Running a Sex Trafficking Ring From a Romanian Prison | Beyond Borders

2024 saw a record number of reported human trafficking victims in the United Kingdom. Estimates put the number of people affected at close to 100,000. Many of them come from Romania, where a combination of poverty, high unemployment, and weak social support systems make vulnerable individuals - especially women and children - easy targets for traffickers. The US government says Romania doesn’t even meet the “minimum standards” for the elimination of trafficking. Why is Romania still such fertile ground for modern slavery? #documentary #beyondborders #trtworld #romania #crime #humanrights #unitedkingdom ______ Beyond Borders is a location-based documentary show telling the human stories at the heart of the trends shaping our world. Subscribe:    / @beyondborderstrtworld   Follow Beyond Borders on Instagram:   / beyondbordersshow   Follow Beyond Borders on TikTok:   / beyondborderstrtworld   Chapters: 0:08 – Intro 1:21 – Open Door: A Safe Haven 4:22 – Protecting Survivors 5:24 – What Makes Victims Vulnerable 5:52 – Trafficking Survivor Story 12:04 – Prevention Efforts in Schools 14:05 – Child Protection & Early Intervention 15:28 – War Refugees & Rising Risks 17:25 – The Fear of Deportation in the UK 18:51 – Police on Modern Slavery 20:18 – Culture & Trafficking Links 22:02 – Trafficking’s Supply & Demand 23:33 – Corruption & Legal Gaps 25:24 – Credits