Greece - 2012
Trafficking victims identified/protected
- Code:
- B14
- Key Area:
- Migration & Minority Demographics/Statistics
- Strand(s):
- Demographics & Economics
| Short Answer |
The most recent available data concern 2008 and 2009. In 2009, 125 victims were identified. |
| Qualitative Info |
In 2008, officials identified 76 victims of human trafficking. In 2009, 125 victims were identified. However, according to the US State Department, non-governmental and international organisations reported assisting at least 657 victims in 2008. The numbers of residence permits granted for victims of human trafficking who cooperated with the competent authorities were 23 for 2008 and 13 for 2009. During 2008, IOM Athens provided services to 60 victims, of whom 20 returned to their countries of origin. Forty victims have been helped by NGOs, police anti-trafficking units and embassies in terms of finding accommodation or providing information about reintegration schemes. Source: European Commission |
| Number | 125 |
| % of migrant population | |
| Main groups | Romanians, Bulgarians, Russians |
| Groups affected/interested | Migrants |
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| External Url | http://ec.europa.eu/anti-trafficking/showNIPsection.action?country=Greece#A3 |
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| Short Answer |
According to the Greek Police, there were 97 victims of trafficking in 2011, out of which 53 from Romania, 29 from Bulgaria and 7 from Russian Federation, in contrast to 92 victims in 2010. |
| Qualitative Info |
According to the Greek Police, there were 97 victims of trafficking in 2011, out of which 53 from Romania, 29 from Bulgaria and 7 from Russian Federation, in contrast to 92 victims in 2010 [1].
"Some NGOs and the police reported that victim identification procedures improved during the last year among front-line Border Police, Coast Guard, and vice squad officers. Of the total number of victims, 70 were referred to care facilities for assistance. Out of the 97 victims identified, approximately nine received official certification as victims, a condition precedent for government-provided care.
The police conducted 41 human trafficking investigations in 2011, a decrease from 62 investigations in 2010. Six of the investigations concerned forced labor or forced begging, down from 15 labor trafficking investigations in 2010. In 2011, Greek authorities prosecuted 220 suspected offenders, in contrast to the prosecution of 246 suspected trafficking offenders in 2010. Greek authorities reported 19 new convictions of trafficking offenders in 2011, and six acquittals, compared with 28 new convictions and 14 acquittals in 2010. The Ministry of Justice did not report any suspended sentences in 2011" [2]. Source:
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| Number | 97 |
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| Main groups | Romanians, Bulgarians, Russians |
| Groups affected/interested | Migrants |
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| External Url | http://www.astynomia.gr/index.php?option=ozo_content&perform=view&id=12106&Itemid=429&lang= |
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