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Protection against human trafficking in Romania (TIP 2019)
The government decreased efforts to protect victims. Public officials and NGOs identified 497 victims in 2018, the lowest number of identified victims in more than a decade. Of these victims, 73 percent were female and 67 percent were victims of sex trafficking. As in past years, fewer than half of identified victims received assistance. Authorities […] More
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Prosecution of human trafficking in Romania (TIP 2019)
The government decreased law enforcement efforts. Articles 210 and 211 of the penal code criminalized sex trafficking and labor trafficking and prescribed penalties of three to 10 years’ imprisonment, which were sufficiently stringent and, with respect to sex trafficking, commensurate with penalties prescribed for other serious crimes, such as rape. Authorities participated in 36 joint […] More
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Romania’ s trafficking profile (TIP 2019)
As reported over the past five years, human traffickers exploit domestic and foreign victims in Romania, and traffickers exploit victims from Romania abroad. Romania remains a primary source country for sex trafficking and labor trafficking victims in Europe. Traffickers subject Romanian men, women, and children to labor trafficking in agriculture, construction, hotels, manufacturing, and domestic […] More
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Prostitution is not a Sex Work
Why is the term “sex work” problematic when referring to prostitution?The sex industry is invested in the use of such terms as “sex work” and “sex worker” when referring to prostitution. Prostitution is not “work.” It is violence against women and girls and a human rights violation. The term “sex work” completely masks the physical, […] More
