The Swedish government announced Wednesday that Sweden will carry out tougher measures to fight the sex trade and organized crime.
The government will invest over 210 million kronor (about 35 million U.S. dollars) in 36 different initiatives between 2008 to 2010, according to the new action plan against prostitution and human trafficking in a statement.
The Swedish Gender Equality Minister Nyamko Sabuni said there was a need to cooperate with neighboring countries in the Baltic region where many victims of the sex trade were recruited from, and also to help former sex trade workers find other means of supporting themselves.
Among the measures is a proposal to establish a special task force of 200 police officers located at nine police authorities across Sweden, the statement said.
The government will also push through measures to reinforce the support available to victims of the sex trade, including sheltered accommodations and treatment centers.
Source:Xinhua
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