2020/2029(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)

- having regard to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR),

Amendment 10 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)

- having regard to Directive 2011/93/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of13 December 2011 on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA,

Amendment 100 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Commends the ~~good~~ work done by the EU Anti-Trafficking Coordinator (EU ATC) in coordinating the EU’s response to THB and developing knowledge and findings on the various aspects of THB, including ~~research into the gender dimension and~~ the particular vulnerability of children;

Amendment 101 #

Abir AL-SAHLANI, Nathalie LOISEAU, Ramona STRUGARIU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls on the Commission to ensure the continuity of the EU Anti-Trafficking Coordinator’s work by appointing a full- time EU Anti-Trafficking Coordinator with relevant expertise that works in coordination with a network of national representatives from States and Civil Society to ensure consistent cooperation across the EU;

Amendment 102 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls on the Commission to ensure the continuity of the EU Anti-Trafficking Coordinator’s work by appointing a full- time EU Anti-Trafficking Coordinator with relevant expertise, working with national representatives from state and civil society to ensure consistent cooperation across the EU;

Amendment 103 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls on Member States to provide for the stable funding and adequate staff needed to detect the victims first line and to ensure consistent financing for all NRM activities;

Amendment 104 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR, Bettina VOLLATH, Caterina CHINNICI, Petar VITANOV, Tudor CIUHODARU, Isabel SANTOS, Łukasz KOHUT, Dietmar KÖSTER, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA, Maria NOICHL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Radka MAXOVÁ, Karen MELCHIOR, Evin INCIR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the importance of the funding of the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF), the Daphne Program and Internal Security Fund (ISF) programmes to continue to be used for projects tackling THB, as well as using other available instruments, such as the Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme, EMPACT actions, EU-UN Spotlight Initiative, the EU Trust Fund for Africa, Glo.Act Initiative, the Development Cooperation Instrument and the European Development Fund;

Amendment 105 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the ~~importance of the funding of~~significant role EU funds play in financing various aspects of the fight against human trafficking; Stresses the importance of the funding through the Daphne Fund, the European Social Fund +, the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) and Internal Security Fund (ISF) programmes to continue to be used for projects tackling THB, as well as using other available instruments;

Amendment 106 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the importance of the funding of the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF), the Daphné fund and Internal Security Fund (ISF) programmes to continue to be used for projects tackling THB, as well as using other available instruments; recalls the need for gender specific projects and calls for a comprehensive policy review of projects financed directly by the EU since 2015;

Amendment 107 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the importance of the funding of the ~~Asylum~~Citizens, Equality, MRig~~ration and Integration Fund (AMIF) and Internal Security Fund (ISF) programmes~~hts and Values programme including the Daphne fund to continue to be used for projects tackling THB, as well as using other available instruments including , Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) and Internal Security Fund (ISF)programmes;

Amendment 108 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the importance of the funding of the ~~Asylum~~Citizens, Equality, MRig~~ration and Integration Fund (AMIF) and Internal Security Fund (ISF) programmes~~hts and Values programme, in particular the Daphne fund to continue to be used for projects tackling THB, as well as using other available instruments, such as the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) and Internal Security Fund (ISF) programmes;

Amendment 109 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the importance of the funding of the Daphne fund, the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) and Internal Security Fund (ISF) programmes to continue to be used for projects tackling THB, as well as using other available instruments;

Amendment 11 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)

- having regard to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women(CEDAW). “General recommendation on women’s access to justice” advance unedited version, 23 July 2015

Amendment 110 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the importance of the funding of the ~~Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) and~~ Internal Security Fund (ISF) programmes to continue to be used for projects tackling THB, as well as using other available instruments;

Amendment 111 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the importance of the funding of the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF), Daphne fund and Internal Security Fund (ISF) programmes to continue to be used for projects tackling THB, as well as using other available instruments;

Amendment 112 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the importance of ~~the funding of the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) and Internal Security Fund (ISF) programmes to c~~continuing to finance the fight against THB with European funds; notes that this funding must not result in any reductiont in~~ue to be used for projects tackling THB, as well as using other available instruments~~ the resources earmarked for tackling illegal immigration;

Amendment 113 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Stresses the importance of measures aimed at responding to the special needs of victims in vulnerable situations, many of whom are victims of THB and sexual exploitation, and other measures designed to tackle all forms of violence against women and children, especially in emergency situations;

Amendment 114 #

3a. Recalls that support organisations require sufficient funding for projects, and expresses concern that many, especially women’s organisations, are struggling because of funding cuts;

Amendment 115 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Highlights that the collection of relevant data has improved but the lack of consistent and detailed data continues to hamper the adequate assessment of trends in THB; calls on the Member States to ~~collect more up-to-date data~~improve the collection of data and to increase efforts and funding for the research, collection and analysis of data of all forms of trafficking in human beings at EU level disaggregateding by age and gender and including internally trafficked people, ~~by compiling~~in due respect for the rights of trafficked persons to privacy and autonomy and to protect their personal data; stresses that the compilation of the statistical information should be done in cooperation with civil society, the European Institution for Gender Equality (EIGE) and relevant international organisations;

Amendment 116 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Highlights that the lack of consistent, comparable and detailed data continues to hamper the adequate assessment of trends in THB; calls on the Member States to collect more up-to-date data disaggregated by age ~~and gender~~, gender and racial and ethnic origin and including internally trafficked people, by compiling statistical information in cooperation with civil society; urges the Member States to improve the recording and reporting of statistical data; recalls that more comprehensive evidence-based support will allow for a more accurate assessment of the nature of the problem, which is essential for future policy intervention;

Amendment 117 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Deplores that data on trafficking in human beings is not being systematically collected and publicly shared on a regular basis; Highlights that the lack of consistent and detailed data continues to hamper the adequate assessment of the scale and trends in THB; calls on the Member States to improve the collection of more up-to-date data disaggregated by type of trafficking, age and gender and including internally trafficked people, by compiling statistical information in cooperation with civil society;

Amendment 118 #

Maria NOICHL, Heléne FRITZON, Evelyn REGNER, Rovana PLUMB, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Alessandra MORETTI, Robert BIEDROŃ, Pina PICIERNO, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Highlights that ~~the lack of consistent and detailed data continues to hamper the~~data collection can still improve to adequately assess~~ment of~~ trends in THB; calls on the Member States to ~~collec~~enhance data collection aiming at more up-to-date data disaggregated by age and gender and including internally trafficked people, by compiling statistical information in cooperation with ~~civil society~~institutional actors involved, civil society organisations, as well as with the contribution of the European Institute for Gender Equality(EIGE), including trafficking data on the violence surveys;

