July 30 - World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
In Ukraine, about 300 thousand people have suffered from human trafficking in Ukraine in 30 years. And in European countries, more than 140,000 people find themselves in situations related to violence and sexual exploitation, one in seven victims of trafficking has been used to engage in prostitution.
The main purpose of human trafficking is human exploitation for profit, so it can manifest itself in various forms:
●labor exploitation
●sexual exploitation ●use in pornography ●engaging in begging ●sale of child ●organ extraction ●forced pregnancy/ forced abortion ● forced marriage ●forced adoption/adoption for profit ●conducting experiments on human beings
●use in armed conflicts ●
involvement in criminal activity
Remember, the system of assistance to victims has been operating in Ukraine for more than 12 years and criminal liability in the form of imprisonment up to 15 years is provided for criminals for trafficking in human beings.
For help or further advice, please contact:
● 15-47 hotline on combating trafficking in human beings, preventing and combating domestic violence, gender-based violence and violence against children ● 0 800 500 202/102 hotline of the National Police of Ukraine
● 0 800 213 103 contact center of the system of free legal assistance ● 527 anti-exploitation hotline
● 0 800 500 335 or for short number 116 123 “hotline” for the prevention of domestic violence, trafficking and
Gender discrimination
● 0 800 500 225 or for short number 116 111 national children's “hotline”.
Department of Communications of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine
