As part of a package to address migrant smuggling, on 28 November 2023, the European Commission proposed a regulation to strengthen police cooperation and Europol's role in the fight against migrant smuggling and trafficking in human beings (COM(2023) 754). The proposal was not supported by an...

Indonesian government is responsible for failing to harmonize border law enforcement efforts with migration policy, ignoring the considerations of border security, cyberspace, human rights, and migrant workers welfare. The existing migration policies lacked cohesive integration effectively...

The illegal cultivation of cannabis in the UK is a serious problem that can involve the exploitation of vulnerable migrant populations who are trafficked to work as cannabis growers under conditions of debt bondage and modern slavery. Although there is much public interest in modern slavery and...

This publication marks the 10th anniversary of publishing statistics based on administrative data on trafficking in human beings in the EU, covering the period from 2013 to 2023. It provides an overview and offers insights into the evolving patterns of trafficking in human beings. The data...

This leaflet aims to raise awareness of the challenges identified by Eurojust in judicial cooperation regarding legal qualifications and the interpretation of facts constituting the offence of trafficking in human beings (THB) for sexual exploitation and related crimes.

This leaflet aims to raise awareness of the challenges identified by Eurojust in judicial cooperation regarding legal qualifications and the interpretation of facts constituting the offence of trafficking in human beings (THB) for sexual exploitation and related crimes.

Migrant smuggling and trafficking in human beings (THB) pose a serious threat to the EU's security, as well as to the irregular migrants and THB victims involved. Both crime areas are embedded in the broader serious and organised crime environment, with criminals taking advantage of existing...