Sex Trafficking2009
Italy IT
A group of 34 suspects, mainly Nigerian citizens accused of trafficking women for sex. Two Italian doctors conducting forced abortions. http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE55N0FK20090624 http://www.agi.it/italy/news/200906240942-cro-ren0006-human_trafficking_police_blitz_30_arrested_2_doctors
Forced Labor2024
Italy IT
Indian Sikh workers exploited in agricultural sector in Agro Pontino region. Forced to work in greenhouses for as little as 3 euros per hour. Caporalato labor system. Accused: Italian caporali (gangmasters) with Indian recruitment networks.
Sex Trafficking2014
Italy IT
After an investigation that began in 2011, Italian Carabinieri arrested 34 people for mafia association over Nigerian gangs in Rome that forced very young women into prostitution. The women were bound by debts that grew from €12,000 to €70,000 and controlled through intimidation, threats of physical punishment and voodoo rituals.