The U. Poland is a source and destination country for men and women subjected to trafficking in persons , specifically conditions of forced labor and for women and children in forced prostitution. Men and women from Poland are subjected to conditions of forced labor in Italy and Sweden. Women and children from Poland are trafficked for forced prostitution within Poland and also in Belgium , Germany , Italy , the Netherlands , Spain , Portugal and Sweden.
Women and children from Moldova , Ukraine , Bulgaria , Romania , Belarus , and Russia are trafficked to Poland for forced prostitution. Men and women from Bangladesh, China, and the Philippines are found in conditions of forced labor in Poland.
Men and women from Thailand, Nigeria, Iraq, Ukraine, Belarus, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova, Mongolia, Vietnam, Turkey, Djibouti, and Uganda are found in conditions of forced labor, including forced begging and debt bondage , and also forced prostitution in Poland. The government of Poland fully complies with the minimum standards for eliminating trafficking and in was upgraded to Tier 1.
The government also intensified efforts to investigate and identify labor trafficking , with 79 percent of ongoing prosecutions related to labor trafficking , and the majority of identified victims being labor trafficking victims.
The government funded two NGOs that assisted more potential trafficking victims. Courts awarded restitution to trafficking victims in four cases, marking the first time since In the government implemented comprehensive measures to combat the trafficking of individuals escaping the conflict in Ukraine.
