Human Trafficking

No one should be deceived to be automatically accorded a refugee or asylum status on entry into Germany. It may be a smuggling business. All human smugglers are simply dangerous, callous, and just out there to extort money from poor, ignorant, and desperate migrants. Their victims, who are desperate illegal migrants, may become beggars, forced into sham marriages, pornography, prostitution, and drug peddling.

There is no other way to migrate to Germany besides obtaining a valid visa. No cruise ship nor truck can drop you legally in Germany. Connection men who claim to secure visas for migrants are fraudsters! Even religious organisations and personalities can be human smuggling for selfish gains. However, there are communities of well-intentioned people like diaspora groups and non-governmental organisations, who advise how to travel to Germany safely or how to stay longer there.

Dangers of illegal stay/overstay in Europe include:

  • forced deportation with a ban from entering Europe for a long period,
  • vulnerability to exploitation and extortion, and
  • blocked access to education, healthcare, decent housing, social benefits or legal protection.

Reliable information on economic opportunities at home, or reliable ways to migrate to Germany legally and returning home voluntarily exist and accessible to everyone willing. Such information can be obtained for instance at the Migration advice centres in Ghana and other countries. Diaspora must endeavour to acquire and return home with some skills to support setting up back home.

New migrants are encouraged to consider the SMART migration framework (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time-based) when deciding to migrate. Smart is a model for deciding and planning concretely and factually before embarking on a journey.


UNITED NATIONS –  Human trafficking and migrant smuggling are global and widespread crimes that use men, women and children for profit. The organized networks or individuals behind these lucrative crimes take advantage of people who are vulnerable, desperate or simply seeking a better life.


UN FAQsWHAT IS HUMAN TRAFFICKING?

Human trafficking is a global crime that trades in people and exploits them for profit. People of all genders, ages and backgrounds can become victims of this crime, which occurs in every region of the world.


ATIANTI TRAFFICKING INTERNATIONAL

ATI is a diversely rich organization, overseen and operated by of a variety of professionals with many different areas of expertise and experiences—all of whom are united for a single purpose: to enable and empower communities and businesses to fight human trafficking before it starts.