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A European NGO Platform against trafficking in human beings La Strada International is a European NGO Platform against human trafficking.

The platform comprises 25 member organisations and 5 associate members in 24 European countries. The network is represented by an international secretariat with the same name. The secretariat, based in Amsterdam, focuses on international networking, lobbying and public relations on behalf of the member organisations, producing common policies and action plans and harmonised lobby and advocacy prog

rammes. The secretariat maintains and expands the relations of the La Strada network with national and international organisations, national governments, European institutions and UN bodies. The secretariat supports capacity building of the members and provides a forum for NGOs on the issue of trafficking. It also houses an international archive and documentation centre and manages the international La Strada website. All La Strada International member organisations are registered as independent non-governmental organisations and work at the grassroots level. They run hotlines and shelters for trafficked persons, publish information and prevention materials, provide direct psychological and social assistance to trafficked persons and train various professionals how to identify and work with trafficked persons. They are united in the general assembly of La Strada International, the decision-making organ of the network, which determines strategies and policies and elects the board members. The Board supervises the international secretariat.

15/05/2026

⏳ 𝗧𝘄𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗼 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲

By 15 July 2026, Member States must transpose the revised EU Anti-Trafficking Directive into national law.

As part of our campaign “𝗩𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗺 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗨 𝗟𝗮𝘄”, this month we focus on 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝟭𝟳, which establishes Member States’ obligation to ensure that victims of trafficking have access to 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

While compensation is recognised as a legal right, it remains rarely realised in practice. Article 17 was only slightly revised and still only refers to existing mechanisms, encouraging but not binding Member States to establish dedicated compensation funds.

However, the EU Compensation Directive of 2004 (Directive 2004/80/EC) already obliges Member States to ensure that victims of violent intentional crimes have access to a national state compensation scheme that provides “fair and appropriate” compensation, even when the crime occurred in another EU country.

Alongside this month’s campaign post, we are publishing new research examining how recent EU legislation, adopted in 2024, alongside earlier legal instruments, may enhance access to compensation for victims of trafficking in Europe, with a focus on France, Germany, and Spain.

The paper maps existing compensation routes, criminal proceedings, civil claims, and state schemes, and finds that despite compensation being a legal right, it is rarely achieved in practice due to fragmented and weak enforcement systems, but new EU instruments on asset recovery, forced labour, and corporate due diligence may offer opportunities to strengthen accountability and victim redress if effectively implemented.

Too often, trafficked persons and victims of forced labour face barriers at every stage, from lack of information about their rights, to offenders who fail to pay, to state schemes that are inaccessible in practice. Compensation is not only about financial redress: it contributes to restoring economic stability, strengthening autonomy, and reducing vulnerability to re-exploitation.

11/05/2026

𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗮-𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻

We invite organisations across Europe working directly or indirectly in areas such as mental health, migration, asylum, anti-trafficking, gender-based violence, outreach, referral, and social support to take part in a RESILIA survey on access to trauma-informed mental health care for migrant and displaced women in vulnerable contexts, including human trafficking, violence, exploitation, and displacement.

We want to better understand what is happening in practice at national and local level: the main barriers and gaps in access to support, the needs identified by organisations, and promising approaches that can help improve care.

The findings will feed into the RESILIA project’s research and help inform advocacy, practical tools, and policy recommendations at national and EU level. All responses will be treated anonymously and only referenced by country.

🕒 The survey takes 15–20 minutes to complete
🔗 Survey link: https://forms.gle/ndgdGodaf9mnoTcu7

You are welcome to reply in your preferred language. Please also feel free to share this post with relevant colleagues and networks.

👉 Read more about the RESILIA project: https://www.lastradainternational.org/resilia-resilient-mental-health-and-empowerment-for-migrant-women/

👉 Read more about the survey: https://www.lastradainternational.org/news/survey-access-to-trauma-informed-mental-health-care/

RESILIA – Resilient Mental Health and Empowerment for Migrant Women in Vulnerable Contexts is funded by the European Union under the EU4Health Programme

21/04/2026

Today, La Strada International and GAATW organised a side event at the 26th OSCE Alliance Conference on Trafficking in Persons, “From Criminalisation to Protection: Strengthening the Non-Punishment Principle in Cases of Forced Criminality.” The discussion reinforced a critical reality: despite clear international and regional frameworks, trafficked persons are still being arrested, prosecuted, and convicted for acts they were forced to commit.

