A joint report published by
Europol and Interpol said Tuesday that "in Libya alone, around
800,000 migrants are waiting to travel to the EU".
The report said "an increase in the number of migrants
trying to reach the EU is expected".
It said migrants departing from Libya often use
the Central Mediterranean route arriving in Italy.
This route is mostly used by migrants originating from
African countries.
"Although there was a decrease of 12% from 2014 to 2015,
in 2015 a total of 153,946 illegal entries were detected along
this rout," it said
The report highlighted several other alarming trends and
future risks.
It said these included an increase in cases of human
exploitation, especially labour exploitation in the countries of
destination of the migrants.
"Forced criminality may increase in the EU, as migrants
may be coerced into criminal activities by their facilitators,"
it continued.
"Unaccompanied minors may be further victimised, as they
may be sexually exploited, forced to commit criminal activities,
or else be involved by smugglers in the recruitment of other
potential clients".
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