Amendment 119 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Highlights that the lack of consistent and detailed data continues to hamper the adequate assessment of trends in THB; calls on the Member States to collect more up-to-date data disaggregated by age and gender and including internally trafficked people, by compiling statistical information in cooperation with civil society; and relevant international organisations while respecting the rights of trafficked persons to privacy and autonomy and to protect their personal data;

Amendment 12 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)

- having regard to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). “General recommendation on women’s access to justice” advance unedited version, 23 July 2015,

Amendment 120 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Highlights that the lack of consistent and detailed data continues to hamper the adequate assessment of trends in THB; calls on the Member States to collect more up-to-date data disaggregated by age ~~and gender~~, gender and racial and ethnic origin and including internally trafficked people, by compiling statistical information in cooperation with civil society in due respect for the rights of trafficked persons to privacy and autonomy and to protect their personal data;

Amendment 121 #

Hilde VAUTMANS, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Ramona STRUGARIU, Olivier CHASTEL, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Fabienne KELLER, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Highlights that the lack of consistent and detailed data continues to hamper the adequate assessment of trends in THB~~Acknowledges the improvement in the collection of consistent and detailed data; calls on the Member States to keep improving data by collecting more up-to- date data disaggregated by age and gender and including internally trafficked people, byin co~~mpiling statistical information in cooperation with civil society~~operation with civil society and the European Institution for Gender Equality (EIGE); calls on the Commission to regularly compile and publish such data for the EU;

Amendment 122 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Highlights that the lack of consistent and detailed data continues to hamper the adequate assessment of trends in THB; calls on the Member States to collect more up-to-date, centralised and comprehensive data disaggregated by age and gender and including internally trafficked people, by compiling statistical information in cooperation with civil society;

Amendment 123 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Highlights that the lack of consistent and detailed data continues to hamper the adequate assessment of trends in THB; cCalls on the Member States to collect, analyse and store more up-to-date data disaggregated by age and gender and including internally trafficked people, by compiling statistical information in cooperation with civil society;

Amendment 124 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Highlights that ~~the lack of~~data needs to be consistent and ~~detailed~~thoroughly daeta ~~continues to hamper the~~iled to enable an adequate assessment of trends in THB; calls on the Member States to collect ~~more~~ up-to-date data disaggregated by age and gender and including internally trafficked people, by compiling statistical information in cooperation with civil society;

Amendment 125 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Stresses that between 15% and 30% of patients on organ donor waiting lists die before they receive a transplant; points out that criminal organisations exploit this problem and the vulnerability of people living in extreme poverty in order to encourage them to sell their organs; notes that this type of trafficking is one of the most heinous aspects of THB;

Amendment 126 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Welcomes the adoption of the establishment of the Mechanism for the Review of the Implementation of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocols thereto; calls on the Commission to position itself as a role model in this review process;

Amendment 127 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Stresses in that sense the need to improve reporting of trafficking cases and subsequent data collection and coordination among data sources at Member State and at EU level to gain a better understanding of the phenomenon and its various components

Amendment 128 #

Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA, Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Charlie WEIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Asks for more gender-specific measures and child-sensitive policy instruments, training and guidance for stakeholders, actors and authorities in charge, at various stages of the process, such as the identification of victims, the referral and assistance procedures related to victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation,

Amendment 129 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Urges the Commission and the Member States to ensure differentiation between trafficking and smuggling, which require different responses in law; highlights that the confusion between them often leads to failings in correctly identifying victims and in ensuring that they can access protection measures and avoid secondary victimisation; 5. Urges the Commission and the Member States to ensure differentiation between trafficking and smuggling, which require different responses in law; highlights that the confusion between them often leads to failings in correctly identifying victims and in ensuring that they can access protection measures and avoid secondary victimisation; 5.deleted

Amendment 13 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)

- having regard to Directive 2011/93/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA,

Amendment 130 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

Amendment 131 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

Amendment 132 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Urges the Commission and the Member States to ensure differentiation between trafficking and smuggling, by means of thorough research and investigation, which require different responses in law; highlights that the confusion between them often leads to failings in correctly identifying victims and in ensuring that they can access protection measures and avoid secondary victimisation;

Amendment 133 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Urges the Commission and the Member States to ensure differentiation between trafficking ~~and~~in persons and migrant smuggling, which require different responses in law and policy; highlights that the confusion between them often leads to failings in correctly identifying victims and in ensuring that they can access protection measures and avoid secondary victimisation;

Amendment 134 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Urges the Commission and Member States to ensure the differentiation of THB and organised crime, and ensure that a gender perspective and a human rights-based response remains at the core of analysis and responses to THB;

Amendment 135 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Urges the Commission and Member States to ensure the differentiation of THB and organised crime, and ensure that a human rights- based response remains at the core of analysis and responses to THB;

Amendment 136 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Underlines the importance of increasing the understanding on trafficking in persons as a complex and evolving crime, recalls the need to engage with citizens and civil society organisations; stresses the important role played by the European Parliament and national parliaments; invites the Commission and Member States to join the UN international campaign against trafficking in persons;

Amendment 137 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to monitor and assess the use of digital technologies for THB as one of the predominant tools used to recruit trafficking victims, and calls on them to promote and support adequate actions focusing in particular on awareness campaigns and training; stresses that all measures aiming at preventing the recruitment of victims or other illegal activities online must be targeted, effective and proportionate, in order not to unduly restrict freedom of expression and confidentiality of communications;

Amendment 138 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ~~monitor the use of digital technologies for THB as the predominant tools used to recruit trafficking victim~~empower law enforcement authorities fighting human traffickers so they are able to respond to the new technological challenges in terms of technical knowledge, dedicated human resources, as well as of an improvement in the legislative tools that can be used in judicial proceedings and in the prosecution of traffickers;

Amendment 139 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ~~monitor the use of digital technologies for THB as the predomin~~acknowledge the internet is a key facilitator for THB with an impact on the entire trafficking chain from recruitment and transportation to the harbouring of the victims and their actual exploitation antd to~~ols used to recruit trafficking victims~~ monitor the use of digital technologies in particular social media platforms and adult services websites for THB;

Amendment 14 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)

Amendment 140 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to monitor the use of digital technologies for THB as the predominant tools used to recruit trafficking victims; calls for a renewed and far reaching public information campaign across the EU regarding the dangers and indications of human trafficking;

