The Netherlands is primarily a destination and transit country for trafficking of women and girls for sexual exploitation. Most victims are trafficked from Central and Eastern Europe, with some victims coming from Nigeria and Brazil. Reportedly, a significant percentage of the 25,000 individuals engaged in prostitution are trafficking victims-mostly young girls sold by Moroccan and Turkish pimps. In 2004, the government adopted an anti-trafficking national action plan.
In 2009, the Trafficking in Persons Report classified the Netherlands as a Tier 1 country, commending it’s strong anti-sex trafficking law enforcement efforts and resources provided to victims of sex trafficking.
In 2003, Shared Hope International (SHI) founded a Home of Hope to protect and restore young women who have been trafficked into The Netherlands for the commercial sex trade. In 2006, Homes of Hope Netherlands became financially independent from SHI, and we continue to look for partnerships in the region that reach out to women and children who have been trafficked.
SHI examined the marketplaces of exploitation in the Netherlands as part of DEMAND. While conducting the investigation in the Netherlands, SHI discovered a critical need for outreach and public education. To address this need, SHI funded a respected local organization to produce and distributeOutreach Booklets in the Red Light District of Amsterdam. They described real stories of women rescued and restored after working in the sex industry, and have provided an effective way to interact with and counsel young women in Amsterdam.
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