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>I think a much bigger issue is semi-slavery of many E.European (esp.
>Albanian) women who work as sex workers in W. Europe. There is clear
>exploitation and a relatively large scale, although the issue of
>involuntarism is a bit iffy. To my knowledge, this problem receives regular
>mention in the European press. I am wondering if there is any Chechen
>involvement in that kind of slave trade.
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>wojtek
Actually, many of these women are in fact kidnapped. They are offered au pair or housecleaning jobs in Western Europe as a lure and then forced into prostituion. Ukraine established a big public-awareness campaign about this a while ago to educate young women about the dangers involved in looking for employment in the West.
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