Amendment 141 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to monitor the use of digital technologies, internet and social media for THB as the predominant tools used to recruit trafficking victims and to regulate third party responsibility for technology companies hosting exploitative materials;

Amendment 142 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to monitor the use of digital technologies for THB as the predominant tools used to recruit, traffic~~king victim~~ and exploit victims and to increase support for building transnational expertise and capacity with technology-based solutions;

Amendment 143 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to monitor the use of digital technologies for THB as the predominant tools used to recruit trafficking victims; while ensuring individuals’ fundamental rights and data protection, as well as victims’ right to privacy;

Amendment 144 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to monitor the use of digital technologies for THB as the predominant tools used to recruit trafficking victims, while ensuring individuals’ fundamental rights and data protection, as well as victims’ right to privacy;

Amendment 145 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to monitor the use of digital technologies for THB as the predominant tools used to recruit trafficking victims and to put in place measures to block the recruitment of victims;

Amendment 146 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls for the update of the existing legislative and policy framework in order to promote information exchange and cooperation between law enforcement authorities and the private sector, including internet service providers and social media companies; calls on the Commission and Member States to regulate third party responsibility for technology companies hosting exploitative materials in order to ensure that their platforms are not being abused for THB purposes;

Amendment 147 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Points out that knowingly hiring people in vulnerable situations and paying them less than the legal minimum or making them work under unacceptable working conditions, with a view to maximising profits, is a form of THB; notes that this particularly affects men who are exploited in manual sectors;

Amendment 148 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to build on the existing expertise and successful programmes and experiences such as the Better Internet for Kids portal which provides information, guidance and resources on better internet issues from the joint Insafe-INHOPE network of Safer Internet Centres in Europe, and other key stakeholders;

Amendment 149 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to regulate third party responsibility for technology companies hosting exploitative materials, recognising the increased use of digital technologies to exploit victims, including through pornographic and so-called “only fans” sites;

Amendment 15 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)

- having regard to Directive 2011/93/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA,

Amendment 150 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Recalls that the gender dimension must be consistently monitored in the implementation of EU anti-trafficking legislation, and urges the Commission to continue to monitor this in its assessment of Member States’ compliance and implementation of the Directive;

Amendment 151 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

Amendment 152 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Urges the Commission and Member States to make cyber-awareness a priority in awareness campaigns, including those targeting schools, universities, the business community and research bodies. The Cybersecurity month that takes place every year in October under the coordination of ENISA should be scaled up and broadened to achieve a greater reach as a common communication effort at EU and national level.

Amendment 153 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6c. Underlines that awareness-raising in relation to online human trafficking on social media are essential to prevent new victims from entering into the trafficking networks; Insists on the importance of that the pooling of expertise and sharing of experience at the European level has proven to be of value-added in providing a focus for action;

Amendment 154 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 d (new)

6d. Emphasises the strong role of platforms in general, but with particular attention to social media; calls on the Commission to actively engage with platforms into developing common guidelines and actions plans that would prevent and fight online human trafficking in all its forms;

Amendment 155 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Highlights that the early identification of victims remains one of the main challenges to implementation, ~~and is one of the most crucial in terms of enabling victims to exercise their rights; calls on the Member States to give more actors responsibility for identifying victims of THB at all stage~~but stresses that this does not diminish the responsibility of the Member States to protect them; recalls that under Article 11 of the Directive, Member States have an obligation to establish mechanisms to ensure the early identification of, assistance to, and support for victims, in cooperation with the relevant support organisations; stresses the need for an approach based on four key strategies: prevention, prosecution, victim protection and multi-level partnership; stresses that the identification of victims is crucial for victims to exercise their rights; calls ofn the ~~process, including~~Member States to give civil society representatives, immigration and asylum officials, labour inspectors and social workers or ~~healthcare staff~~medical staff more power for identifying victims of THB at all stages of the process ;

Amendment 156 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Highlights that the early identification of victims remains one of the main challenges to implementation, and is one of the most crucial in terms of enabling victims to exercise their rights; calls on the Member States to give more actors responsibility for identifying victims of THB at all stages of the process, including civil society representatives, immigration and asylum officials, labour inspectors and social workers or healthcare staff;

Amendment 157 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Highlights that the early identification of victims remains one of the main challenges to implementation, and is one of the most crucial in terms of enabling victims to exercise their rights; Notes that the number of identified victims is still too low compared to the real number of victims; calls on the Member States to give more actors responsibility for identifying victims of THB at all stages of the process, including civil society representatives, immigration and asylum officials, law enforcement officers, labour inspectors and social workers or healthcare staff, as well as to provide such actors with adequate training;

Amendment 158 #

Maria NOICHL, Robert BIEDROŃ, Evelyn REGNER, Heléne FRITZON, Rovana PLUMB, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Pina PICIERNO, Alessandra MORETTI, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Highlights that the early identification of victims remains one of the main challenges to implementation, and is one of the most crucial in terms of enabling victims to exercise their rights; calls on the Member States to give more actors responsibility for identifying victims of THB at all stages of the process, including civil society organisations representatives, immigration and asylum officials, labour inspectors and social workers or healthcare staff; as well as other professionals and actors involved; calls on all Member States to earmark adequate funds for identifying victims of THB

Amendment 159 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Highlights that the early identification of victims remains one of the main challenges to implementation, and is one of the most crucial in terms of enabling victims to exercise their rights; calls on the Member States to give more actors responsibility and awareness raising possibilities for identifying victims of THB at all stages of the process, including civil society representatives, immigration and asylum officials, labour inspectors, law enforcement officers and social workers or healthcare staff;

Amendment 16 #

Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA, Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Charlie WEIMERS, Jessica STEGRUD

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)

- Having regard to Council Directive 2002/90/EC defining the facilitation of unauthorised entry, transit and residence and Council Framework Decision 2002/946/JHA on the strengthening of the penal framework to prevent the facilitation of unauthorised entry, transit and residence.

