Several countries in this region are experiencing a singular economic boom. This wealth excites the greed of traffickers of human beings who make these countries a favourite destination; moreover, they are a ‘game of smoke and mirrors’ for many of the candidates for migration.
Providing assistance to victims of human trafficking induces thousands of difficulties, but also two potential dangers:
- To be directly confronted with the mafias who make exorbitant profits from this modern slavery. These people are ruthless killers.
- To arouse vexation and wrath of the national authorities where exploitation is practiced, while they strive to present themselves to the world as irreproachable in this respect. Only one dignitary would need to be upset by the demonstration of the harsh realities we are dealing with, and in a few moments we would be worried, expelled, and a brutal end would be brought to the work on-site.
These elements explain the discretion that we must observe both towards the countries concerned and on the forms of on-site collaboration allowing us to free victims and repatriate them safely.