The risk of Ukrainians falling victim to human traffickers will continue to increase the longer the war continues, according to the latest assessment by anti-trafficking organizations.
Civilians who were evacuated from the Azovstal metal plant walk in the temporary accommodation center in Bezimenoye village near Mariupol, Ukraine, on May 7.
“While authorities and national governments are taking action and attention has been paid to the risks of human trafficking, our report shows significant gaps which we believe should be swiftly addressed to prevent people becoming prey to traffickers,” the report’s co-author, Suzanne Hoff, coordinator at La Strada International, said in a statement.
But weeks later, people inside Ukraine are continuing to flee their homes and losing access to essential services, and in some cases, their livelihoods. At the same time, refugees in Europe who initially sought temporary shelter are finding themselves in need of more-permanent housing and work. These scenarios have opened up new opportunities for sexual and labor exploitation, according to La Strada.
Lesage said in late April that 60 percent of the group’s calls were requests for transport from the border — but that 40 percent were now also coming from within Poland, as refugees seek safe ways to travel within a country that is unfamiliar to many of them. She worried about those who in desperation might take riskier routes or housing options.
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