MAIN OBJECTIVES

The objectives of this project are:

a) to compare European countries‟ national laws on THB through an analytical approach and to indicate the discrepancies between the different legal frameworks;

b) to understand the specificities of sexual and labour trafficking in human beings in each country and analyse its impact on legislation;

c) to compare country-specific practices in the fight against trafficking, more specifically to compare investigation and prosecution practices as well as obstacles encountered along the way;

d) to identify the level of protection and support afforded to victims before, during and after criminal proceedings;

e) to promote the training of legal and other institutional actors within this field;

f) to reflect on some of the measures described as best practices in the domain of cooperation;

g) to promote workshops with experts, judges, prosecutors and law enforcement agents with a view to sharing experiences within a multilateral cooperation framework.