Methods and means at European level to eradicate human trafficking. Origin area victims

Doi: https://doi.org/10.58603/OCZM6772

Abstract: Trafficking in human beings in its forms of manifestation, mainly through sexual exploitation, forced labor and coercion to commit crimes, especially against children and people with disabilities, is a phenomenon often linked to organized crime, but whose real dimension is unknown. At the level of the European Union, it was considered necessary to intensify the fight against trafficking, adopting the Strategy to Combat Trafficking in Human Beings 2021-2025 with the commitment of Member States to support the implementation of the necessary measures through specific judicial methods, with an emphasis on cooperation in the fields of enforcement law and cooperation between Member States - by promoting dialogue and good practices through EU agencies - together with the private sector and digital industries. Therefore, with the exacerbation of the phenomenon, the measures and methods to combat it have diversified, starting with the elements of prevention, investigation and sanctioning and with increased attention paid to victims - a category presenting individual, social, economic or other vulnerabilities - aiming at specific and personalized assistance and protection, including financial, upon return, if applicable, as well as specific guarantees for children - the goal being its eradication.