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Met dank overgenomen van Europese Commissie (EC), gepubliceerd op woensdag 14 april 2021.
De Commissie presenteert vandaag een nieuwe strategie voor de bestrijding van mensenhandel (2021-2025), die erop gericht is mensenhandel te voorkomen, mensenhandelaren voor de rechter te brengen en slachtoffers te beschermen en weerbaarder te maken. In 2017 en 2018 werden er in de Europese Unie meer dan 14 000 slachtoffers geregistreerd Wereldwijd maken mensenhandelaren naar schatting €29,4 miljard winst in één jaar. De verwachting is dat de vraag naar uitbuiting zal aanhouden, nu mensenhandelaren steeds meer online actief zijn en de coronapandemie wellicht gunstige voorwaarden schept voor een toename van uitbuiting. Daarom bevat de vandaag voorgestelde strategie maatregelen die de EU en de lidstaten in staat stellen hun respons verder te versterken.
out, actually has a role in coordinating anti-human trafficking efforts, but apparently the trump administration is rolling that back. is that right? that s exactly right. the department of labor is one of the lead federal agencies in fighting trafficking not only here in the united states but around the world. it puts out an annual report on child labor and forced labor around the world. and here in the united states, labor inspectors are often the first people on the scene who encounter victims of trafficking. and just in the past two weeks, this labor department under acosta put a moratorium on granting potential visas to victims of trafficking and has now added an additional bureaucratic step in the process that might potentially delay for weeks and even months these victims getting protection. already when you re inspecting workplaces and you re relying on undocumented immigrants who might be witnesses, they re going to be reluctant to come forward now that you make it more diff
state, and almost every country worldwide. oscar winning actress mira sorvino is the u.n. s goodwill ambassador fighting trafficking. mira, good morning. good morning. you know, on monday, we reported that georgia just passed one of the toughest laws in the country to fight human trafficking. now this federal indictment in tennessee. i think, how big this is is a shock to people. was it to you when you got involved? definitely. i mean, a few years ago i didn t even know that slavery still existed. i was among the blissfully ignorant who thought that lincoln freed the slaves and that was it. unfortunately slavery affects every country around the world. and we are no exception in the united states. we do have excellent federal laws, but our state laws, on the whole, are really lagging behind in terms of what they do to protect victims, to punish perpetrators, and especially to protect children who are exploited through commercial sexual exploitation. let me ask you a little bit m
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