Trafficking - Challenges for social work

Trgovanje ljudima, posebno ženama i djecom, jest trgovanje ljudskom bijedom. Ono predstavlja jedan od najvećih zločina našeg doba i u stalnom je porastu (Bjelica,2001; Cockburn,2003). U ovom radu predstavit ćemo definicije trgovanja ljudima, neka glavna obilježja ove problematike kao i stanje i kretanje ove pojave u svijetu i Republici Hrvatskoj. Trgovanje ljudima predstavlja jedan od najprofitabilnijih oblika organiziranog kriminala te se vjeruje da je po važnosti, zbog niskog rizika i visokog profita, u samom vrhu, odmah iza trgovine drogom i oružjem. Najčešće žrtve ovakvog oblika trgovine su žene i djeca, dakle najranjivije društvene skupine. Zbog ulaska Republike Hrvatske u Europsku uniju i njenog ekonomskog i geografskog položaja, trgovanje ljudima zahvaća Hrvatsku kao tranzitnu zemlju te gotovo podjednako i kao zemlju podrijetla, odnosno odredišta žrtava trgovanja ljudima. Socijalni rad postaje sve više profesija koja se temelji na ljudskim pravima (njihovom utemeljenju, proučavanju, provođenju, zaštiti, unapređenju), u fokusu mnogih programa su upravo oni njeni sadržaji koji, uslijed procesa ujedinjenja, prerastaju u globalne izazove prakse socijalnog rada. U radu ćemo govoriti o raznim čimbenicima prevencije, pri čemu ćemo se osvrnuti na izazove socijalnog rada u prevenciji i pomoći žrtvama trgovanja ljudima.Trafficking in human beings, especially in women and children, is in fact trafficking in human misery. It represents one of the most horrible crime against humanity and it is increasing with every year (Bjelica, 2001; Cockburn, 2003). This paper will present definition of human traficking, some key features of this crime and the situation of this issue in the world and in Croatia. Human trafficking is one of the most lucrative forms of the organized crime, and it is believed that, because of the low risk and high profit, it is at the very top of organized crimes, just behind the drug and arms trafficking. The most common victims of this form of traffi cking are women and children, therefore the most vulnerable social groups. Because of the Croatian accession to the European Union and its economic and geographical position, human trafficking affects Croatia as a transit country, and almost equally as the country of origin or destination of human trafficking victims. As social work is increasingly becoming a profession based on human rights (establishment, study, implementation, protection, improvement), the focus of many programmes are those areas of the social work profession which, due to the process of integration, are being transformed into global challenges of the social work practice. In this paper, we will discuss various factors of prevention , where we will look at the challenges of social work in prevention and assistance to victims of trafficking