Outline Introduction of the migrant groups Detailing their movements Introduction of the cases Comments and discussions Group1 A group of multinational people 15 Burmese 7 Syrians 5 Afghans ID: 654433
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ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION
Case StudiesSlide2
Outline
Introduction of the migrant groups
Detailing
their movements
Introduction of the cases
Comments and discussionsSlide3
Group-1
A group of multi-national
people
15 Burmese
7 Syrians
5 Afghans
2 Turks
2 BangladesheseSlide4
Pakistan
A chain of smugglers had a visit to an Afghan refugee camp in Pakistan, and offered people a secure and a guaranteed travel to London
They asked $7,000 per person.
People were supposed to pay half in the beginning, and the rest would be paid after the delivery
Only
5 Afghans
could accept this offer, because they were the ones with richest relatives.
After the payments were made, they started their journey. They left Pakistan
While
travelling
in a
cargo van,
the Iranian police stopped them. The driver offered some bribes, and the police accepted. Then they continued to travel… Slide5
Bangladesh
Two friends
, aged 23, decided to go to Europe. They approached a smuggling group member to help them
. Smugglers
asked $8000 per person to take them to Italy
Friends asked their parents to provide them the money. They would pay this amount back when they
make money in
Europe.
Parents
borrowed some $5000 from a
loan-sharker. Remaining
amount was obtained by
exchanging
mothers’ jewelleries, the only valuables of these families.
They departed from Bangladesh illegally, passed through Indian and Pakistan land borders. While
traveling
in Iran they joined in
five other
illegal immigrants from Afghanistan.
Finally they reached Turkish-Iranian border.
Smugglers took over those
seven illegal immigrants
to another smuggler, a border villager. While
walking
up the hills in Iran, the smuggler was
stopped by
a group of armed people. After some talks, he paid $100 per person. They let them go.
The
smugglers
said
“They were PKK terrorists”
After entering in Turkey, another smuggler with a truck took them over and after a 24 hour trip, they
reached
a house
in Istanbul where
there were another 15 illegal immigrants
from Burma,
were awaiting.Slide6
Syria
A family (
a father, a mother and 5 kids
) had to migrate in Turkey because of the ongoing conflicts in Syria.
They sought asylum in Turkey and were settled in a refugee camp that is located at Syrian-Turkish border. They lived there for about 5 months.
In the meantime, father’s brother living in Denmark as a permanent resident, asked him to leave Turkey because Syrian conflict was getting worse and no need to wait any more. He would help his relatives in Denmark.
Brother told the father, to find Mr. X in Istanbul, a well-known smuggler, and he would help the family to get to Europe.
The father left the camp and traveled to Istanbul with his family, then found the Mr. X.
Mr. X settled them in a distant suburban house in Istanbul where there were a lot of
foreign people
were waiting. Slide7
Turkey
Two young
Turkish men
were talking to each other about the exciting lifestyle in Amsterdam.
They decided to go to Europe. They had relatives who settled in Europe years and years ago. They asked their parents about their wishes. After positive responses from the family, they applied for a visa from the Netherlands Embassy in Istanbul.
It took one month, but the visa decision was negative.
After that they decided to go there in one way or another. They had heard from friends that there were guys who were arranging Europe travels. They found them.
The smugglers asked
€5.000
per
person to
Amsterdam.
Young
men asked help from relatives in Europe, and they
provided
the money.
The smugglers told them to get ready since they depart in any time. Slide8
Turkey, Greece, Albania, …
One night, the smugglers departed from the suburban house in Istanbul with 15 Burmese, 5 Afghan, 7 Syrian, 2 Pakistan, 2 Turkish immigrants. They were hidden in a semi-truck. The smugglers took them to the Greek-Turkish Borders. They passed through the border from the River Evros.
On the Greek side, Greek smugglers took over the group and took them to the Albanian border after a 24 hour trip in a truck.
They were again
taken over
by
another group in Albania and
were traveled towards the West.
They passed the Albanian borders illegally.
While traveling on the
highway of a Western Balkan Country, an
accident happened, and the truck overturned.
After that, the driver and his associate escaped. Ten immigrants died. 9 others were injured
heavily…Slide9
Bangladesh
BurmaSlide10
CASES
Comment, discuss, and assess the situationsSlide11
CASE-1 Group-1
The survivors of the ship accident were taken to a shelter, and then transferred to an immigrant detention center for deportation.
The center is already full of illegal immigrants from Burma, Somalia, Palestine, and Syria.
The immigration department has
many difficulties
in deportation procedures…
Why do you think so? Slide12
CASE-2 Group-1
The police went to the traffic accident scene, and helped injured people and transferred them to a hospital.
7 Burmese and 3 Agfhans had treatment in between 2-15 days. After that, they were taken to the immigrant detention center.
The
detention center
was already overloaded,
and therefore, it
was
difficult to accommodate
people
,
but
no other facilities
were
existed.
