Sex Trafficking: Netherlands

By: Emma, Sam, Robert, Helen

Intro Information

• Ranked 13th out of 157 countries with a market-based economy

• Mostly Dutch people• Independence

declared on July 26th 1581 Amsterdam

Information

• Major languages: German, French and Spanish

• Main religions: Roman Catholic and Protestant

• Dutch peopleModern Day Amsterdam

Netherlands

• Capital: Amsterdam• Population: About

16,700,000• Currency: Euros

The Netherland’s Flag

More Background Info

• Located between Belgium and Germany

• One of the first countries to have an elected parliament European Map with the Netherlands

Background of Prostitution in the Netherlands: Boys

• The boys and lured in at a younger age (9-17)• The prostitution of boy is less visible because

of the internet, chat rooms, mobile phones and advertisements

• Boys can be taken from asylum centers for prostitution (also girls)

• Brought into the prostitution right because they hear from other boys (that are in the ring) that they make a lot of money

Child Prostitution

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“Girl sad”

Background of Prostitution in the Netherlands: Girls

• There has been an increase in child prostitution over the last 5 years

• Usually it is a girl in the ages of 13-14• Regular home environments• Lured by “lover-boys”• In the red light district• Usually girls are pulled into prostitution because

of a “romance” with boy/men they trust

Background of Prostitution in the Netherlands

“Girl standing in the street”

Problem: Forced Prostitution, Sex Trafficking

With Prostitution being legal in the Netherlands, Sex Trafficking is now a very profitable enterprise80% of prostitutes are foreign, 70% of those foreigners do not have immigration papers There is a higher demand for prostitutes in a growing sexual industry The number of women being trafficked has tripled

Problem: Now being Processed

Dutch officials changing definition of prostitution to

“Full consent to exploitation of self” From a coercion based definition • The Brothels are starting to be

inspected, window rooms are the place of living for prostitutes. 1, bed, 1 toilet, 1 kitchen= one window room.

• In 2007 716 victims were registered, the following year there were 809 registered victims.

“I’m not for Sale”

PSA: anti sex trafficking

Video

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArJLQ_LWNtg

-There is 20,000 to 30,000 Prostitutes in the Netherlands-80% of prostitutes in the Netherlands are not from the Netherlands-70% of prostitutes have no immigration papers, and 50% of all prostitutes are thought to be illegal immigrants from outside of the European Union.

Statistics

• In 2004 there was 405 trafficked people registered. Most are suspected to be forced into prostitution

• In 2008, the number of trafficked people rose to 807. Most of the victims were women, and they suspect more than half of them were trafficked for sexual purposes.

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Stats

• According to a report in 1996, there is at minimum 1000 Trafficked victims

• Many of the Trafficked prostitutes come from Africa. Countries like Nigeria.

• A large number of the trafficked prostitutes come from Eastern Europe

More Stats

Anti Human Trafficking Organizations

Coalition helps internationally, most common cases are sexual trafficking type cases.

Polaris Project

Polaris Project: Helps Internationally end all types of Human Trafficking.

Action Plan

• Inform as many people as possible about this issue.

• Gather currency to support large anti human trafficking groups (i.e Coalition)

• Support local organizations battling sex trafficking, locally or internationally

Works Cited

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