Amendment 160 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Highlights that the early identification of victims remains one of the main challenges to implementation, and is one of the most crucial in terms of enabling victims to exercise their rights; calls on the Member States to give more actors responsibility for identifying victims of THB at all stages of the process, including, among others, civil society representatives, immigration and asylum officials, labour inspectors, law enforcement officers and social workers or healthcare staff;

Amendment 161 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Highlights that the early identification of victims remains one of the main challenges to implementation, and is one of the most crucial in terms of enabling victims to exercise their rights; calls on the Member States to give more actors responsibility for identifying victims of THB at all stages of the process, including law enforcement officers, civil society representatives, immigration and asylum officials, labour inspectors and social workers or healthcare staff;

Amendment 162 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Calls on all Member States to ensure that early expert legal intervention and advice are provided to potential victims of THB at the earliest possible moment, including accessible information about their legal rights and options;

Amendment 163 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Calls on all Member States to ensure that early expert legal intervention and advice is provided to potential victims of THB at the earliest possible moment, including accessible information about their legal rights and options;

Amendment 164 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

Amendment 165 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

Amendment 166 #

Maria NOICHL, Alessandra MORETTI, Heléne FRITZON, Evelyn REGNER, Rovana PLUMB, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Pina PICIERNO, Robert BIEDROŃ, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on all Member States to effectively guarantee the rights of victims and to support them with a child-sensitive and gender- sensitive approach while ensuring complementarity with the Victims’ Rights Directive; notes that the Anti-Trafficking Directive ~~prohibits the criminalisation of victims of THB~~obliges Member States to take the necessary measures to allow authorities not to prosecute or impose sanctions to victims for their involvement in activities they have been compelled to commit, and strongly condemns that victims of THB are still often criminalised or sanctioned in some Member States;

Amendment 167 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on all Member States to effectively guarantee the rights of victims and to support them with a gender- sensitive approach while ensuring complementarity with the Victims’ Rights Directive; notes that the Anti-Trafficking Directive prohibits the criminalisation of victims of THB calls therefore for a deeper analysis of the effects of this pandemic on potential victims of THB and the structure and functioning of THB in general in order to create specific measures to eliminate THB;

Amendment 168 #

Abir AL-SAHLANI, Ramona STRUGARIU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on all Member States to effectively guarantee the rights of victims and to support them with a gender- sensitive approach while ensuring complementarity with the Victims’ Rights Directive; notes that the Anti-Trafficking Directive prohibits the criminalisation of victims of THB; Calls on all Member States to ensure that legal assistance is provided to potential victims of THB at the earliest possible moment;

Amendment 169 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on all Member States to effectively guarantee the rights of victims ~~and to support them with a gender- sensitive approach~~ while ensuring complementarity with the Victims’ Rights Directive; notes that the Anti-Trafficking Directive prohibits the criminalisation of victims of THB;

Amendment 17 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21

— having regard to the Commission staff working document of 17 October 2014 entitled ‘Mid-term report on the implementation of the EU strategy towards the eradication of trafficking in human beings’ (SWD(2014)0318) and to the first (COM(2016)0267)), second (COM(2018)0777) and third COM(2020) 661 progress reports thereon,

Amendment 170 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on all Member States to effectively guarantee the rights of victims and to support them with a gender- sensitive and gender-based approach while ensuring complementarity with the Victims’ Rights Directive; ~~not~~welcomes that the Anti-Trafficking Directive prohibits the criminalisation of victims of THB;

Amendment 171 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on all Member States to effectively guarantee the rights of victims and to protect and support them with a gender- sensitive approach while ensuring complementarity with the Victims’ Rights Directive; notes that the Anti-Trafficking Directive prohibits the criminalisation of victims of THB;

Amendment 172 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on all Member States to effectively guarantee and inform about the rights of victims and to support them with a gender- sensitive approach while ensuring complementarity with the Victims’ Rights Directive; notes that the Anti-Trafficking Directive prohibits the criminalisation of victims of THB;

Amendment 173 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on all Member States to effectively guarantee the rights of victims and to support them with a gender- and child sensitive approach while ensuring complementarity with the Victims’ Rights Directive; notes that the Anti-Trafficking Directive prohibits the criminalisation of victims of THB;

Amendment 174 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

Amendment 175 #

Hilde VAUTMANS, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Ramona STRUGARIU, Olivier CHASTEL, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Fabienne KELLER, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Nathalie LOISEAU, Abir AL-SAHLANI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on all Member States to effectively guarantee the rights of victims and to support them ~~with a gender- sensitive approach~~ while ensuring complementarity with the Victims’ Rights Directive; notes that the Anti-Trafficking Directive prohibits the criminalisation of victims of THB;

Amendment 176 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

Amendment 177 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

Amendment 178 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Regrets the lack of targeted protection and assistance programmes for vulnerable victims in some Member States; stresses the importance of providing specific services to women and girls victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation, and also to provide adequate assistance and support to victims with special needs, and to ensure adequate protection on the basis of an individual risk assessment; Calls on the Commission to ensure the effective implementation of existing EU law provisions in all Member States;

Amendment 179 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR, Bettina VOLLATH

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Emphasises that any legal proceedings in which trafficked persons are involved must not be prejudicial to their rights, dignity or physical and mental health; calls for Member States to provide trafficked persons with legal guidance in relation to any criminal, civil or other actions against traffickers/exploiters, as well as information in a language they understand;

Amendment 18 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 a (new)

- having regard to the Commission’s 2020 Study on the economic, social and human cost of human trafficking; its 2020 Study on reviewing the functioning of Member States’ National and Transnational Referral Mechanisms, its 2020 Study on Data collection on trafficking in human beings, and its 2016 Study on the gender dimension of trafficking in human beings;

Amendment 180 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Is worried that even if many EU Member states have protection and support services for women survivors of sexual exploitation, they do not have adequate legislation and enough implementation of those services for victims of other forms of exploitation; calls on the Member States to take into account all forms of trafficking when giving protection, assistance and support to victims;

Amendment 181 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Laments that in certain member states access to services and protections including the right to residence for victims of human trafficking are contingent upon participation in criminal proceedings; calls on member states to offer unconditional protection to all victims of human trafficking including women and girls

Amendment 182 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

Amendment 183 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Calls on all Member States to strengthen the implementation of the Victims Rights Directive, and victims’ access to justice and support, with a specific focus on the provision aimed at victims of gender based violence;

Amendment 184 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Calls on all Member States to ensure that early expert legal intervention and advice is provided to potential victims of THB at the earliest possible moment, including accessible information about their legal rights and options;

Amendment 185 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)

Amendment 186 #

Loránt VINCZE, Javier ZARZALEJOS, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Highlights that while the full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is not yet measureable, it is nevertheless clear that the crisis disproportionately affects the most vulnerable victims of THB, especially women and children and those in irregular and precarious situations; recalls that the root causes driving human trafficking have been exacerbated during the pandemic, pushing vulnerable populations to higher risks of trafficking; that criminals have adapted their operating methods, increasing the advertisement of victims online and exploiting them in private facilities; and that there has been a sharp increase in sex predators targeting children, the exchange of online child abuse material and the demand for child pornography in Europe;

