Poland Research on social awareness of human trafficking
Project : MARIO 25 Mar 2010 | thb
Poland, Warsaw: On 23th of March results of the survey carried out by TNS OBOP concerning social awareness of human trafficking threats and threats regarding taking up a job abroad were announced. The results showed that Polish people most often associate human trafficking with widely understood prostitution (26%) and slavery (24%).
In the opinion of persons being questioned, groups being at the highest risk of becoming a victim are teenagers and children. If a person up to 18 years old becomes a victim of trafficking, according to persons being questioned, the most often he/she is exposed to being forced to perform sex services, to take part in porn movies and pictures, to work or to illegal adoption. Majority draws information on human trafficking problem from television (83%). For persons aged 15 to 19 a very essential role in this issue plays the Internet (51%).
Survey results imply that young people in a small degree perceive human trafficking as a threat. 15% of students and pupils are not interested in this problem at all. Majority of persons being questioned (79%) declared that if they knew about other person being forced to work, beg or prostitute him/herself, they would contact police or a non-governmental organization. However, 13% would prefer not to interfere with other person’s matters in such situation.
The survey was carried out by TNS OBOP on 18-21 February 2010 within the framework of a project of British Embassy in Poland. Partners of the project were: Ministry of the Interior and Administration, International Organization for Migration, Nobody’s Children Foundation and La Strada Foundation.
In the survey participated 1005 Polish people aged 15 and more. [DG]
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