Comments on: OLYMPICS SPARKS PROSTITUTION FEARS YET AGAIN

By: stephenpaterson

stephenpaterson — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 13:33:58 +0000

I’ve no reason to believe Poppy/Eaves doesn’t do very good work for trafficking victims, though an independent assessment would be a great thing. What I have a problem with is their very active participation in moral crusades, the results of which are highly likely to result in women’s deaths.

It would be interesting, for example, to know how many referrals to Poppy – one of the stats the Government is forever quoting to back up its notion of the extent of human trafficking for sexual exploitation (HTfSE) – are actually verified as being HTfSE victims.

The stat is likely to be quoted more widely now as the wheels have come off the Government’s estimate that there are 4,000 HTfSE victims in the UK:
http://stephenpaterson.wordpress.com/2009/07/15/exposed-the-home-office-dodgy-dossier-on-sex-slaves/

By: maryhoneyballmep

maryhoneyballmep — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 13:16:57 +0000

Yes Fevzi, EAVES Poppy Project is already on the case. I liaise with closely with them and completely agree with you that they have done some very good work

By: Fevzi Hussein

Fevzi Hussein — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 12:57:23 +0000

Mary I agree with you that it is a genuine concern. The Met normally liaises with a group called EAVES Poppy Project [Denise Marshall is the CEO]. They have done some brilliant work on raising awareness on the illegal trafficking of women into the sex industry.
I believe EAVES are on the case already??

By: stephenpaterson

stephenpaterson — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 21:03:22 +0000

Mary, you really don’t let up, do you?

There wasn’t any evidence of a rise in trafficking in at the Athens Olympics in 2004, or at the Hamburg World Cup in 2006.

Before which there were the FIFA 1998 Paris World Cup, during which there was no evidence of an increase in trafficking, and the 2004 UEFA World Championships in Portugal, during which there wasn’t any evidence of an increase in trafficking either.

Read pages 11-13 here:
http://www.iom.int/jahia/webdav/shared/shared/mainsite/projects/documents/World_Cup_2006_CT_Draft_Report.pdf

By: Andrew K

Andrew K — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 16:47:20 +0000

A million construction workers? Are you sure?

By: Kenneth Morton

Kenneth Morton — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 11:37:42 +0000

I would love to know where you get the figure of one million people working on the Olympic site. While you obviously hope that the Labour government will wish to leave some lasting legacy in E15 it is more likely to be the ‘Black Hole of Stratford’ if your statistics are any where close to accuracy.

Typical Labour spin; typical Labour hype! No wonder nobody trust any figures that Labour produces these days.

Try 10,000 as a more accurate figure…..but who cares about the truth from our MEPs . They live in a fantasy world and are susidised to the hilt to escape reality

By: common law divorce

common law divorce — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 11:14:04 +0000

Good to see that people still know what they are talking about. So much BS around these days!