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A real example of prostitution linked to the trafficking in human beings

1. Moldavia (Moldavie on the map). September 1998. Lyana answers a classified ad proposing a job abroad. She goes by car from Kisinau to Jasi, and then continues by train to Stul Mare in Romania (Roumanie on the map).

2. Lyana crosses the border between Romania and Hungary (Hongrie on the map) with men and women. In Hungary, Lyana is locked in an apartment for 20 days. Her passport is confiscated.

3. In the Czech Republic (Tchéquie on the map), Lyana is sequestered for 30 days with 7 other young women.

4. Lyana illegally crosses the Austrian border. In Austria (Autriche on the map), the border Police arrests her: she is convicted and spends three months in prison.

5. Nice (France), April 1999, Lyana is forced to prostitute herself for a year. In April 2000, she runs away with the help of a friend.

A real example of domestic slavery

April 1998. K.G. is Ethiopian. Through the intermediary of an employment agency, she goes to Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) to work as a housekeeper for a Saudi family.

The two-year contract proposes a salary of less than 150 euros per month.

From July to September 1998, K.G. works in Nice where her employers are spending their summer vacation. She then returns with them to Riyadh.

In July 1999, K.G. again accompanies her employers to Nice and runs away.

Her living and working conditions

She works all day, every day, without vacation.
She is paid very irregularly.
She is locked in the apartment.
She sleeps on the floor in a hallway.
She eats leftovers.
She is the victim of sexual attacks and rape.
Her passport is confiscated.