Half of the cases classified as slavery in Norway concern offenses committed in the capital city of Oslo. It is estimated that there are currently over 9 people in the entire Kingdom. slaves. The police are launching an action aimed at reducing the scale of this practice.
Slavery in Norway is hard to detect
There are many cases of modern slavery - women are forced to have sex for money, men molest children via the Internet, car washes work 14 hours a day, 7 days a week without paying extra wages. However, such cases are difficult to detect because the criminals are well organized.
False identities
Trafficking in human beings takes place without the consent of the victims and their ignorance. Criminals most often abuse them with very attractive terms of cooperation. The intermediary in such a "transaction" are persons who have a false identity card - often issued abroad. This is why it is difficult for law enforcement to track them.
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Only 262 cases detected
Since 2016, 262 people who have been victims of trafficking in human beings have been reached. Half of these cases are in Oslo. These are the official statistics provided by the Special Unit for Trafficking in Human Beings (Norwegian abbr. COM). However, it is estimated that the scale of this crime may be much larger.
However, the estimates are alarming
According to the report "International Slavery Index", published by the organization "Walk Free", there may be up to 9 people in Norway. slaves. Why such a discrepancy between official statistics and "Walk Free" estimates? According to Kristin Elnæs, the director of COM, this is because the police only collect data on detected cases.
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"There are reasons to believe that the scale of slavery in Norway is much greater than the published statistics by the Norwegian police," says Kristin Elnæs for NRK.no. The victims themselves do not want, have no way or do not wish to be investigated, ”she adds.
The police in Oslo will start action from Wednesday
According to the assurances of the police in Oslo, the capital's services are starting an action on Wednesday to increase the detection of crimes related to trafficking in human beings. The following steps are envisaged:
- establishment of an aid center in Grünerløkka to which suspects of trafficking in human beings as well as victims of this crime will be referred,
- delegating responsibility for helping victims from several smaller institutions to one larger entity,
- launching an information campaign among residents to increase their awareness of the scale of the problem slavery in Norway.
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- “We cannot be naive. Slavery in Norway it's not just pornography and prostitution, "says Tone Tellevik Dahl for NRK.no." Crimes also occur in other workplaces that are not related to illegal activities. We hope that thanks to our actions we will be able to help more people ”- he adds.
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