Armenia supplying prostitutes for international trafficking – research shows
Arminfo
1 Dec 04
YEREVAN
Armenia is a country that supplies prostitutes for international
trafficking in countries like Turkey, the United Arab Emirates,
Germany, Greece, the USA and other western European countries. This is
the result of research conducted by the Armenian-European centre for
economic policy and legal consultations (AEPLAC).
According to the research, most of these women are being trafficked to
Turkey and the USA (61.4 per cent and 29.5 per cent respectively). A
considerably small number of them are trafficked to Bulgaria and
Poland (2.3 per cent each).
The trafficked women are mainly from Yerevan, Gyumri and Vanadzor – 33
per cent of them are from Yerevan, 30 from Gyumri and 18 from
Vanadzor. The research showed that in most cases, women leaving the
country are planning to work in their new place of residence (76.2 per
cent), including prostitution (18.6 per cent). As usual, the victims
of trafficking are women who have economic difficulties and represent
the poorest strata of urban society.