Findings and results of the European Action for Compensation for Trafficked Persons
- Document number
- 2953
- Date
- 2013
- Title
- Findings and results of the European Action for Compensation for Trafficked Persons
- Author/publisher
- La Strada International
- Availability
- View/save PDF version of this document
- Document type(s)
- Guidelines/Recommendations, LSI publication, Research/Study/Analysis, Training Material/Resources,
- Keywords
- human trafficking, migration, exploitation, compensation
- Summary
From December 2009 to December 2012, the COMP.ACT project worked to bring about systematic and practical changes to ensure that trafficked persons receive compensation for their suffering and unpaid labour. Partners in 13 countries conducted research on the existing possibilities and the identification of obstacles in systems and procedures that prevent those trafficked from accessing compensation. The partners formed national coalitions on compensation, and presented recommendations to ensure access to justice for trafficked persons. Several partners have engaged with lawyers to support their clients in compensation claims and with law firms to inform the legal community on the right to compensation. COMP.ACT partners have supported over 50 trafficked persons in claiming compensation, with the highest amount granted being € 54 000.
Internationally, the COMP.ACT awareness-raising campaign contributed to the inclusion of compensation in the anti-trafficking agenda of intergovernmental organisations. For example, compensation is now covered by the EU Directive on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting the victims EU/2011/36 and the in The EU Strategy towards the Eradication of Trafficking in Human Beings 2012 – 2016.
The COMP.ACT report presents the Findings and Results of the European Action for Compensation for Trafficked Persons.
The COMP.ACT project has made a start in building multi-faceted and a holistic strategy to achieve improvements that would lead to more trafficked persons receiving compensation. By forming or strengthening national and international coalitions, undertaking research, trainings, developing tools for practitioners and sharing good practices, COMP.ACT has contributed to raising awareness about the importance of the issue of compensation for trafficked persons and exposing the structural and practical obstacles to access justice. A ‘broad coalition of the willing’ is established on both national and international level.
In order to make compensation a reality for all trafficked persons, it is now necessary to expand this coalition to all stakeholders working in the anti-trafficking field and to anchor compensation into all policies, measures and legislation.
COMP.ACT has formulated a range of recommendations for further action, addressing stakeholders at the different levels to transpose the right to compensation op paper, to the actual receiving compensation by trafficking persons in practice.
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