This gap between legal standards and practice remains a serious concern, particularly for migrants, asylum seekers, children, and people in irregular situations. Speakers, representing our members LEFO IBF, Hope Now, and the Helen Bamber Foundation, as well as GAATW and the Dutch National Rapporteur on Human Trafficking shared compelling insights from research, legal casework, and frontline practice across Europe and beyond.

Their contributions highlighted that the non-punishment principle continues to be applied inconsistently, including in cases where individuals have already been identified as trafficked persons. Key challenges include persistent lack of awareness and training among practitioners; high thresholds and inconsistent application of the non-punishment principle; limited access to quality legal assistance and structural barriers to early identification of victims.

Adequate application of the non-punishment principle requires: a shift away from punitive (migration) approaches toward victim protection; clear legal frameworks and prosecutorial guidance, better monitoring of the application based on more systematic data collection, early and unconditional application of the non-punishment principle and better awareness and better cooperation between police, NGOs, and judicial actors. A strong recommendation was also made by La Strada International to ensure more funding for NGOs to reach and assist victims and monitor the application of the non-punishment provision.

15/04/2026

⏳ 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗼 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲

By 15 July 2026, Member States must transpose the revised EU Anti-Trafficking Directive into national law.

As part of our campaign “𝗩𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗺 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗨 𝗟𝗮𝘄”, this month we focus on 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝟭𝟭, which sets out victims’ rights to 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 before, during, and for an appropriate time after criminal proceedings.

Is now mandatory for EU Member States to both stablish and formalise National Referral Mechanisms (NRMs).

Effective transposition of Article 11 requires Member States to:
🔸 ensure stablishment and effective implementation of NRMs,
🔸 recognise the key role of NGOs in both identification and support of victims within NRMs,
🔸 guarantee that access to support, protection measures, and residence permits is not conditional on cooperation with law enforcement,
🔸 secure budget for both NRMs and NGOs.

Too often, people who have been trafficked face delays in identification, restrictive access conditions, or support that is linked to their participation in investigations. This leaves people without safety, stability, or the time needed to recover and make informed decisions.

A rights-based transposition of Article 11 means ensuring that assistance and support are available in practice, accessible without discrimination, and responsive to the realities victims face.

Over the coming months, we will continue to highlight key articles of the Directive and share recommendations to support clear, consistent, and rights-based across Member States.
Read more on our website: https://lnkd.in/e3rvJsqe

15/04/2026

𝗦𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗦𝗖𝗘 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲

La Strada International is co-organising a hybrid side event with the Global Alliance against Traffic in Women (GAATW) during the 26th OSCE Alliance Conference against Trafficking in Persons.

𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝗻-𝗣𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆
Bibliotheksaal, Vienna + online via Zoom (https://lnkd.in/eHAib6kU)
🗓️ 21 April | 13:45–14:45 CET

Although the principle is recognised in international and regional anti-trafficking frameworks and reflected in OSCE commitments, trafficked persons across the OSCE region are still too often arrested, detained, prosecuted, and convicted for acts they were compelled to commit. This event will bring together research and frontline experience to unpack why the Non-Punishment principle is still applied inconsistently, and what needs to change.

Speakers include:
Moderation: Suzanne Hoff (International Coordinator, La Strada International)
🔸 Prof. Conny Rijken (Dutch National Rapporteur)
🔸 Daisy-May Carty Cowling (GAATW) – pre-launching new global research (online)
🔸 Kamena Dorling (Helen Bamber Foundation)
🔸 Tamara Schmidt (Verein LEFÖ)
🔸 Michele Mildwater (HopeNow - Empowering Trafficked People)

𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁: You can register for the OSCE Alliance Conference until today, 15 April 2026 https://lnkd.in/eaHdPifm

See you there, in Vienna or online!

16/03/2026

⏳ 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗼 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲

By 15 July 2026, EU Member States must transpose the revised EU Anti-Trafficking Directive into national law.

As part of our campaign “𝗩𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗺 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗨 𝗟𝗮𝘄”, this month we focus on 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝟴, which reinforced the 𝗻𝗼𝗻-𝗽𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲, requiring that victims of human trafficking are not prosecuted or penalised for offences they were compelled to commit as a direct consequence of their exploitation. The revised provision now explicitly extends this principle to all unlawful activities, including civil and administrative offences.

Effective transposition of Article 8 requires Member States to:
🔸 establish clear national legal provisions and prosecutorial guidelines,
🔸 train law enforcement, prosecutors and other authorities, and
🔸 raise awareness among practitioners on when and how the non-punishment principle should be applied.
🔸 Its application must be unconditional and should not depend on a victim’s ability or willingness to cooperate with authorities.

