2022 was a hectic year. La Strada International was involved in the implementation of several international counter trafficking projects, including on posted workers in Europe (Postcare); on preventing labour and sexual exploitation and harrassment among female workers Hidden at Work) and on protecting Asian trafficking Victims in Europe. For this project LSI published research and a related policy paper.
HRDN members including La Strada International have again raised concerns about proposals to freeze all activities of the European Parliament’s DROI Subcommittee and to stop all urgency resolutions on human rights abuses in third countries in the wake of the “Qatargate” corruption scandal.
The EU Victims’ Rights Campaign “I will keep my eyes open” has just been launched in 10 EU Member States. Countries include Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Poland, Romania and Slovakia. Special focus is put on victims of five types of crime - gender-based violence, anti-LGBTIQ hate crime, xenophobic hate crime, violence against children, and violence against a person.
On 19 December, the European Commission presented a proposal to strengthen the rules in the Anti-Trafficking Directive that prevent and combat trafficking in human beings.