1.0Wide Anglehttps://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideanglediana cofresihttps://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/author/diana-cofresi/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="aM12LQfdqa"><a href="https://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/uncategorized/human-trafficking-worldwide-albania/1447/">Dying to Leave: Human Trafficking Worldwide: Albania</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/uncategorized/human-trafficking-worldwide-albania/1447/embed/#?secret=aM12LQfdqa" width="600" height="338" title="“Dying to Leave: Human Trafficking Worldwide: Albania” — Wide Angle" data-secret="aM12LQfdqa" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> Female victims are trafficked to Italy and other EU countries for sexual exploitation. Type: Source and Transit Country Background Albania was an economic ruin when it emerged 12 years ago from the ironfisted rule of communist dictator Enver Hoxha. High rates of poverty and unemployment, a crumbling infrastructure, and corrupt elected officials made the nation […]https://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/files/2008/07/wa_img_dying_map_albania.jpg