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Lent by: Regina Pacis, Italy

Year: 2006

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Necklace

In 2001 a young woman was sold for the value of this silver necklace. The

woman was transported to Southern Italy, where she was suppose to work as a

prostitute. But once she and the traffickers reach the Italian coast they

got captured by a police patrol. The traffickers were arrested, and the

woman was helped by the Regina Pacis organisation.

Sales photo of a Moldavian woman

A trafficker took photos of a number of Moldovan women who he wanted to

sell. He brought these photos to potential buyers in Italy. Once a

buyer/pimp has chosen one of the women from the batch of photos and the

deal has been done, the task of transporting the women begins. It is

impossible to know what the woman in this photo was thinking of when the

photo was taken; perhaps she still believes she will be getting a good job

in a restaurant, or perhaps she has already been captured and is being

forced to smile.

Notepad

In this notepad a young Moldovan woman on a journey to Italy wrote down

about 500 Italian and English words. At first the list contains common

words. Towards the end of the notepad the terms change, and it becomes

obvious that this is a sexual transaction.

From: Albania (Moldova) To: Italy