1. What comes to our mind when we hear
the term “trafficking in human beings?”
I think about pain, loneliness. It is very painful, for me, to think about
this.
Terrible, serious problem.
It upsets me. It is a nightmare. I'd never have thought that so many girls
get in such situation.
Disgust and hate for all those people. It is a nightmare, I'd never have
thought that so many girls get in such situations.
Something horrible, the most terrible experience a human being could
face.
It's like slavery.
They like to do this, to earn money.
They deserve to be treated so…
Why they do not document themselves before leaving?
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2. What comes to our mind when we hear
the term “trafficking in human beings?”
 It's disgusting. I feel bad for those people, and the pimps are disgusting
the way they treat them.
 Very bad, serious problem. Because there is unemployment.
 I think about the girls working as prostitutes. I want to help them, but I
don't know what to do.
 I remember my story. Police are combating it, but not very successfully.
 Anyway, I am a woman. I feel sorry for the girls and sorry that I cannot
help them.
 I don't like this term.
 I want to put in jail all the people who are guilty in trafficking. I'd like to
kill them. Too many people deal in trafficking of people.
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3. THB stages - humanistic approach
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4. HOW DO TRAFFICKERS RECRUIT THEIR VICTIMS?
Through offering potential victims false promises,
traffickers show a beautiful picture of a better life,
such as a good job, educational opportunity or
marriage. If a potential victim falls for the false
promises, the trafficker transports the person to
another place or country for exploitation. The person
becomes a victim of human trafficking.

5. “They beat me and kicked me. They told me, ‘Don’t scream or we
will kill you.’ I kept quiet. I was a virgin before they raped me.”
“You never feel safe in places like that. They’re horrible, cold, small
rooms, no windows and a lot of girls”.
“They told me they would cut me into pieces and send me back like
that. Every single day I heard the threat ‘I’ll kill you bitch’.”
“I was locked in the basement with my friend. We were only free to
work, and when the boss was drunk he would rape me.”
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6. WHAT EFFECT DOES TRAFFICKING HAVE ON VICTIMS?
The forms of risk and abuse and the corresponding health consequences associated
with trafficking include:
1. sexual abuse → sexual and reproductive health;
2. physical abuse → physical health;
3. psychological abuse → mental health;
4. forced, coerced use of drugs and alcohol → substance abuse and misuse;
5. social restrictions and manipulation → social well-being;
6. economic exploitation → economic-related well-being;
7. legal insecurity → legal security;
8. abusive working and living conditions → occupational and environmental well-being;
9. risks associated with marginalization → health service uptake and delivery.
Health outcomes depend on the degree and duration of the coercion, and the
individual’s capacity to cope - which is often strongly influenced by the quality of
support available!
Next - 7 basic frameworks
(adapted from a European Study)
FORMS OF RISK AND ABUSE & COMMON CONSEQUENCES
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7. Common sources of stress for VoT
Interviews with law enforcement agents.
Trial testimony and giving criminal evidence
Immigration application process
Conversations with families or children
Medical procedures, test results
Conflict or boredom in refuge/shelter settings
Return
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