Increased Slave
Trade in Costa
Rica
(Prensa Latina)
Costa Rican
authorities
detected 50
cases of slavery
and sexual and
work
exploitation of
foreigners who
are brought here
by networks of
person traffic.
According to the
National
Coalition
Against Illegal
Traffic of
Migrants and
traffic of
Persons, the
number of
victims
represents 60
percent more
than in the same
period of 2009
when only 30
were found.
The institution
that operates in
coordination
with the
Ministerio de
Saud (Public
Health Ministry)
pointed out that
all cases
discovered in
2010 are of
foreigner trade,
especially from
the Dominican
Republic,
Colombia, El
Salvador,
Nicaragua and
Asian nations.
One of the most
recent findings
occurred in
April 10 when
national
authorities
broke up an
international
network of
persons trade
involved in
recruiting men
from China,
Indonesia,
Taiwan,
Philippines, and
Vietnam.
This time
combined
personnel from
the Fuera
Pública,
Organismo de
Investigacion
Judicial (OIJ)
and Direccion
General de
Migración
(immigration
service), made
raids in the
port city of
Puntarena and
detained 36
alleged victims
of the illegal
network.
International
Organizations
consider the
trade of persons
as the third
most lucrative
worldwide.
This criminal
activity
victimizes
between four and
27 million
persons around
the world; 80
percent are
women and
children.
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