Amendment 187 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Highlights that while the full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is not yet measureable, it is nevertheless clear that the crisis disproportionately affects the most vulnerable victims of THB, especially women and children; points out that due to the increased use of the Internet, social media and on-line advertisements – it is to be expected that the number of victims of trafficking exploited on-line would rise sharply; calls on the MS for more effective and coherent actions targeting on-line exploitation, with the support of relevant EU agencies, such as Europol;

Amendment 188 #

Hilde VAUTMANS, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Ramona STRUGARIU, Olivier CHASTEL, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Fabienne KELLER, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Nathalie LOISEAU, Abir AL-SAHLANI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Highlights that while the full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is not yet measureable, it is nevertheless clear that the crisis disproportionately affects the most vulnerable victims of THB, especially women and children; Stresses that due to the increased use of the Internet, social media and online advertisements, a sharp increase in the number of victims of trafficking exploited online is expected; calls on the Member States for more effective and coherent actions targeting online exploitation, with the support of relevant EU agencies, such as Europol;

Amendment 189 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Highlights that while the full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is not yet measurable, it is nevertheless clear that the crisis disproportionately affects the most vulnerable victims of THB, especially women and children; underlines that online exploitation, particularly of a sexual nature, has grown during the pandemic, and urges, therefore, the Member States to adopt more coherent and effective actions against online exploitation, with the support of the relevant European agencies such as Europol;

Amendment 19 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 a (new)

- having regard to the Commission’s 2020 study on the economic, social and human cost of human trafficking; its 2020 Study on reviewing the functioning of Member States’ National and Transnational Referral Mechanisms and its 2016’s study on the gender dimension of trafficking in human beings,

Amendment 190 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Highlights that while the full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is not yet measureable, it is nevertheless clear that the crisis disproportionately affects the most vulnerable ~~victims of THB, especially women and children~~such as omen and children, at all stages of the trafficking process: exacerbating risks and vulnerability to trafficking, such as through the shift to the use of technologies and sexual exploitation online, causing delay in identification of victims, hindering and delaying access to justice, assistance and support;

Amendment 191 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Highlights that while the full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is not yet measureable, it is nevertheless clear that the crisis disproportionately affects the most vulnerable victims of THB, especially women and children; calls on Member states to ensure effective functioning of NRMs and equivalent systems and that they should be updated to respond to emerging THB trends during the COVID- 19 pandemic;

Amendment 192 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

Amendment 193 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

Amendment 194 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Highlights that while the full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is not yet measurable, it is nevertheless clear that the crisis ~~disproportionately~~ affects the most vulnerable victims of THB~~, especially women and children~~;

Amendment 195 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Highlights the need to provide protection and effective and adequate gender-responsive and multidisciplinary assistance to victims of trafficking and considering also their direct dependants, on the basis of the specific needs of those persons, including child-appropriate measures and the use of multilingual staff, which must not be made conditional on their cooperation with law enforcement authorities; urges the Member States to step up efforts in this direction;

Amendment 196 #

Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA, Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Charlie WEIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

Amendment 197 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Takes into account Europol's report "Pandemic profiteering" of March 2020, which highlights that criminals are adapting their modus operandi to COVID- 19 pandemic; Calls on the Member States for a more efficient strategy on tackling human trafficking in the current pandemic the crisis, taking into account that there is a higher risk for traffickers and mafias of human beings of taking advantage from the most vulnerable people.

Amendment 198 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Points out that the COVID crisis forced many shelters to close or suspend services due to reported infections, leaving trafficking victims without housing, healthcare, and legal assistance; Stresses that, while prioritizing public health, access to care and social services should be guaranteed without discrimination;

Amendment 199 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9b. Regrets that the trafficking of individuals in vulnerable situations such as women, children, LGBTI people and people with disabilities and people from racialized groups, is often overlooked; stresses the importance of improved data collection to enhance victim identification efforts with regard to these groups and developing best practice in dealing with the specific needs of these victims;

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6

— having regard to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime (‘the Palermo Convention’) and the Protocols thereto, and, in particular, the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children (‘the UN Trafficking Protocol’) ~~and the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air~~,

Amendment 20 #

- having regard to the Commission’s 2020 study on the economic, social and human cost of human trafficking and its 2020 Study on reviewing the functioning of Member States’ National and Transnational Referral Mechanisms,

Amendment 200 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9b. Regrets that the trafficking of individuals in vulnerable situations such as women, children, LGBTI people, people with disabilities and people from racialized groups, is often overlooked; stresses the importance of improved data collection to enhance victim identification efforts with regard to these groups and developing best practice in dealing with the specific needs of these victims;

Amendment 201 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)

9c. Notes that victims of THB require specialised services, including access to safe short- and long-term accommodation, witness protection schemes, healthcare and counselling, translation and interpretation services, legal redress, compensation, access to education and training, including teaching of the language of their country of residence, job placement, (re)integration, family mediation and resettlement assistance, and that these services should be further individualised case by case, with specific consideration given to the gender perspective; urges the Member States to ensure gender-specific provision of services to victims of THB that is appropriate to their needs, recognising any needs that may be specific to the form of trafficking to which they have been subjected;

Amendment 202 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)

Amendment 203 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

Amendment 204 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. ~~Points out the need for a~~Notes that all Member States have in place a National Referral Mechanism (NRM) and that a wide range of instruments for transnational cooperation that con-tribute to the referral of victims of THB; points out the challenges in the coordination of different actors, combined with those posed by the limited trust of the victims, both of which negatively affect effective referral; stresses the need for a fully-functioning, coherent and coordinated National Referral Mechanism (NRM); underlines that good cooperation between the police and non- governmental organisations (NGOs) cannot be a substitute for a fully fledged NRM defining the roles and responsibilities of all relevant actors16 ; _________________ 16 The recommendations by the Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human beings (GRETA) include ensuring the application of the NRM to asylum seekers and persons in immigration detention.

Amendment 205 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. ~~Points out the need for a coherent and coordinated~~Notes that all Member States have in place a National Referral Mechanism (NRM) and a wide range of instruments for transnational cooperation that con-tribute to referral of victims of THB; points out the challenges in the coordination of different actors, combined with those posed by the limited trust of the victims, both of which negatively affect effective referral; stresses the need for a fully-functioning National Referral Mechanism (NRM); underlines that good cooperation between the police and non- governmental organisations (NGOs) cannot be a substitute for a fully fledged NRM defining the roles and responsibilities of all relevant actors16 ; _________________ 16 The recommendations by the Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human beings (GRETA) include ensuring the application of the NRM to asylum seekers and persons in immigration detention.

