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Human trafficking

The buying and selling of human beings for profit. Human trafficking is an extremely serious crime and a gross violation of human rights, which can be classified as a modern form of slavery. The goal of this section is to raise awareness of the problem and to show what is being done at EU-level and in the Member States to fight this injustice, to promote exchange of ideas and cooperation between all organisations, and to help people involved in the fight against trafficking in human beings and the protection of victims.

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Human trafficking

indicators of crime

Law enforcement; Human Trafficking

are signs that suggest the possibility of a crime and can be discovered through events associated with criminal activity, statements from the victims or signs of harm associated with trafficking.

individual assistance plan (IAP)

Law enforcement; Human Trafficking

It is a written agreement jointly developed by the case manager and the assisted trafficked person where goals, activities and services – tailored to the individual’s needs – are clearly ...

informed consent

Law enforcement; Human Trafficking

Any free, voluntary permission or approval to something proposed or requested based on full exposure to all facts; fully informed decisions-making, including awareness of any risks involved and any ...

internal trafficking

Law enforcement; Human Trafficking

Cases of trafficking in human beings in which the trafficked person is recruited or moved within their own country, rather than across international borders. In more complicated cases, a migrant who ...

labour-related trafficking

Law enforcement; Human Trafficking

Trafficking for the purpose of exploitation of a person’s labor or services in forced labor or services, slavery or practices similar to slavery, or servitude, according to the 2002 Framework ...

law enforcement official

Law enforcement; Human Trafficking

Police officers or other officials responsible for enforcing the law.

loverboy

Law enforcement; Human Trafficking

the term is usually used to refer to young men who use seduction techniques to charm vulnerable young girls with the ultimate aim of getting thise girls to work for them in prostitution.

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