It has been 2 months but
they continued to stay
in the
center
. Nobody
told them what to happen. Then, illegal immigrants in the detention center started a riot, and put the mattresses in fire. The riot seemed to expand to other detention centers in the country.
You are an important political figure in that area and people expect you to act. What would you do? Slide13
CASE-3 Group-1
The escapees of the accident were then captured by the police. They were taken to the detention center.
Among
them was the Syrian
family.
The father told their true story and later he sought for asylum with his
family.
Their application was received, a 6-month residence permit was issued. They were settled in an apartment.
The
number of foreign migrants within the country
had already tripled in a couple of years. Some native people started
to raise their voices that they are not happy with
living
together with foreign
people.
Why do you think so?
Why people don’t like newcomers?Slide14
CASE-4 Group-1
Same radicals started to annoy
foreign
people. Their children started to bully on foreign students in the schools.
In a case, an immigrant’s home was put fire, and three people died. Police thought that this
was
conducted by the radicals.
Several demonsrations
were
held in the country both by immigrants and by those who
did
not want any more immigrants.
You are the political leader of the ruling party?
How would you tackle with this issue?Slide15
Group-2
A group of multi-national
people
10 Libyans
12 Tunisians
4 Somalians
2 Niger citizensSlide16
Somalia
A
young woman
,
in
her mid-20’s
escaped from her
home. Then she went
to a shipping company in Mogadishu to ask for help to travel to
Europe.
One of her friends had illegally traveled to
Italy
in a commercial ship.
They
asked
$2500
to travel but did not bear any responsibility if she is captured.
She
accepted this offer.
The ship departed Mogadishu port towards the Port of
Tripoli in Libya. Another three men were also traveling with her. They had paid the same amount. All of them were forced to wait in a closed storage. It took 3 days. When the ship arrived in
Triploi, they were taken with a small boat to the land in the midnight. After landing, they were taken by a man to a warehouse where there were people from different countries were waiting.Slide17
Libya
A smuggling network of Northern Africa received
14 immigrants
from
their networks in
North African countries. Ten Libyans were also added to the group.
Four Somalians (including one young woman) lately joined in the group.
The smugglers arranged a mid-scale shipping boat for their travel to Lampedusa, Italy.
They
embarked people in the very early morning and
departed… Slide18
Libya, Italy, Greece, W. Balkans…
On
the international water, they come across joint Frontex patrols. They were returned.
After
sailing back in Libyan waters, the captain decided to change the route towards the Greek shores.
It took two days to reach there, but the weather got worse, and the captain lost the control.
After
a dangerous three-four hours, the boat crashed in shore rocks
very
close to
a place in W. Balkans.
Nine immigrants
and three smugglers were
dead by being drowned, while others were rescued..Slide19Slide20
CASE-1 Group-2
The ship accident had
a
great public interest.
The
media broadcasted videos of the accident and injured people.
Social service facilities were insufficient., and therefore, local government officials could only provided food and health assistance.
The media was so harsh on government. People started to claim
that the
government did not provide adequtae
humanitarian assistance, and disregarded the immigrants’
rights.
Many foreign
resident and human rights activists within
the country organized demonstrations
against the government.
You are a MP of the ruling party and the Chairman of your party asked you to cope with this problem.
What would you do
with the
immigrant community
?Slide21
CASE-2 Group-2
One of the
survivors of
the
ship accident
was
that
Somalian girl.
After she was saved, she decided to escape.
She hithchiked on the way, an old taxi driver took her.
The
driver brought her to his home. In the morning, a man came to the house and had a look at her,
paid
some money to the driver.
Then she was forcibly taken to another house where there were
other
girls from Ukraine and Belarus. It was like a brothel.
She was very frightened. The man said to her “I paid $5000 for you. You will work for me.” She would work as a prostitute!
How would you comment? Is it the girl’s mistake? Slide22
CASE-3 Group-2
In a police investigation, a trafficking chain was disclosed and traffickers were captured.
Five young women including the Somalian girl were saved.
During the investigation, police figured out that the
City Mayor and the police
chief, very well known by his association with your party, had direct connection with the traffickers, and made huge profits. But the information
was
not publicly announced yet.
You are the Minister of Interior and General Director of Police visited you to ask on what to do.
This situation will appaerantly harm the public perception on your party’s integrity
. What
would you do
? How would you react?Slide23
CASE-4 Group-2
The number of trafficking cases are alarming in your country. Police and judiciary have legal powers but demand for cheap labor as well as the demand for sex industry is at high levels.
You
decided
to raise this issue in the Parliament
for the
fight against these crimes. However, you don’t
find
much support from your party leaders as well as the members. But you are committed.
You would like to start a social movement as a responsible political figure in the fight against trafficking in human beings.
How would you start this movement? How would you use social and political powers? What kind of obstacles may you face? Slide24
Thank you!
Oguzhan Omer Demir
oodemir@egm.gov.tr
www.utsam.org