Amendment 206 #

Hilde VAUTMANS, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Ramona STRUGARIU, Olivier CHASTEL, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Fabienne KELLER, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Nathalie LOISEAU, Abir AL-SAHLANI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. ~~Points out the need for a~~Notes that all Member States have in place a National Referral Mechanism (NRM) and instruments for transnational cooperation that contribute to referral of victims of THB; points out the challenges in the coordination of different actors, stresses the need for a fully-functioning coherent ~~and~~, coordinated and financially supported National Referral Mechanism (NRM); underlines that good cooperation between the police and non- governmental organisations (NGOs) cannot be a substitute for a fully fledged NRM defining the roles and responsibilities of all relevant actors16 ; _________________ 16 The recommendations by the Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human beings (GRETA) include ensuring the application of the NRM to asylum seekers and persons in immigration detention.

Amendment 207 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Points out the need for a coherent and coordinated National Referral Mechanism (NRM); underlines that good cooperation between the police and non- governmental organisations (NGOs) cannot be a substitute for a fully fledged NRM defining the roles and responsibilities of all relevant actors16 ; encourages Member States to set up national centres specialised in the support and reception of victims of THB and to facilitate direct and efficient cross-border cooperation between those centres as well as between law enforcement agencies; _________________ 16 The recommendations by the Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human beings (GRETA) include ensuring the application of the NRM to asylum seekers and persons in immigration detention.

Amendment 208 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Points out the need for a coherent and coordinated National Referral Mechanism (NRM); underlines that good cooperation between the police and non- governmental organisations (NGOs) ~~cannot be a substitute for~~should be complementary to a fully fledged NRM defining the roles and responsibilities of all relevant actors16 in such a way as to ensure protection and promotion of the fundamental rights of victims of trafficking; _________________ 16The recommendations by the Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human beings (GRETA) include ensuring the application of the NRM to asylum seekers and persons in immigration detention.

Amendment 209 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Points out the need for a coherent and transnationally coordinated National Referral Mechanism (NRM); underlines that good cooperation between the police and non- governmental organisations (NGOs) cannot be a substitute for a fully fledged NRM defining the roles and responsibilities of all relevant actors16 ; _________________ 16 The recommendations by the Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human beings (GRETA) include ensuring the application of the NRM to asylum seekers and persons in immigration detention.

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 a (new)

- having regard to the Commission’s study of 2016 on the gender dimension of trafficking in human beings;

Amendment 210 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Points out the need for a coherent and coordinated National Referral Mechanism (NRM); underlines that ~~good cooperation between the police and~~policing cannot be replaced by the work of non- governmental organisations (NGOs) and cannot be a substitute for a fully fledged NRM defining the roles and responsibilities of all relevant actors16; _________________ 16 The recommendations by the Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human beings (GRETA) include ensuring the application of the NRM to asylum seekers and persons in immigration detention.

Amendment 211 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

Amendment 212 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls on the Commission to monitor and assess the situation of compensation to victims in the Member States in terms of access, enforcement and actual payments, and to come forward with specific measures to ensure better and faster access to compensation in all Member States, as well as better information and support to victims in order to obtain compensation in another Member State; in this regard, stresses the importance of granting victims free legal aid in all Member States;

Amendment 213 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

Amendment 214 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls on the Commission to monitor and assess the situation of compensation to victims in the Member States and across borders in terms of access, enforcement and actual payments, and to come forward with specific measures to ensure better access to compensation;

Amendment 215 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

Amendment 216 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

Amendment 217 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Points out that all three Progress Reports of the Commission have pointed out the vulnerability of the Roma communities, especially of women and children to all forms of trafficking and exploitation; points out that the estimated representation of Roma among trafficked persons in a number of countries from Eastern Europe in a study financed through the Daphne III programme1a was several times higher than the proportion of Roma among the general population; calls on the Commission and the Member States to design specific measures fighting trafficking through the national Roma integration strategies for 2020-2030; calls on the Commission and the Member States to collect statistical data on victims of trafficking based on ethnic background; _________________ 1a Breaking the Silence, Report by the European Roma Rights Centre and People in Need file://ep.parl.union.eu/MEP/UserData/04/ ivirag/Desktop/REPORT%20- %20Breaking%20the%20Silence.pdf

Amendment 218 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Is concerned that victims of THB are often not adequately informed of their rights, the assistance and support measures that are available to them; underlines the importance of having clear and consistent information for victims and for frontline staff who may come into contact with victims, such as security forces, judicial authorities, police and social services, including information on rights with regard to emergency assistance, medical treatment and healthcare, residence permits, employment rights, access to the courts and to a lawyer, the possibilities for seeking redress and the specific rights of children; stresses that there must be no discrimination in access to services;

Amendment 219 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

Amendment 22 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 b (new)

- having regard to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals 5.2 for eliminating all forms of violence against women and girls, including for sexual exploitation

Amendment 220 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Urges the Member States to ensure gender-specific provision of services and supports to victims of THB that is appropriate to their needs, recognizing any needs that may be specific to the form of trafficking to which they have been subjected; Calls on the Member States to address the needs of LGBTI people, as they are highly vulnerable to THB due to the cumulative effect of different types of discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity;

Amendment 221 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Early identification is important and should duly take into account the specifities of high-risk sectors and groups such as women and girls victims through adequate information, training and expertise for the officials involved.

Amendment 222 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)

11b. Highlights the effectiveness of awareness-raising schemes in educating consumers to select products from corporations that ensure a slavery-free supply chain, but notes that this in itself is not enough to reduce demand for THB; calls on Member States to take more proactive preventative actions such as information and awareness-raising campaigns, training, including training specifically designed for men, targeted workshops with people in vulnerable situation and education activities in schools, including promoting equality, combating sexist stereotypes and gender- based violence;

Amendment 223 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)

11b. Calls for a new legislative proposal specifically tackling for sexual exploitation as it constitutes an important part of the trafficking of human beings with its own features and needs to be separately tackled.

