Although the IOM estimates that approximately 33% of victims of trafficking are trafficked for labour exploitation [ 5], expertise in caring for trafficked people has been developed primarily in relation to trafficking for sexual exploitation.
But the charity leaders called for special guardians to be established across the country – a key recommendation of a European directive on trafficking – to take legal responsibility for trafficked children.
The EU directive on human trafficking introduces the concept of independent "guardians" for trafficked children to help and protect them.
Long-term effects of child-trafficking One of the long-term consequences for trafficked children, says Mr. Baio, is that they "are raised without learning any marketable skills, so when they reach adulthood and are no longer effective at begging on the streets, they frequently turn to crime to survive".
The fact that West Bengal borders on Bangladesh makes it an international trafficking route, with Kolkata a significant source and destination for trafficked women.
It added that Lithuania had been identified by the police as a source location for trafficked victims in the UK, while Italy is both a destination country for trafficking victims and a transit country for co-ordination and onward trafficking of victims from Eastern Europe and Africa.
Training for professionals to increase awareness of trafficking, to support safe and appropriate responses, and to inform staff about the systems currently available for trafficked people would help mental health professionals in responding to the needs of potential victims of trafficking.
Far too many publications -- some of them bankrolled by profits from Backpage.com, where ads for trafficked people appear -- have downplayed the severity of domestic sex trafficking.
"There is little understanding of the dynamics and nature of this form of trafficking," said Moscarelli. "The reception centres are not good places for trafficked women.
On Sunday Bellamy visited a shelter for trafficked children that is part of a UNICEF-supported project to combat child trafficking in the Philippines.
The recent report from the Council of Europe's Greta (Group of Experts on Action Against Trafficking in Human Beings) said we need better trained supervisors or foster carers for trafficked children.