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲, 𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱.

Instead of being identified and protected, they may be prosecuted, detained, fined, or otherwise penalised for acts or irregularities committed while being exploited. This leads to re-victimisation and re-traumatisation and further barriers to justice, support, recovery, and reintegration.

Our research on the non-punishment provision, in which we analyse cases where it should have been applied and how it was used in practice, showed that in most cases, the provision was either not applied at all or only partially applied, leaving victims of human trafficking punished for crimes or irregularities directly linked to their exploitation.

Read more on our website: https://lnkd.in/e3rvJsqe

11/03/2026

📣 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 & 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲

The PHS Employment Monitor 2026 is the largest Europe-wide survey ever conducted on home care and household services. Funded by the EU and run by the PHS Social Partners (EFFAT, EFFE, EFSI and UNI Europa), it aims to better understand how the sector works, by gathering the experiences of workers, users, and employers.

If you are a 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿, 𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀, please take a few minutes to fill in the survey, and share it with your networks. The more responses, the stronger the evidence base for improving rights, working conditions, and protections in the sector.

✅ Take the survey here:
English: https://phs-monitor.eu/en?src=uni
French: https://phs-monitor.eu/fr?src=uni
German: https://phs-monitor.eu/de?src=uni
Spanish: https://phs-monitor.eu/es?src=uni
Italian: https://phs-monitor.eu/it?src=uni

The survey is available in 35 additional languages.

09/03/2026

𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸, 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸: 𝗠𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲

To mark Women’s Rights Day, we celebrate the rights of 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻, but today we especially want to highlight those who too often remain invisible: women doing the hardest and most precarious work.

On top of the vast amount of unpaid labour women carry worldwide, many migrant and displaced women in Europe take up jobs that are essential yet undervalued, in domestic and care work, agriculture, hospitality, cleaning, the food industry, the garment sector, and many more.

These roles often come with precarity, discrimination, unsafe conditions, and heightened risks of exploitation and violence. The psychological impact of gender-based violence and exploitation can last long after the immediate harm. Support must be long-term, consistent, trauma-informed, and victim-centred, and linked with legal, administrative, and social assistance, including housing.

Today, we call for these women to be seen, and for European governments to ensure they have real access to rights, protection, and support.

In the context of our project, we are releasing a statement to underline what protection must look like in practice: safety, rights at work, accessible support, and pathways to justice.

📄 Read the full statement on our website:https://documentation.lastradainternational.org/lsidocs/3657-Statement_WomensRightsDay.pdf

24/02/2026

𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗢𝗻: 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗨𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲

As we enter the fifth year of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the war continues to devastate lives, and for many people displaced from Ukraine, displacement is no longer temporary, but a prolonged reality marked by uncertainty.

The EU’s swift activation of the Temporary Protection Directive was a vital, rights-based response that reduced exposure to exploitation, abuse, and human trafficking.

But legal status alone does not remove vulnerability: LSI members continue to document cases of labour exploitation affecting displaced persons from Ukraine, including through online recruitment and informal networks.

As the EU Temporary Protection framework is currently set to expire on 4 March 2027, Europe must move beyond short-term emergency responses and commit to durable, accessible, rights-based solutions, including secure legal status, decent work, safe housing, healthcare, and effective labour oversight, while upholding non-refoulement and avoiding unsafe or premature returns.

VictimsRights EU

23/02/2026

We mark the 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗺𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲 to remind that rights on paper do not always translate into rights in practice.

Despite EU, international and national frameworks safeguarding victims’ rights, many people affected by crime, including trafficked persons, still face major gaps in protection, support and access to justice.

One of the clearest examples is compensation: evidence from our research and casework shows that compensation payments remain extremely rare in practice.

Why? Persistent barriers include limited awareness among authorities, lack of specialised legal aid and accessible information, lengthy proceedings, and the return or deportation of foreign victims before verdicts. Even when compensation is awarded, trafficked persons rarely have the financial resources, legal assistance, or time needed to enforce court decisions.

Compensation is not an optional add-on. It helps restore economic stability, strengthen autonomy, and reduce vulnerability to re-exploitation.

Today, we call for implementation that delivers: early access to specialised legal support, safeguards against premature return/deportation, and mechanisms that make compensation enforceable in practice.

Read more on our website: https://www.lastradainternational.org/news/european-day-for-victims-of-crime-no-justice-without-compensation/

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