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Public understanding of human trafficking Around 10% of respondents in Ukraine said ‘I do not know’ or did not provide an answer when asked to describe in their own words what human trafficking was.  Among those who were able to provide their own definition of human trafficking, the following top five associations were mentioned most often (some respondents provided more than one association): - Slavery (26%) - Buying and selling people (23%) - Unfree labour (21%) - Sexual exploitation and/or prostitution (16%) - Crime and illegality (15%) The equivalent term for ‘trafficking in human beings’ in Ukrainian is ‘торгівля	  людьми’ or ‘the sale of people’. The Ukrainian policy and legal frameworks describe victims of trafficking as ‘people who suffered from [the process of] sale of people’90% able to describe using their own words what human trafficking is10% do not know / no answerFACT SHEETTrafficking in human beings  and public opinion in Ukraine The views in this publication are the authors’ own and do not necessarily reflect those of the Centre for Policy Studies, Central European University, or those of the Research Executive Agency.Ukrainian opinion at a glance  Trafficking: a problem in my country? A problem that affects me? 72% agree that human trafficking is a problem in Ukraine; however only 14% believe that trafficking is a problem that affects them directly  Aware of exploited labour and acting to stop it? 75% will not normally think about trafficked and/or exploited labour when doing their daily shopping. 48% say they will be prepared to pay more for ‘exploitation-free’ goods and services. 65% say they will be prepared to boycott companies relying on trafficked and/or exploited labour  Who is responsible?  85% think that organised criminals bear the main responsibility for human trafficking Who are the victims? 92% agree that anyone could be trafficked, irrespective of gender or age,  91% believe that most victims were young women trafficked for sexual exploitation. About 83% agreed that most victims were ‘illegal immigrants’ looking for work  Helping victims? 88% agree that victims  of trafficking need to be provided with assistance. 79% think that victims need to be deported after a short recovery period. 69% agreed that victims should be allowed to stay if they face danger back home  How to stop human trafficking?  88% support tougher border controls to stop victims from crossing borders; 93% support tougher law enforcement measures, 90% support criminalisation of the purchase of sex, 91% agree that companies relying on trafficked labour should be identified and prosecutedFACT SHEET           Trafficking in human beings and public opinion in UkraineSources of information about human trafficking  (before the day of the interview, respondents could mention multiple sources of information)Someone I know told meRadioNewspaperThe InternetTV filmTV documentaryTV news programme54%44%30%21%18%9%7%Understanding Public Knowledge and  Attitudes towards Trafficking in Human Beings  Research Paper | Part 1 | October 2014  Dr#Kiril#Sharapov#Center#for#Policy#Studies#|#Central#European#University#Understanding Public Knowledge and  Attitudes towards Trafficking in Human Beings  Research Paper | Part 2 | July 2015  Dr#Kiril#Sharapov#Center#for#Policy#Studies#|#Central#European#University#Raising awareness of human trafficking The majority believe that there should be more awareness-raising campaigns on human trafficking in the media (92%), on the Internet (91%), and at schools (92%)Survey Methodology Methodology and date:  Omnibus face-to-face, PAPI, January 2014 Sample Size: 1,000 representative of national population, age range 15-59 Sampling: Multi-stage sample, random probability approach, selection by random route technique  Coverage: Ukraine, national, 6 regions singled out on a geographic and economic basis Weighting: Quota & weight Quality control: 4% of completed interviews controlled by face-to-face method and 6% by telephone Service Provider: GfK Ukraine, www.gfk.ua   Representation: representative of the national population, age range 15-59, margin of error (95% confidence level) +/-3.1 percentage points Author: Dr Kiril Sharapov, Marie Curie Fellow, Centre for Policy Studies, Central European University (2013-2014) | Senior Lecturer, University of Bedfordshire Funding: People Programme (Marie Curie Actions) of the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme FP7/2007-2013, REA grant agreement n° [PIEF-GA-2011-298401] Contact details:  kiril.sharapov@beds.ac.uk                              +44(0)158 274 3998The views in this publication are the authors’ own and do not necessarily reflect those of the Centre for Policy Studies, Central European University, or those of the Research Executive Agency.Suggested citation: Sharapov, K. (2015) Fact Sheet: Trafficking in Human Beings and Public Opinion in Ukraine. Budapest: Centre for Policy Studies. Complete research reports available at: https://cps.ceu.edu/research/trafficking-in-human-beings 

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