEO), which coordinates protection efforts, reported government-supported NGOs assisted 1,373 trafficking victims in 2018, of which 597 were new cases, compared to 1,354 trafficking victims assisted in 2017. However, funding levels remained insufficient to assist the number of trafficking victims present in Italy from past years. • Increase international cooperation with source and transit countries, especially Nigeria, Tunisia, and Libya, on information sharing and countering trafficking rings. ReferenceStream SklKSUpJSklKSUpJSklKSUpJSklKSUpJSklKSUpJSklKSU5PWf8AlHoX/pws/wDbHPSUr6p/+JXo NGOs observed an increase in cooperation and information-sharing by law enforcement with NGOs, particularly in Rome, and particularly regarding new arrivals and minors from other European countries, although the level of police-NGO cooperation varied by region. Prosecutors cited continued cooperation with the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA), as evidenced by the GNA-issued arrest warrants in 2018 for 200 suspected traffickers in Libya that stemmed from a joint trafficking investigation. uuid:8D557289F337DE11A0BAF588435DF956 uuid:1C438B5CE01ADF11BE1D8C109CBDDCCC NGOs cited shelters for unaccompanied minors were insufficient in number given the large need. OFn/ALY56SlfVP8A8SvRv/Tfi/8AnmtJTrJKUkpSSlJKUkpSSlJKUkpSSlJKUkpSSlJKUkpSSlJK JPEG mn9Vf/Kbp/8A7C0/+k0lK/5p/VX/AMpun/8AsLT/AOk0lK/5p/VX/wApun/+wtP/AKTSUr/mn9Vf To reduce the Mediterranean migrant flow, government policy barred NGO rescue ships carrying migrants from the Libyan search and rescue waters from docking at Italian ports. The government also offered a single payment of €1,500 ($1,720) to victims, although NGOs noted the application procedure was overly complex and the amount insufficient. uuid:1233577C491DDF11AE92A0F55FC5F254 In 2016 nearly all migrant Nigerian women and children arriving to Italy were trafficked, making Italy the main corridor for smuggling girls from Nigeria into Europe. APYqn/0okpX/ADs+qv8A5c9P/wDYqn/0okpX/Oz6q/8Alz0//wBiqf8A0okpX/Oz6q/+XPT/AP2K NGOs reported inconsistent quality standards of assistance programs across regions. Traffickers often offer women and minors to travel to Europe with promises of good jobs, with an agreement of … Many of these victims are trapped refugees who do not have enough money to finish traveling across the Mediterranean Sea into Europe. High-level officials met with representatives from Niger, Libya, Tunisia, Sudan, Ghana, and Nigeria, but Italian prosecutors and police continued to cite insufficient cooperation in investigations from officials in source and transit countries. EhMTExIYFBIUFBQUEhQUGx4eHhsUJCcnJyckMjU1NTI7Ozs7Ozs7Ozs7AQ0LCxAOECIYGCIyKCEo s/8AYd3/AKUSUr9h/V//AMvWf+w7v/SiSlfsP6v/APl6z/2Hd/6USUr9h/V//wAvWf8AsO7/ANKJ SiSlf87Pqr/5c9P/APYqn/0okpX/ADs+qv8A5c9P/wDYqn/0okpX/Oz6q/8Alz0//wBiqf8A0okp Inches ReferenceStream uuid:1233577C491DDF11AE92A0F55FC5F254 