Talk:Human trafficking in Greece

Editing and Restructuring the current page
The current article has been flagged for multiple issues, including lack of neutrality and depending too much on a single source. The current page draws its information entirely from the 2010 Trafficking in Persons Report from the U.S.Department of State, which could lead to a large bias. The current article is not very thorough. It also needs general cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards.

I plan on fixing these issues by thoroughly and systematically exploring human trafficking in Greece by restructuring and rewriting the current page and adding a substantial amount of new material from a variety of reputable sources. I plan on organizing the new material into a much more reader-friendly format. Additionally, as the current article draws from a single source, it looks at human trafficking in Greece solely from a legal perspective, so I plan on broadening the current scope of the article to other important aspects of human trafficking in Greece, such as types of trafficking in Greece, causes and driving factors of trafficking in Greece, current governmental anti-trafficking efforts, and critiques of that effort.

Currently, the page is divided into three sections, "Prosecution", "Protection", and "Prevention". These three TIP terms are important but by no means all-encompassing; I plan on moving them under the heading "Governmental Anti-Trafficking Efforts" and updating and revising the information currently in those sections. Additionally, I plan to start with "Overview of Human Trafficking" that will briefly define human trafficking in general and introduce the issue in Greece. Next, "Destinations" will cover the importance of Greece as both a final destination for trafficked victims and as a transit country and gateway to the rest of the EU. Following this section would be a section that looks at the profile of the typical victim in Greece in terms of origins, SES, age, gender, etc. "Traffickers" will profile the typical perpetrator of human trafficking in Greece. "Contributing Factors to Trafficking" will look at the historical, political, and socio-cultural factors that contribute to trafficking in Greece, such as the impact of the fall of the Soviet Union, Greece's membership in the EU and shared borders with Turkey, problems with illegal immigration, and a high level of xenophobia in Greece. Next will come the "Governmental Anti-Trafficking Efforts" heading, under which the current "Prosecution", "Protection", and "Prevention" headings will be found, with substantial revisions to include the specific legislation in Greece working to combat trafficking. "NGO Anti-Trafficking Efforts" will then look at specific nonprofit organizations in Greece and the roles they play in combating trafficking. Finally, "Remaining Challenges" will look at steps Greece still needs to take to be compliant with EU regulations regarding anti-trafficking, and the role the current economic crisis plays in anti-trafficking efforts.

This revision is part of an assignment for my class on Poverty, Justice, and Human Capabilities at Rice University in Houston, TX, as part of an effort to increase knowledge and awareness about various social and human rights issues by providing quality knowledge to the general public through Wikipedia. More information can be found by clicking the banner at the top of this post. Suggestions and critiques are welcome, I really want to contribute a quality page! Rachel.m.mitchell (talk) 05:18, 4 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Welcome! Personally, your proposed outline looks great to me. According to our tools, this article gets several thousand views a year, so it's a shame that it's been allowed to fester in such a poor state. You'll be making a real contribution here by giving us a better article. Good luck, and let me know if there's anything I can do to help. Khazar2 (talk) 11:49, 4 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Thank you Khazar2! I have made all the updates and changes and included hyperlinks and references as best as I can. I would really appreciate feedback on both the content and style of this piece to make sure I did everything according to Wikipedia's standards. Rachel.m.mitchell (talk) 21:01, 24 October 2012 (UTC)
 * The article looks really good to me. Articles uploaded for class projects often have a bad rap on Wikipedia, but this is one to be proud of--well-researched and encyclopedic in tone. A few further suggestions that you can take or leave:
 * The article is very focused on info and statistics from the last few years, but as an encyclopedic article, it would be better to cover the full history of the subject where possible, from Greece's independence on. If your sources don't cover that, no problem, but that's what the ideal article would eventually look like.
 * The flip side of this is some stats and info in the article may go out-of-date quickly. You might use the phrase "as of 2012" (or 2011, or whenever your source is from) for information that might change in the next 2-5 years; there's no telling when someone will be able to re-research and update this.
 * Just a minor grammar point, but I noticed it a few times; the pronoun for Greece should be "it", not "they". (The country of Greece is singular, its people plural, if that makes sense).
 * Thanks again for all your hard work on this, and best of luck with your class. -- Khazar2 (talk) 20:19, 25 October 2012 (UTC)

Peer Input
Hi Rachel! I think that this article is REALLY good. I enjoyed reading it and think that it is very well-written so I don't have any suggestions for improvement. Good luck with your assignment Lgriffin92 (talk) 01:52, 30 November 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia Ambassador Program course assignment
This article is the subject of an educational assignment at Rice University supported by the Wikipedia Ambassador Program&#32;during the 2012 Q4 term. Further details are available on the course page.

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