Swiss centre records over 200 victims of human trafficking

Last year 317 people took part in a protection programme run by the Specialist Unit for Trafficking in Women and Women’s Migration (FIZ) in German-speaking Switzerland. Three-quarters of the cases involved victims of human trafficking. Almost three-quarters of trafficked persons were exploited in the sex trade, FIZ said on Monday. Just over 10% were exploited in the domestic and care work sector. Compared to the previous year, the number of cases of human trafficking fell from 259 to 238. + A series on nannies and human trafficking in Switzerland Of the identified victims of human trafficking, 206 were female, 13 were transgender and 19 were male, according to FIZ. Thirty-four victims received inpatient care in one of seven FIZ shelters, while the others received outpatient support. FIZ counted a total of 4,716 overnight stays in its shelters in 2023. A quarter of all 317 cases in the FIZ victim protection programme involved people who are undergoing asylum proceedings in ...