Forum on fighting human trafficking was held in Sofia
Article published from Petar Kostadinov on 2009-04-08 14:00:00Category: Society in Sofia
Bulgarian children were the largest number of all children victims of human trafficking in Greece, Bulgarian National Anti-Trafficking Commission chief secretary Antoaneta Vassileva was quoted by Bulgarian news agency Focus as saying on April 7 2009.
"Because of demographic problems, there is high demand for children in Greece," she told a forum on fighting human trafficking. The event was organised by the National Investigative Service and RiskMonitor foundation in Sofia.
In 2008, there were seven cases of trafficking of Bulgarian babies, most of whom were destined for Greece, she said.
According to her, the price for a baby boy was 18 000 euro and for a baby girl between 13 000 and 14 000 euro. If the mother is of Roma origin the price could be around 3000 euro...