Combating Human Trafficking Combat THB is a Project of: This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the authors, and the European Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

Listen to Georgia’s story:

Georgia’s Story: A Summary Girls, some of them minors, moved across the country Persuaded by traffickers to travel to London hotel on false promises of earning money for ‘dancing’ Ushered into hotel suite and told maybe doing more than just dancing for ‘old’ men Letter addressed to hotel owner handed to hotel staff which advertised sexual services provided by minors Concerned security staff at the hotel alerted the police Undercover police operation exposed the trafficking gang leading to several prosecutions

What is Human Trafficking (THB)? “the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring or receipt of persons, by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability or of the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person, for the purpose of exploitation”. Movement Coercion Deception Abuse Control Exploitation Art 2, Directive 2011/36/EU; Art. 4, Council of Europe Convention on Action against Human Trafficking 2005; Art. 3 UN 2000, page 42.

What type of THB? Forced prostitution Forced /bonded labour Forced criminality Domestic servitude Forced organ removal Exploitation of children (begging, sex trade & warfare)

The Victim’s Journey

Spotting Signals What are the signals that might alert you to there being something wrong? In reception? Around the hotel? In the room?

Potential Signals Behaviour of minors/women arriving, intimidated, frightened, and/or distressed Adult guest travelling with child with no identification and/or do not appear related Guest tries to hide who they are on arrival Young persons’ loitering with significantly older guests Stream of visitors to guest room Alcohol in a room where minors are present Loud music and alcohol in hotel suite – signs of partying Letter addressed to owner was dropped off late at night by a woman in a car Letter selling sexual services of minors who had apparently been groomed

Erecting Barriers What procedures could have been implemented which would have acted as barriers?

Potential Barriers On arrival - ask politely whether everything is OK and monitor behaviour more closely throughout the stay Confirm all people staying in the room. Verification with photo identification documentation. In terms of minors - ask security staff to make contact and probe the reason for their visit to the hotel/ have a short discussion Ask casual visitors about whom they are visiting and make note if they cannot quote guest's first and last names If there is any suspicion or doubt about the room status or other incidents then a Manager along with the security personal should knock and enter the room with the master key card Check valid I.D. on delivery of all alcohol order Record all vehicles and movements at entrance to hotel Report all suspicious events to security Establish a zero tolerance policy to all forms of prostitution on the premises