House in cornfields
Photographer/copyright: Åsa Sjöström
Year: 2005
Every year numerous Moldavian girls are subjugated to human trafficking.
The country is one of the poorest in Europe, with extremely high
unemployment rates, resulting in many people searching for ways abroad to
make a living. Trafficking in persons has reached levels that make it
relevant to say that Moldova’s main export is women and children. A high
school teacher comments: “When school starts again after the summer
vacation, there are a number of empty desks in every classroom. That many
girls are disappearing…”
From: Moldova To: Europé