Social welfare responded to 53 human trafficking cases in 2024

Social welfare services were called to help 53 cases of human trafficking in the first half of 2024, amid efforts to improve support to victims, it emerged on Friday.

According to figures obtained by the Cyprus News Agency (CAN), in the same time period until end of July, there were seven trafficking victims taken to a shelter under the wing of the social services.

In 2022, the social services were called to support 147 victim referrals, and 149 by October 2023.

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