Amendment 224 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)

11b. Recalls that NGOs and individuals working to protect and help victims of THB should not be held responsible for any crime;

Amendment 225 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)

11c. Highlights the effectiveness of awareness-raising schemes in educating consumers to select products from corporations that ensure a slavery-free supply chain, but notes that this in itself is not enough to reduce demand for THB; calls on Member States to take more proactive preventative actions such as information and awareness-raising campaigns, training, including training specifically designed for men, targeted workshops with people in vulnerable situation and education activities in schools, including promoting equality, combating sexist stereotypes and gender- based violence;

Amendment 226 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)

11c. Underlines the importance for Member States to additionally stablish mechanisms, assist and support victims, calls therefore for a gender sensitive approach for the minimum standards foreseen in the Directive for support and protection of victims.

Amendment 227 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2

THB ~~as a gendered crime~~ and addressing trafficking for sexual exploitation

Amendment 228 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2

THB as a ~~gendered~~ crime and addressing trafficking for sexual exploitation

Amendment 229 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Highlights that sexual exploitation remains the most prevalent form of trafficking in the EU since 2008~~, as 60% of victims are trafficked for sexual exploitation; notes that more than 90% of these victims are women and girls, and that more than 70% of traffickers are male~~;

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 a (new)

- having regard to the Commission’s studies on trafficking in human beings, notably its 2020 study on the economic, social and human cost of human trafficking, its 2020 study on reviewing the functioning of Member States’ National and Transnational Referral Mechanisms and its 2016’s study on the gender dimension of trafficking in human beings;

Amendment 230 #

Maria NOICHL, Evelyn REGNER, Heléne FRITZON, Rovana PLUMB, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Pina PICIERNO, Robert BIEDROŃ, Alessandra MORETTI, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Highlights that sexual exploitation remains the most prevalent form of trafficking in the EU since 2008, as 60% of victims are trafficked for sexual exploitation; notes that more than 90% of these victims are women and girls, and that more than 70% of traffickers are male; points out, too, that many of those responsible are from non-EU countries;

Amendment 231 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Highlights that sexual exploitation remains the most prevalent form of trafficking in the EU since 2008, as 60 % of victims are trafficked for sexual exploitation; notes that more than 90 % of these victims are women and girls, and that more than 70 % of traffickers are male thus reflecting power structures in our societies;

Amendment 232 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Highlights that sexual exploitation remains the most prevalent form of trafficking in the EU since 2008, as according to the latest available data 60 % of victims are trafficked for sexual exploitation; notes that more than 90 % of these victims are women and girls, and that more than 70 % of traffickers are male;

Amendment 233 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Highlights that sexual exploitation remains the most prevalent form of trafficking in the EU since 2008, as 60 data shows that between 60 % and 69% of victims are trafficked for sexual exploitation; notes that more than 90 % of these victims are women and girls, and that more than 70 % of traffickers are male;

Amendment 234 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Highlights that sexual exploitation remains the most prevalent form of trafficking in the EU since 2008, as 60between 60 % and 69 % of victims are trafficked for sexual exploitation; notes that ~~more th~~between 90 % and 906 % of these victims are women and girls, and that more than 70 % of traffickers are male;

Amendment 235 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Highlights that sexual exploitation remains the most ~~prevalent~~reported form of trafficking in the EU since 2008, as 60 % of victims are trafficked for sexual exploitation; notes that more than 90 % of these victims are women and girls, and that more than 70 % of traffickers are male;

Amendment 236 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

Amendment 237 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Notes that despite recent reports of criminal networks trafficking people across the EU for the purpose of labour exploitation, forced sham marriages and in some cases benefit fraud, there is a lack of adequate data, legislation and access to support services for victims of these forms of exploitation

Amendment 238 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Urges the Member States to adopt specific measures to address violence against women and gender inequalities as the root causes of trafficking; recommends that the Commission strengthen and develop the gender dimension in the monitoring of the implementation of EU anti-trafficking legislation;deleted

Amendment 239 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

Amendment 24 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 a (new)

- having regard to its resolution on 23 October 2020 on Gender Equality in EU’s foreign and security policy,

Amendment 240 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Urges the Member States to adopt specific measures to address violence against women and gender inequalities as the ~~root causes of trafficking~~part of the fight against trafficking; specially through education, information, and awareness raising campaigns complemented with an exchange of best practices; recommends that the Commission strengthen and develop the gender dimension in the monitoring of the implementation of EU anti-trafficking legislation;

Amendment 241 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

Amendment 242 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Urges the Member States to adopt specific measures to address violence against women and gender inequalities as the root causes of trafficking, as trafficking in women and girls remains a structural form of gender-based violence; recommends that the Commission strengthen and develop the gender dimension in the monitoring of the implementation of EU anti-trafficking legislation;

Amendment 243 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Urges the Member States to adopt specific measures to address violence against women and gender inequalities as the root causes of trafficking, including the social acceptance of sexual exploitation; recommends that the Commission strengthen and develop the gender dimension in the monitoring of the implementation of EU anti-trafficking legislation;

Amendment 244 #

Maria NOICHL, Evelyn REGNER, Heléne FRITZON, Rovana PLUMB, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Pina PICIERNO, Robert BIEDROŃ, Alessandra MORETTI, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Urges the Member States to adopt specific measures to address gender based violence including violence against women and gender inequalities as well as other root causes of trafficking; recommends that the Commission strengthen and develop the gender dimension in the monitoring of the implementation of EU anti-trafficking legislation;

Amendment 245 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Urges therefore the Member States to adopt specific measures to address violence against women ~~and~~, structural gender inequalities and gender stereotypes as the root causes of trafficking; recommends that the Commission strengthen and develop the gender dimension in the monitoring of the implementation of EU anti-trafficking legislation;

Amendment 246 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Urges the Member States to adopt specific measures to monitor cases more closely, and to address violence against women and gender inequalities as the root causes of trafficking; recommends that the Commission strengthen and develop the gender dimension in the monitoring of the implementation of EU anti-trafficking legislation;

Amendment 247 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Urges the Member States to adopt specific measures to address gender-based violence and violence against women ands well as gender inequalities as the root causes of trafficking; recommends that the Commission strengthen and develop the gender dimension in the monitoring of the implementation of EU anti-trafficking legislation;

Amendment 248 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Urges the Member States to adopt specific measures to address violence against women and gender inequalities as the root causes of trafficking; ~~recommends that the Commission strengthen and develop the gender dimension in the monitoring of the implementation of EU anti-trafficking legislation~~calls on Member States to recognise sex purchase as a form of violence against women and criminalise sex purchase in line with the Swedish Equality Model introduced in 1999;

Amendment 249 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Urges the Member States to adopt specific measures to address violence against women and minors and gender inequalities as the root causes of trafficking; recommends that the Commission strengthen and develop the gender dimension in the monitoring of the implementation of EU anti-trafficking legislation;

