THE CHANCELLERY OF
H.R.H. CROWN PRINCE Alexander II
OF YUGOSLAVIA

Athens Round Table Business
Community Against the Trafficking of
Human Beings
Athens, Greece 24 January 2006 –
Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince
Alexander II and Crown Princess
Katherine attended Athens Round
Table Business Community Against the
Trafficking of Human Beings. The
conference was organized by The
Suzanne Mubarak Women’s
International Peace Movement and
Global Coalition Women Defending
Peace,
Co-sponsored by DCAF,
IOM,

UNIFEM,
UNODC,

World Bank,

Foundation for the Child and Family
of Mrs. Marianna Vardinoyannis.

The world’s attention has become
increasingly focused on the serious
problem of human trafficking, the
victims of which are overwhelmingly
women and children, and usually
migrants away from their countries
or communities of origin.
A new global report on forced
labour by the International Labour
Organisation (ILO) suggests that the
illicit profits realized per year
from trafficked forced labourers-
US$ 32 billion – are far greater
than has so far been understood.
Half of this is made in
industrialized countries and close
to one third in Asia. Some US$ 28
billion per year is made from sexual
exploitation of women and US$ 4
billion annually from other forms of
economic exploitation.
Most of this exploitation takes
place in the underground economy,
and done through the illegal sex
industry. The traffickers have been
linked with unscrupulous recruiting
or contracting agencies.
The conference was also attended
by Her Majesty Queen Silvia of
Sweden, Her Highness Shaikha Sabeeka
bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, wife of His
Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al
Khalifa of Bahrain, Mrs. Suzanne
Mubarak, wife of His Excellency
President Mubarak of Egypt. His
Excellency Dr. and Mrs. Boutros
Boutros Ghali, former Secretary
General of the United Nations.
Several Greek ministers were also
present.

 

 
 

 
 

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