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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 860 

Calling on the Government of Germany to take immediate action to combat 

sex trafficking in connection with the 2006 FIFA World Cup, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 9, 2006 

Mr. SMITH of New Jersey submitted the following resolution; which was 

referred to the Committee on International Relations 

RESOLUTION 

Calling on the Government of Germany to take immediate 

action to combat sex trafficking in connection with the 

2006 FIFA World Cup, and for other purposes. 

Whereas trafficking in human beings, for sexual or labor exploitation, is an egregious violation of human rights; 

Whereas Congress passed and the President signed into law 

the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (division 

A of Public Law 106–386), the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2003 (Public Law 108– 

193), and the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–186) in order to 

promote vigorous efforts worldwide to combat all forms 

of trafficking in human beings; 
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Whereas major sporting events, conventions, and other such 

events that attract large numbers of people have been 

shown to result in an increase in the demand for commercial sexual services; 

Whereas ‘‘pimps’’ and traffickers are aware of this demand 

and respond to it by trafficking women and girls for 

prostitution at such events; 

Whereas trafficked women are often persuaded to cross international borders by false promises of legitimate employment in other countries, before being forced to engage in 

prostitution; 

Whereas Germany is a major destination country for trafficking of women and children for prostitution, and there 

are an estimated 400,000 women in prostitution in Germany, 75 percent of whom are foreigners; 

Whereas the 2006 FIFA World Cup will be played in 12 German cities and millions of fans will be in attendance; 

Whereas individuals and organized crime groups that traffic 

women and girls for prostitution are expected to increase 

their activity before and during the 2006 World Cup; 

Whereas in December 2001, Germany legalized ‘‘pimping’’, 

prostitution, and maintaining a brothel, and officially 

stated that prostitution is no longer to be seen as immoral; 

Whereas Germany’s legalized prostitution industry has been 

preparing to increase its capacity in anticipation of the 

2006 World Cup; 

Whereas prostitution and related activities—including pimping and patronizing or maintaining brothels—provide a 

fac ̧ade behind which sex traffickers can operate; 

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Whereas in March 2006 the European Parliament adopted a 

resolution on ‘‘forced prostitution in the context of world 

sports events’’, stating that major sporting events at 

which large numbers of people congregate results in a 

‘‘temporary and spectacular increase in the demand for 

sexual services’’ and then listing a number of actions that 

should be undertaken by Germany and others; 

Whereas in April 2006, the European Union Justice and 

Home Affairs Council adopted a list of best practices 

that should be undertaken by member states holding 

major international events, including the development 

and implementation of measures that discourage the demand for trafficking victims; 

Whereas Germany has signed the United Nations Convention 

against Transnational Organized Crime and the United 

Nations Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children; 

Whereas in February 2006 the United Nations Special 

Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women 

and children reported to the United Nations Commission 

on Human Rights: ‘‘For the most part, prostitution as 

actually practised in the world usually does satisfy the 

elements of trafficking. . . . Thus, State parties [to the 

United Nations Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children] with legalized prostitution industries have a heavy 

responsibility to ensure that the conditions which actually 

pertain to the practice of prostitution within their borders are free from the illicit means delineated in subparagraph (a) of the [UN Protocol] definition, so as to ensure 

that their legalized prostitution regimes are not simply 

perpetuating widespread and systematic trafficking. As 

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current conditions throughout the world attest, States 

parties that maintain legalized prostitution are far from 

satisfying this obligation.’’; and 

Whereas article 9, paragraph 5, of the United Nations Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in 

Persons, Especially Women and Children states: ‘‘States 

Parties shall adopt or strengthen legislative or other 

measures, such as educational, social or cultural measures, including through bilateral and multilateral cooperation, to discourage the demand that fosters all 

forms of exploitation of persons, especially women and 

children, that leads to trafficking.’’: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) calls on the Government of Germany to take 

3 immediate action to combat sex trafficking in con4 nection with the 2006 FIFA World Cup; 

5 (2) calls on Germany to take measures to dis6 courage the demand that fosters all forms of exploi7 tation of persons, especially women and children, 

8 that leads to trafficking, including by raising aware9 ness among potential users of prostitution and by re10 considering the effect of legalized prostitution in cre11 ating the demand for prostitution and trafficking; 

12 (3) urges countries throughout Europe, includ13 ing Germany, to support vigorously public awareness 

14 campaigns to inform and educate the general public, 

15 particularly athletes, sports fans, and financial spon16 sors of the 2006 World Cup, about the potential for 

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1 trafficking in human beings in response to the rising 

2 demand; 

3 (4) encourages governments, international orga4 nizations, and nongovernmental organizations to en5 gage in campaigns targeting potential victims and 

6 informing them of the risks and dangers of becom7 ing caught in human trafficking networks, particu8 larly at the time of the 2006 World Cup; 

9 (5) commends the ‘‘Final Whistle—Stop Forced 

10 Prostitution Campaign’’ launched by the National 

11 Council of German Women’s Organizations and calls 

12 on sports associations, including the Fe ́de ́ration 

13 Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the 

14 Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), 

15 the German Football Association, and others to sup16 port this campaign and roundly condemn trafficking 

17 in human beings and forced prostitution; 

18 (6) encourages sponsors of the 2006 World 

19 Cup, as well as tour operators and air transportation 

20 service providers, to join in the efforts to end the 

21 sexual exploitation of women and girls and prevent 

22 trafficking in human beings; 

23 (7) urges athletes and coaches of teams com24 peting in the 2006 World Cup to denounce the sexVerDate Aug 31 2005 00:24 Jun 10, 2006 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR860.IH HR860
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1 ual exploitation of women and girls and to encourage 

2 prevention of trafficking in human beings; and 

3 (8) urges Germany and all countries to ratify or 

4 accede to, and to implement, the United Nations 

5 Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime 

6 and the United Nations Protocol to Prevent, Sup7 press, and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially 

8 Women and Children. 

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