Trafficking for Labour and Sexual Exploitation in Germany

Publishers International Office for Migration Zones Germany Type Report / Study / Data Date of publication Undated Document main thematic Child Trafficking Document thematics Worst Forms Of Exploitation, Migration Total pages 123

Germany is an important destination country for migrant workers from all over the world. They enter the country through clandestine channels or as asylum seekers, seasonal labour migrants, visitors or students. Although access to the labour market is restricted, experts estimate that roughly one million migrants are currently employed in Germany. Many of them work under sub-standard conditions on the basis of mutually beneficial agreements made with their employers. However, as this study aims to demonstrate, deception, threats, abuse, fraud and coercion are widely used to force migrant workers into submission and thus increase profit margins.