Naples, Italy

Most of the young women I met at a secret shelter in Albania were trafficked at the age of 12. Countries of destination include Greece, Italy, Belgium and the UK. “The very very first time in Italy, a car pulled over. I got in and he asked me how old I was. Thirteen, I said. He told me to get out, but I needed the money or would get beaten by the pimp, so he paid me but didn’t do anything to me,” Zamira says. “I thought, this isn’t so bad. All I have to do is tell them my age and then they will give me money and let me out. But that first time was also the last.”