Women and children fleeing Ukraine are being preyed upon by traffickers in neighboring countries, charity groups have warned. | BISouthAfrica
'Pimps' stalking Poland's railway stations, border crossings targeting women, children fleeing UkraineUkrainian refugees are seen after crossing into Poland on March 13, 2022. LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP via Getty ImagesVulnerable Ukrainian refugees are targeted by traffickers as they reach neighboring countries, charities warn.Women and children fleeing Ukraine are being preyed upon by traffickers in neighboring countries, charity groups have warned.
"We've registered the first cases of [suspected] pimps preying on Ukrainian women near refugee shelter points in Lublin; accosting them, sometimes aggressively, under the guise of offering transport, work or accommodation," Wierzbinska told The Guardian. These teams were not only made of men, as women and couples had also been seen approaching female refugees at bus stations, she said.that there had also been instances of children going missing after being sent across the border alone by desperate parents.
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