The rising numbers of newly arrived irregular migrants, including 23,000 to the Canary Islands in 2020, are vulnerable to trafficking. Nigerian criminal networks recruit victims in migrant reception centers in Italy for forced prostitution in Spain.

The rising numbers of undocumented migrants arriving by sea, especially departing from Mauritania, Morrocco, and Senegal, including to the Canary Islands, are vulnerable to trafficking. Unaccompanied migrant children continue to be vulnerable to sex trafficking and forced begging.

Aug 31, 2023 · The criminal network was split into two branches. One was based in Morocco and the other in Spain. Members were responsible for receiving migrants who arrived by boat from Morocco to the island of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. They managed the migrants’ upkeep and their transfer to mainland Spain.

The rising numbers of newly arrived undocumented migrants, including 15,682 to the Canary Islands in 2022, are vulnerable to trafficking. Unaccompanied migrant children continue to be vulnerable to sex trafficking and forced begging.

1 day ago · The ministry said the boat capsized near the Moroccan port of Dakhla en route to the Canary Islands, ... Asif Ali Zardari on Jan. 18 stressed the need for strict measures to curb human trafficking ...

Dec 9, 2024 · The Canary Islands, the southernmost region of Spain consisting of seven islands, is facing a migration and humanitarian crisis at its shores. The islands have become the destination for the migration route from West Africa to Spain through the Atlantic.

Nov 14, 2023 · Record 32,000 migrants have reached Canary Islands this year 'We have neither the resources nor the calm,' says president; Some African children registered as adults by police on arrival

Aug 9, 2022 · Canary Islands (Spain), 9 August 2022 - In the final months of 2020, when the world was still reeling from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of smuggled people arrived on the Canary Islands of Spain, in numbers not seen on the islands for over a decade.

Migrants depart mainly from Morocco, Western Sahara, Mauritania, Senegal and The Gambia and embark on dangerous journeys along the West African coast to reach the Canary Islands. The distance covered ranges from less than 100 kilometres from the nearest point on the African coast to more than 1600 kilometres from The Gambia.

Jan 9, 2025 · Human trafficking and climate change are among the reasons for this displacement. In 2024, almost 47,000 migrants reached the Canary Islands, according to data from Spain's interior...