"trata de blancas" in English

In June 1996 I organised the European Conference in Vienna on trafficking in women.

as disgraceful working conditions, where people are treated as mere instruments

We all know about the white slave trade, murders and abuse etc..

Both countries also have worryingly high scores when it comes to human trafficking.

To fight trafficking in women is to fight a moving target.

I refer to people trafficking, prostitution and pornography, all of which have to be combated.

These assumptions underlie the everyday experience of many women and girls in Europe today.

Mention should also be made of the trafficking in women and children that is taking place more and more in Europe.

Five hundred thousand women are victims of the present-day slave trade which is called trafficking in women.

We must combat the trade in human beings, and the most effective way of doing this is to act together.

The names for that experience are traffickingand prostitution, but it can also be called sexual slavery.

This follows the results of a conference in June organized by Mrs Gradin on trafficking in women.

On the basis of their recommendation, in November 1996 I presented an action plan against trafficking in women for sexual exploitation.

Subject: Trafficking in women in Europe

Europol also intends to establish a report on the general situation in the European Union concerning trafficking in women.

Particularly serious is the traffic in human beings, which often involves exploitation in the form of illegal work or prostitution.

Together with the American Government, we have also carried out preventive work in the countries where the trade in women originates.

white slave trade

There is a real slave trade in women operating around Europe; migrants are loaded onto buses and containers for shipment over the EU borders.

A woman from Moldavia, the victim of trafficking, recognised key political figures as clients and/or as those involved in the white slave trade.