GLOBAL REPORT ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS 2020 COUNTRY PROFILE Western and Southern Europe Table of Contents − Andorra − .................................................................................................................................................... 3 − Austria − ..................................................................................................................................................... 4 − Belgium − .................................................................................................................................................... 7 − Cyprus − .................................................................................................................................................... 11 − Denmark − ................................................................................................................................................ 14 − Finland − ................................................................................................................................................... 17 − France − .................................................................................................................................................... 19 − Germany − ................................................................................................................................................ 23 − Greece − ................................................................................................................................................... 26 − Ireland −.................................................................................................................................................... 30 − Italy − ........................................................................................................................................................ 32 − Principality of Lichtenstein − .................................................................................................................... 35 − Luxemburg − ............................................................................................................................................. 36 − The Netherlands − .................................................................................................................................... 39 − Norway − .................................................................................................................................................. 42 − Portugal − ................................................................................................................................................. 44 − Spain − ...................................................................................................................................................... 47 − Sweden − .................................................................................................................................................. 51 − Switzerland − ............................................................................................................................................ 53 − Turkey − .................................................................................................................................................... 55 − The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland − ................................................................. 58 2 − Andorra − The current legislation on trafficking in persons in Andorra covers all forms of trafficking indicated in the UN Trafficking in Persons Protocol. In 2014, Law No. 40 amended the Criminal Code introducing the offences of trafficking in persons for the purpose of organ removal, trafficking in persons for the purpose of slavery or servitude, and trafficking in persons for the purpose of sexual exploitation. Investigations and suspects There were no recorded cases of trafficking in persons during the reporting period. Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 3 − Austria − The current legislation on trafficking in persons in Austria covers all forms of trafficking indicated in the UN Trafficking in Persons Protocol. Investigations and suspects Number of cases of trafficking in persons investigated, 2014 – 2018 103 98 64 57 51 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Source: Ministry of Interior. Number of persons brought into formal contact with the police and/or criminal justice system because they have been suspected of, arrested for or cautioned for trafficking in persons, by sex**, 2014 –2018 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Females 24 43 29 56 68 Males 75 91 69 85 104 Source: Ministry of Interior. **Formal contact with the police and/or criminal justice system may include persons suspected, arrested, or cautioned at the national level. 4 Number of persons convicted of trafficking in persons, by age and sex, 2017 – 2018 2017 2018 Boys 0 1 Women 0 2 Men 3 6 Source: Ministry of Constitutional Affairs, Reforms, Deregulation and Justice. Persons convicted of trafficking in persons by forms of exploitation, 2017 – 2018 2017 2018 Forced criminality 0 3 Forced begging 1 0 Forced labour 0 4 Sexual exploitation 2 2 Source: Ministry of Constitutional Affairs, Reforms, Deregulation and Justice. Citizenship of persons convicted of trafficking in persons, 2017 – 2018 Sub-Saharian Africa, 1 East Asia and the Pacific, 2 Central and South- Eastern Europe, 8 Source: Ministry of Constitutional Affairs, Reforms, Deregulation and Justice. 5 Victims Number of victims of trafficking in persons detected, by age and sex, 2014 – 2018 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Girls 5 4 5 6 17 Boys 0 7 3 1 0 Women 48 105 44 98 122 Men 26 10 20 16 13 Source: Ministry of Interior. Citizenships of persons identified as victims of trafficking in persons by state authorities**, 2017 – 2018 Other, 26 Serbia, 5 Austria, 6 Romania, 76 Slovakia, 7 Bulgaria, 13 Hungary, 30 Nigeria, 37 China, 73 Source: Ministry of Interior. Six Austrian victims were domestically trafficked in 2016. Source: Ministry of Interior. 6 − Belgium − The current legislation on trafficking in persons in Belgium covers all forms of trafficking indicated in the UN Trafficking in Persons Protocol. Investigations and suspects Number of cases of trafficking in persons and related offences recorded, by type of exploitation, 2014 – 2018 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 All forms 355 362 Organ removal 1 0 1 Forced crime 13 8 11 Forced begging 10 15 13 Economic exploitation 182 165 168 Sexual exploitation 429 424 409 Source: Integrated Data of the Police of Belgium. Number of persons brought into formal contact with the police and/or criminal justice system because they have been suspected of, arrested for or cautioned for trafficking in persons and related offences, by sex**, 2014 – 2018 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Unknown 3 7 3 0 1 Females 153 138 169 60 40 Males 402 328 371 125 114 Source: Integrated Data of the Police of Belgium. **Formal contact with the police and/or criminal justice system may include persons suspected, arrested, or cautioned at the national level. 7 Number of persons brought into formal contact with the police and/or criminal justice system because they have been suspected of, arrested for or cautioned for trafficking in persons and related offences, by age and sex, 2017 – 2018 2017 2018 Unknown 27 20 Girls 0 0 Women 132 111 Boys 1 7 Men 313 375 Source: Integrated Data of the Police of Belgium. Number of persons convicted of trafficking in persons and related offences, by sex, 2014 – 2017 2014 2015 2016 2017 Unknown 5 5 2 15 Females 21 20 28 24 Males 76 74 109 75 Source: Federal Public Service Justice. Number of persons convicted of trafficking in persons and related offences, by form of exploitation, 2017 (Tot=116) Forced begging, 3 Forced criminality, 1 Sexual exploitation , 12 Forced labour, 31 Unknown, 69 Source: Federal Public Service Justice. 8 Citizenships of persons convicted of trafficking in persons and related offences, 2017 Others, 11 Other countries in Sub-Saharian Africa, 5 Belgium, 32 Nigeria, 5 Other countries in Western and Southern Europe, 8 UAE, 8 Uknown, 19 Other countries in Central and South- Eastern Europe, 12 Bulgaria, 12 Source: Federal Public Service Justice. Victims Number of victims of trafficking in persons and related offences detected, by age and sex, 2014 – 2016 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Boys 2 2 2 1 2 Girls 2 2 4 4 5 Men 55 57 40 47 69 Women 26 29 38 69 39 Source: Foreign Office. 9 Number of victims of trafficking in persons and related offences detected, by form of exploitation, 2014 – August 2018 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Other 6 1 3 Forced crime 1 1 2 Forced begging 8 10 1 0 4 Forced labour 86 61 62 65 75 Sexual exploitation 43 44 48 55 33 Source: Foreign Office. Citizenships of persons identified as victims of trafficking in persons and related offences by state authorities, 2017 – 2018 Others, 36 Nigeria, 63 Other countries in Central and South- Eastern Europe, 13 Other countries in South Asia, 14 Hungary, 14 Morocco, 37 Romania, 15 Other countries in Egypt, 22 Sub-Saharian Africa, 23 Source: Foreign Office. In 2017 and 2018, two and three victims of domestic trafficking were respectively identified by National Authorities. In 2018, one victim of Belgium citizenship was repatriated. Source: Federal Public Service Justice. 10 − Cyprus − The current legislation on trafficking in persons in Cyprus covers all forms of trafficking indicated in the UN Trafficking in Persons Protocol. Investigations and suspects Number of cases of trafficking in persons