Anti-trafficking day: the Commission calls for better protection of the victims
- Document number
- 2540
- Date
- 2010
- Title
- Anti-trafficking day: the Commission calls for better protection of the victims
- Author/publisher
- European Commission, European Union (EU)
- Availability
- View/save PDF version of this document
- Document type(s)
- EU law, Guidelines/Recommendations, Media/News, Meeting Documentation/Conference Reports,
- Keywords
- Prevention, Awareness Raising, Media, Information Campaigns, Empowerment, Advocacy, Civil society, NGO, Human Rights approach, Activism, Education, Training; Victims (of trafficking), Trafficked persons, Criminal proceedings; Legal assistance, Civil Law Suit, Human trafficking cases, Compensation, National Referral Mechanisms; Victim support services; Restitution; Remuneration; Individual complaint mechanisms;
- Summary
- "We can not accept that, while several hundred thousand victims are estimated to be trafficked every year within and into the EU, only a few thousand victims are assisted" said Cecilia Malmström, EU Commissioner for Home Affairs. Trafficking in human beings, whether it is called forced labour or sexual exploitation, is a terrible crime and should be called by its right name: modern slavery. "Fighting it is a top priority for me and we must mobilise all instruments of action to reinforce prevention, law enforcement and victim protection.
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