Textile factories exploit Chinese and other victims in Milan, Prato, Rome, and Naples. 300.00 uuid:8D557289F337DE11A0BAF588435DF956 Other significant destinations include the Netherlands and Spain, and, to a lesser degree, Germany, Belgium, Austria, and the United Kingdom. However, funding levels remained insufficient to assist the number of trafficking victims present in Italy from past years. In 2018, authorities investigated 314 persons for trafficking, compared to 482 in 2017. The government did not have legal protections from penalties against victims for unlawful acts traffickers compelled them to commit. Victims originate primarily from Nigeria and other African countries, China, and Eastern Europe, and include ethnic Roma. ReferenceStream This was the first extraterritorial conviction in Italy for trafficking and related crimes committed by a foreigner in Libya. 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In Italy, almost all of them are Nigerian women. 30 July 2020: Trafficking in Persons remains one of the crimes that severely affect the West and Central Africa region. • Ensure victims who would face hardship or retribution in returning to their home country have the legal status and right to remain in Italy. For nearly three decades, a thriving sex-trafficking industry has been operating between Nigeria and Italy. 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JPEG MjsyMjIyOzs7Ozs7Ozs7Ozs7Ozs7OztAQEBAQDtAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQED/wAARCAEA The government did not implement a formal referral mechanism, for adults or for children, as recommended by GRETA and NGOs. As reported over the past five years, Italy is a destination, transit, and source country for women, children, and men subjected to sex trafficking and forced labor. ReferenceStream uuid:1133577C491DDF11AE92A0F55FC5F254 Chinese men and women are trafficked to Italy for the purpose of forced labor. Local governments provided additional funds to victim assistance programs, although the government did not report the amount. These efforts included increasing funding for victim assistance and international cooperation on prosecutions. 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