Proposal for a COUNCIL FRAMEWORK DECISION on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings, and protecting victims, repealing Framework Decision 2002/629/JHA

Publishers Commission Of The European Communities Zones Europe Type Guide / Guidelines / Principle Date of publication 2009 Document main thematic Child Trafficking Total pages 19

Trafficking in human beings is considered one of the most serious crimes worldwide, a gross
violation of human rights, a modern form of slavery, and an extremely profitable business for
organised crime. It consists of the recruitment, transfer or receipt of persons, carried out with
coercive, deceptive or abusive means, for the purpose of exploitation including sexual or
labour exploitation, forced labour, domestic servitude or other forms of exploitation including
the removal of organs.
Therefore the response to trafficking must be robust, and aimed at preventing and prosecuting
the crime, and protecting its victims.