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
Human trafficking occurs without the victims' consent and ignorance. Criminals usually lure them with very attractive terms of cooperation. The intermediary in such a "transaction" are people with false ID cards - often issued abroad. This is why it is difficult for law enforcement services to track them down.
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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 slaves in Norway. slaves. Why such a discrepancy between official statistics and "Walk Free" estimates? According to Kristin Elnæs, director of COM, this is due to the fact that the police collects data only on detected cases.
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– “There are grounds to believe that the scale of slavery in Norway is much greater than shown by the statistics published by the Norwegian police,” says Kristin Elnæs for NRK.no – “This is due to the low detection rate of crimes related to human trafficking. The victims themselves do not want, do not have the opportunity or do not wish to have their case investigated," he 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 can't be naive. Slavery in Norway it's not only 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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