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Child Trafficking in Austria

At the International Conference in Vienna held on May 20-21, 2010, Ambassador Elisabeth Tichy-Fisslberger, Austria's National Coordinator on Combating Human Trafficking, outlined Austria's ongoing efforts to eliminate child trafficking. The country is both a transit and destination point for victims, facing challenges due to the hidden nature of the crime. Austria has signed international legal instruments and established national legislation to protect victims. Key initiatives include youth welfare institutions, a National Referral Mechanism, and law enforcement cooperation to enhance victim identification and prevention strategies.

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Child Trafficking in Austria

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  1. Child Traffickingin Austria Ambassador Elisabeth Tichy-Fisslberger National Coordinator on Combating Human Trafficking Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs International Conference “National integrated strategies to eliminate violence against children” Vienna, 20-21May 2010

  2. Situation in Austria • Austria: country of transit and destination • forms of exploitation in Austria • „hidden“ crime: no reliable data available • Austria: signatory to all relevant international legal instruments to combat child trafficking • Austria adopted all the relevant national legislation

  3. Identification of Victims of Child Trafficking • difference between victims of child trafficking, UAMs and „smuggled“ children • „offenders“ vs. „victims‘ status“ • dependence on offenders • „unreal stories“

  4. Protection of victims of child trafficking in Austria • Youth and welfare institutions • Special crisis centre „Die Drehscheibe“ („revolving disk“) • Role of law enforcement • Task Force on Combating Human Trafficking/Working group on Child Trafficking

  5. Challenges in the fight against child trafficking • Establishment of an Austrian-wide Victims Protection Mechanism (National Referral Mechanism) • Statistics/Data • Prevention activities • International adoptions • Rate of convictions • Prevention in countries of origin • Law enforcement cooperation

  6. Contact Austrian Task Force on Combating Human Trafficking Ministry for European and International Affairs Minoritenplatz 8, 1014 Vienna, Austria Tel.: +43(0)501150 Fax: +43(0)501159 www.bmeia.gv.at The Austrian National Coordinator on Combating Human Trafficking Ambassador Ms. Elisabeth Tichy-Fisslberger Ministry for European and International Affairs Director General, Head of the Legal and Consular Section Tel.: +43(0)501150-3887 Fax: +43(0)501159-3887 E-Mail: elisabeth.tichy-fisslberger@bmeia.gv.at Ms. Regina Rusz Counsellor/Head of Unit Ministry for European and International affairs International Cooperation, Crime Prevention Tel.: +43/501150-3242 E-Mail: regina.rusz@bmeia.gv.at

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