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Ukrainian trafficking claims verified true

“Travaglio ucraina”
Ukrainian trafficking confirmed
Confidence: High Checked on June 12, 2026

Summary

Ukrainian migrants and refugees in Italy are subject to human trafficking, including labor exploitation and sexual exploitation, as documented by recent reports of underground factories, abusive labor conditions, and trafficking assessments. Authorities have identified cases involving Ukrainian victims and are addressing the issue through investigations and legal actions.

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reuters.com
  • Italy's Salvini says aid to Ukraine may fuel corruption | Reuters

    "It seems to me that corruption scandals are emerging, involving the Ukrainian government, so I would not want the money of Italian workers and pensioners to be used to fuel further corruption," Salvini said in comments reported by ANSA news agency but criticised by Italy's defence minister.

ria.ru
cnn.com
  • Hundreds of Ukrainian children were evacuated to Italy. Kyiv is now battling to get them back | CNN

    Lo Faro has worked with the Ukrainian authorities and managed to get some of the guardianship decisions overturned by the Italian Supreme Court of Cassation, but she told CNN the situation remains very complicated. She said in some cases, foster families wishing to adopt the children put pressure on the authorities. “(They argue) that they’re better off here, that they are doing well here and that if they return to Ukraine, they (would) have war instead,” she said.

nbcnews.com
it.usembassy.gov
state.gov
  • Italy - United States Department of State

    Human traffickers exploit foreign and domestic victims in Italy. Sex traffickers increasingly use online platforms, such as social networks, mobile applications, and the dark web, to recruit and exploit victims and book apartment rentals to make their illicit operations difficult to track. Refugees, predominantly women and children, fleeing the Russia-Ukraine war are vulnerable to trafficking, including labor trafficking in illegal cigarette production.

data.unhcr.org
  • Situation Ukraine Refugee Situation - Operational Data Portal

    RRP 2025 End of Year Report Publish date: 13 March 2026 (2 months ago) Create date: 13 March 2026 (2 months ago) ... A new analysis of 6,000+ survey observations reveals that while 57% of Ukrainian refugees in Europe are employed, they remain 22 percentage points behind host-country nationals.

oecd.org
newint.org
  • The hidden reality of Italy's migrant domestic workers | New Internationalist

    Several surveyed women reported working well into their sixties – according to Domina, the average age of domestic workers is around 50, with about one third over 59. For many, the job has taken a toll on their physical and mental health. This phenomenon is known as ‘Italy Syndrome’, a term coined by two Ukrainian psychiatrists in 2005 to describe a form of depression affecting many former domestic workers who emigrated from Eastern Europe to Italy.

en.wikipedia.org
  • Ukrainians in Italy - Wikipedia

    According to a National Institute of Statistics (Istat) report about foreigners in Italy, there are 223,782 Ukrainians in Italy as of 2012, and about 80% of them are women. With many Ukrainian caregivers believed to be working or residing in Italy illegally, other estimates of their numbers range broadly, from 600,000 to 1 million.

help.unhcr.org
  • Часто задаваемые вопросы Украинская община

    Как я могу оспорить ... эксплуатации (например, мне платят · меньше, чем написано в моем контракте)? В Италии существует несколько способов, с помощью которых вы можете отстоять свои права, подав жалобу. Прежде всего, вы можете обратиться в ...

ru.wikipedia.org
  • Украинцы в Италии — Википедия

    Другую категорию составляют граждане Украины, которые постоянно либо временно проживают в Италии по причине работы в этой стране. Формирование этой общины находится на начальной стадии, начиная с середины 1990-х годов. Об украинском присутствии в Ватикане и Италии существуют исторические свидетельства.

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