The situation of Moldovan minors as victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation, Assistance and legislation concerning trafficking in human beings for the purpose of sexual exploitation in eu member states

• Author: Maria Cristina Giannini - Laura C. Di Filippo
• Position: Professor of Criminology at the University of Teramo, Faculty of Law - Professor of Criminology at the University of Teramo, Faculty of Law
• Pages: 87-100

LESIJ NO. XX, VOL. 1/2013

THE SITUATION OF MOLDOVAN MINORS AS VICTIMS OF

TRAFFICKING FOR SEXUAL EXPLOITATION, ASSISTANCE

AND LEGISLATION CONCERNING TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN

BEINGS FOR THE PURPOSE OF SEXUAL EXPLOITATION IN EU

MEMBER STATES

Maria Cristina GIANNINI*

Laura C. Di FILIPPO**

Abstract

The research, examines the phenomenon of trafficking of moldavan minors for sexual exploitation in

the European countries. Also, in order to realize the best prevention and contrast of the trafficking of

minors, the research underlines the necessity of harmonization of all the national legislations (up to now

27 different approaches pertaining to each EU member states) according the numerous directives

formulated and reproposed by the European authorities.

Keywords: trafficking, sexual exploitation, European legal system, national legislation

armonization, Moldovan minors trafficked; victim assistance and protection.

1. The Situation of Moldovan Minors as Victims of Trafficking for Sexual

Exploitation in the European Context.

In order to have a knowledge of trafficking in Moldovan children fo r sexual exploitation

in the whole European context (and not just in the two requested countries), we have started to

require data to all the European off icial organizations and NGOs operating in the field of human

trafficking, with the aim to elaborate them by adopting the same methodology used for the

Italian research.

The data we have obtained need serious reflection.

From a qu antitative point of view, we only got a reply from Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,

Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Estonia, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland,

Portugal, Romania, Spain and United Kingdom.

As regards a qualitative evaluation, gathered data are quite poor and disappointing, and

they have not allowed us to use the methodology applied in the Italian research.

Austria

1

* P rofessor of Criminology at the University of Teramo, Faculty of Law (e- mail: mcgiannini@unite.it).

Thisăpaperăisăpartăofăaăbroaderăresearchăproject,ă”TheătraffickingăofăMoldovanăminors”,ăResearchărealizedăină

the frame of the Project "Additional Measures to Fight Child Trafficking in Moldova" Programme EU

Grant Contract N. 2009/1556290 – Itaca ONG.

** Professor of Criminology at the University of Teramo, Faculty of Law (e-mail: lcdifillipo@unite.it).

1 The organizations addressed by us in Austria are the following: Ministry for European and

International Affairs National Coordinator on Combating Human Trafficking; Federal Ministry of the

Interior/Criminal Intelligence Service Austria Central Service Combating Alien Smuggling and Trafficking

in Human Beings; Adesuwa Initiatives; Crisis centre for victims of child trafficking run by the city of

Vienna; ECPAT Austria; IBF Intervention Centre for Trafficked women; IOM Österreich (IOM); LEFÖ

Counselling Education and Support for Migrant Women; Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights.