1. HUMAN TRAFFICKING PHENOMENON IN ROMANIA
ASSOCIATION PRO REFUGIU
BERBEC SILVIA

2. Human Trafficking Phenomenon in Romania statistics, forms of exploitation, internal and cross-border trafficking
Human Trafficking is incriminated in article 210 Romanian Criminal Code
Trafficking in minors is incriminated in article 211 Romanian Criminal Code
(1) Recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbor, receive a person in order to exploit her, committed through
a) Constraint, kidnapping, misleading, abuse of authority;
b) Taking advantage of the impossibility to defend or express will or of that person’s state of vulnerability;
c) By offering, giving, accepting or receiving money in order to obtain the consent of the person who has authority upon the victim.
The punishment is from 3 until 10 years and prohibition of certain rights.
(2) Trafficking committed by a public servant in performing his duties is punished with prison from 5 until 12 years.
(3) The consent of the victim is not considered an explanatory cause.

3. Number of victims Romanian citizens
Human Trafficking Phenomenon in Romania statistics, forms of exploitation, internal and cross-border trafficking
YEAR/RO citizens victims
Women
Men
Girls
Boys
TOTAL
2012
348
323
327 43
1041
2013
299
297
278 22
896
2014
283
184
280 10
757

4. Human Trafficking Phenomenon in Romania statistics, forms of exploitation, internal and cross-border trafficking
YEAR/
Internal THB
Women
Men
Girls
Boys
TOTAL
2012 99 95
266 37
497
2013 65 44
219 16
344
2014 84 8
242 5
339

5. Human Trafficking Phenomenon in Romania statistics, forms of exploitation, internal and cross-border trafficking
YEAR
External THB
Women
Men
Girls
Boys
TOTAL
2012
249
228 61 6
544
2013
234
253 59
552
2014
181
174 27 5
387

6. Human Trafficking Phenomenon in Romania statistics, forms of exploitation, internal and cross-border trafficking
YEAR
EXPLOITATION FORMS
Wome n
Men
Girls
Boys
TOTAL
2012
Sexual exploitation
235 9
299 10
553
Labor exploitation 94
275 14 27
410
Forced begging 8 4 48
Forced to commit theft 3 1 2 6

7. Human Trafficking Phenomenon in Romania statistics, forms of exploitation, internal and cross-border trafficking
2013
Sexual exploitation
202
246
448
Labor exploitation 73
276 7 19
375
Forced begging 10 17 9 2 38
Forced to commit theft 1 3

8. Attempt to exploitation
Human Trafficking Phenomenon in Romania statistics, forms of exploitation, internal and cross-border trafficking
2014
Sexual Exploitation
225
249 1
475
Labor Exploitation  30
152 3
188
Forced begging 16 6 53
Forced to commit theft 2
Child pornography 19
Attempt to exploitation 10 4 14

9. Human Trafficking Phenomenon in Romania statistics, forms of exploitation, internal and cross-border trafficking
YEAR / FOREIGN CITIZENS
Number of adults
Number of minors
Forms of exploitation
2012 4
Sexual exploitation
2013 2
2014 -