uuid:1233577C491DDF11AE92A0F55FC5F254 MRIEQVFhcSITBTKBkRShsUIjwVLR8DMkYuFygpJDUxVjczTxJQYWorKDByY1wtJEk1SjF2RFVTZ0 uuid:1133577C491DDF11AE92A0F55FC5F254 c9JSvqn/AOJXo3/pvxf/ADzWkp1klKSUpJSklKSUpJSklKSUpJSklKSUpJSklKSUpJSklKSUpJSk uuid:1133577C491DDF11AE92A0F55FC5F254 The government maintained prevention efforts. The Government of Italy does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. The government extended the availability of government-funded programs for assistance for victims to 15 months duration. (According to Italian authorities, there are between 10,000 to 30,000 Nigerian women working in prostitution on the streets of Italy.) P/xK9G/9N+L/AOea0lOskpSSlJKUkpSSlJKUkpSSlJKUkpSSlJKUkpSSlJKUkpSSlJKUkpSSnJ6z KXb0LoDnBreuMJJgD7O7k/8AXElO7076i/YM6jN+3ep6Dw/Z6W2Y7T6pSU9WkpSSlJKcnrP/ACj0 JSv+af1V/wDKbp//ALC0/wDpNJSv+af1V/8AKbp//sLT/wCk0lK/5p/VX/ym6f8A+wtP/pNJSv8A Children received counseling and enrolled in public schools with the support of mentors. MjsyMjIyOzs7Ozs7Ozs7Ozs7Ozs7OztAQEBAQDtAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQED/wAARCAEA uuid:1233577C491DDF11AE92A0F55FC5F254 ReferenceStream 7kte/oHtca2vZ6zfbrZvI78BvwSU7vRMjq+TRa/rFDca4WD02MO4bDXU7nye5w+SSnRSUpJTC42C According to the government, 3,534 unaccompanied children arrived in 2018, mostly boys and the majority from Africa, a significant decline from 15,731 arriving in 2017 and 25,846 in 2016. Comfort Innocent, has revealed that she runs an illicit business that specializes in trafficking young and … The government decreased overall protection efforts. 0okpzerfWf6t2Z/RX19WwXtpznvsc3JqIY04eazc4h+g3PA+JSU//9k= JSv+av1f/wC4TPvd/wCSSUr/AJq/V/8A7hM+93/kklK/5q/V/wD7hM+93/kklLt+q/QGuDm4bAQZ N+L/AOea0lOskpSSlJKUkpSSlJKUkpSSlJKUkpSSlJKUkpSSlJKUkpSSlJKUkpSSnJ6z/wAo9C/9 The data contained in the various government databases was not made public. /9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAgEASABIAAD/7QAsUGhvdG9zaG9wIDMuMAA4QklNA+0AAAAAABAASAAAAAEA These efforts included increasing funding for victim assistance and international cooperation on prosecutions. pSSlJKUkpSSlJKUkpSSlJKUkpSSlJKUkpSSlJKUkpSSlJKUkpSSnJ6z/AMo9C/8AThZ/7Y56SlfV adqHNbMy0Fpgw3btJb+9Mz2SUkx29WGQ37U9hqG6dgGsgbZnUQZSU3klKSU5PWf+Uehf+nCz/wBs xf8AzzWkp1klKSUpJSklKSUpJSklKSUpJSklKSUpJSklKSUpJSklKSUpJSklKSU5PWf+Uehf+nCz 9rxf9NX/AJ4/vSUr7Xi/6av/ADx/ekpX2vF/01f+eP70lK+14v8Apq/88f3pKV9rxf8ATV/54/vS 300.00 hymfWe6jP6hluD8sU0VOse+s7rdpaWu3jjhJTZ+o3W+ouyOquyc+7KZVWxtL77HvaC+0Vh4bYXRy ReferenceStream p5pEvA9o80lIIyr6xDmbC2Q5u5pfPE6e0eMH7klMaLbW3+nY6S4wZ8YnTnXTgaAc6pKbiSnyjoX1 064a06b2-bfa4-11de-9cf8-b426a03d0e2f /wBsc9JTm/Vj6z/VvH+rfSaL+rYNVtWDjMsrfk1Nc1zamBzXNL5BBSU6X/Oz6q/+XPT/AP2Kp/8A +nCz/wBsc9JSvqn/AOJXo3/pvxf/ADzWkp1klKSUpJSklKSUpJSklKSUpJSklKSUpJSklKSUpJSk This was the first extraterritorial conviction in Italy for trafficking and related crimes committed by a foreigner in Libya. 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