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Trafficking in human beings for sexual exploitation in Sweden
Cecilia Englund
Researcher
Existing law and policies in Sweden
• Ratified the Palermo protocol• Signed but not ratified the Council of
Europe Convention• Trafficking was criminalised in 2002 and
amended in 2004 • Purchasing sexual services illegal since
1999
Who are recruited to Sweden?
• Majority from Baltic countries, CIS countries, Eastern Europe, the Balkans
• Many girls under 18 but majority between 20 and 25
• From poor environments• No reports of men
Who are the traffickers?
• Background• Establishment• Levels of criminal organisations
Recruitment
”A young woman was tempted with a job in a pizzeria in Sweden. The parents supported her leaving, as she needed the money for her daughter. In Sweden the trafficker suggested prostitution. It came as a real shock to her.”
The market of sexual exploitation
• Internet, magazines or newspapers• Street prostitution, apartment brothels and
escort prostitution• Restaurants, hotels and massage parlours• Informal marketing through friends and
acquaintances
Internet
• Used in half of the cases • Easily accessible and managed• Needs planning and organisation• Middle to large-scaled• Sex buyers involved in marketing
Street prostitution
• A few cases • Small-scaled• Spontaneous• No need for planning or organising• Taxi drivers
Methods
• Control used in all cases but methods vary• In majority of cases no violence or threats
involved• Control by surveying the trade or by
money • Maintain dependency through indirect
control
Anti-trafficking work
• Swedish police• Social services • County Administrative Board• NGOs
Thank you!
How to contact me:
Cecilia Englund
E-mail:
Phone:
+ 46 (0)708 67 11 60
