Deputy Foreign Minister Evripidis Stylianidis and Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Christodoulos inaugurated a shelter for abused women and children that opened in Athens' Kypseli district on Friday.
The centre, funded by the ministry's Hellenic Aid agency, will operate under the auspices of the Church of Greece NGO "Solidarity."
Christodoulos described the project as a "marvelous and healthy collaboration between Church and State, which reaped benefits."
The centre will provide psychological support and legal advice to victims of human trafficking.
The six-storey, 600 sq. meter building can house up to 50 people.
"We are trying to provide relief to the victims of modern-day slavery, to abused women and children forced to work on the streets," Stylianidis said.
According to sources, Hellenic Aid this year is focusing its activities in locating victims, providing them legal support, and researching the spread of this phenomenon.
Data from the Public Order and Foreign Affairs ministries reveal that the greatest number of female victims of human trafficking is from Ukraine, Moldova, Russia and Romania. The greatest number of child victims is from Albania and Romania.
Men also fall victims to human trafficking and are mainly used for farm work. Male victims of human trafficking are primarily from Asian countries.

Source: Athens News Agency

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