"There's a great deal of trafficking being done of all sorts of illicit goods — guns, drugs, money, people.
The dangers of the analogy are now made manifest, with the terms "smuggling" and "trafficking" being employed interchangeably in relation to migrants crossing the Mediterranean.
Hyland was concerned that cases had been uncovered in the construction industry where witnesses had observed workers, who were later found to be the victims of trafficking, being made to do very dangerous work.
Yvette Cooper, chair of Labour's refugee task force, said the EU played a central role in the fight against human trafficking: "Being in the EU gives our police the tools they need to bring evil human trafficking gangs to justice, including vital cooperation through Europol".
On a recent Saturday afternoon, Ms. Matei was staying in a small hotel on the outskirts of Constanta, making sure that two young residents in her shelter in Pitesti, Romania, were available for their bit parts in a movie on trafficking being made by the Romanian director Cristian Mungiu.
There are a lot of safety concerns for girls in Cambodia, with child sex trafficking being a major issue and concern for girls and their families.