Amendment 25 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 23

— having regard to its resolution of 28 November 2019 on the EU’s accession to the Istanbul Convention and other measures to combat gender-based violence10, _________________ 10 Texts adopted, P9_TA(2019)0080.deleted

Amendment 250 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Calls on the Commission to introduce a new legislative proposal on prevention and prosecution of sexual exploitation pursuant to Article 83(1) of the TFEU in order to comprehensively target demand for all forms of sexual exploitation, thus assisting in ending THB for sexual exploitation;

Amendment 251 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Highlights that demand drives trafficking and thus should be a key target for prevention and prosecution efforts;

Amendment 252 #

Hilde VAUTMANS, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Olivier CHASTEL, Jan-Christoph OETJEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. Recommends that the Commission and Member states strengthen and develop the gender equality dimension in the monitoring of the implementation of EU anti-trafficking legislation;

Amendment 253 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls on the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, to examine how the demand for sexual services drives trafficking, as traffickers tend to convey their victims to countries where prostitution is regulated and lawfully practiced, making it much easier for traffickers to use a legal environment in order to exploit their victims17 ; recalls that in some EU Member States where prostitution is legal, suspects were able to exploit children alongside adult victims18 ; _________________ 17Europol, Situation Report ‘Trafficking in Human Beings in the EU’, 18 February 2016. 18Europol, Situation Report ‘Criminal networks involved in the trafficking and exploitation of underage victims in the EU’, 18 October 2018.;

Amendment 254 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls on the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, to examine how the demand for sexual services drives trafficking, as traffickers tend to convey their victims to countries where prostitution is regulated and lawfully practiced, making it much easier for traffickers to use a legal environment in order to exploit their victims17 ; stresses that the use of legal businesses to cover the exploitative activities is quite common for human traffickers; recalls that in some EU Member States where prostitution is legal, suspects were able to exploit children alongside adult victims18 ; _________________ 17Europol, Situation Report ‘Trafficking in Human Beings in the EU’, 18 February 2016. 18Europol, Situation Report ‘Criminal networks involved in the trafficking and exploitation of underage victims in the EU’, 18 October 2018.

Amendment 255 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. ~~Calls on the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, to examine how~~Points out that the demand for sexual services drives trafficking, as traffickers tend to convey their victims to countries where prostitution is regulated and lawfully practiced, making it much easier for traffickers to use a legal environment in order to exploit their victims17 ; recalls that in some EU Member States where prostitution is legal, suspects were able to exploit children alongside adult victims18 ; _________________ 17Europol, Situation Report ‘Trafficking in Human Beings in the EU’, 18 February 2016. 18Europol, Situation Report ‘Criminal networks involved in the trafficking and exploitation of underage victims in the EU’, 18 October 2018.

Amendment 256 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls on the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, to examine how the demand for sexual and cheap labour services drives trafficking, as traffickers tend to convey their victims to countries where prostitution is regulated and lawfully practiced, making it much easier for traffickers to use a legal environment in order to exploit their victims17 ; recalls that in some EU Member States where prostitution is legal, suspects were able to exploit children alongside adult victims18 ; _________________ 17Europol, Situation Report ‘Trafficking in Human Beings in the EU’, 18 February 2016. 18Europol, Situation Report ‘Criminal networks involved in the trafficking and exploitation of underage victims in the EU’, 18 October 2018.

Amendment 257 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Underlines that THB is fuelled by high profits for traffickers and demand that fosters all forms of exploitation; recalls that MS have a legal obligation to discourage and reduce the demand that fosters all forms of exploitation;

Amendment 258 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

Amendment 259 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls on the Commission to prioritise the prevention of the crime of trafficking for sexual exploitation, including ~~through adopting measures and programmes to discourage and reduce demand~~and to work through information and awareness raising campaigns, , and calls on the Member States to include the use of the services of victims of trafficking as a criminal offence in their national statutes, as recommended by Article 8 of the Anti-Trafficking Directive and reiterated by the Commission in 201819 ; Urges the Member States to work closely with civil society organisations in the field working with trafficked persons; _________________ 19Second progress report on the implementation of the Directive, COM(2018)0777, p. 6.

Amendment 26 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 23

Amendment 260 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls on the Commission to prioritise the prevention of the crime of trafficking for sexual exploitation, including through adopting measures and programmes to discourage and reduce demand, and calls on the Member States to include the use of the services of victims of trafficking as a criminal offence in their national statutes, as recommended by Article 8 of the Anti-Trafficking Directive and reiterated by the Commission in 201819; _________________ 19Second progress report on the implementation of the Directive, COM(2018)0777, p. 6.;

Amendment 261 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls on the Commission to prioritise the prevention of the crime of trafficking for sexual exploitation, including through adopting measures and programmes to discourage and reduce demand, and calls on the Member States to include the use of the services of victims of trafficking as a criminal offence in their national statutes, as recommended by Article 8 of the Anti-Trafficking Directive and reiterated by the Commission in 201819 and foreseen proportionate sanctions; _________________ 19Second progress report on the implementation of the Directive, COM(2018)0777, p. 6.

Amendment 262 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls on the Commission to prioritise the prevention of the crime of trafficking for sexual exploitation, including through adopting measures and programmes to discourage and reduce demand, and calls on the Member States to include the demand and use of the services of victims of trafficking as a criminal offence in their national statutes, as recommended by Article 8 of the Anti- Trafficking Directive and reiterated by the Commission in 201819 ; _________________ 19Second progress report on the implementation of the Directive, COM(2018)0777, p. 6.

Amendment 263 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls on the Commission to prioritise the prevention of the crime of trafficking for sexual exploitation, including through adopting measures and programmes to discourage and reduce ~~demand~~pimping, and calls on the Member States to include the use of the services of victims of trafficking as a criminal offence in their national statutes, as recommended by Article 8 of the Anti-Trafficking Directive and reiterated by the Commission in 201819; _________________ 19Second progress report on the implementation of the Directive, COM(2018)0777, p. 6.

Amendment 264 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls on the Commission to prioritise the prevention of the crime of trafficking for sexual exploitation, including through adopting measures and programmes to discourage and reduce demand, and calls on the Member States to include the use of the services of victims of trafficking as a criminal offence in their national statutes, as recommended by Article 18 of the Anti-Trafficking Directive and reiterated by the Commission in 201819 ; _________________ 19Second progress report on the implementation of the Directive, COM(2018)0777, p. 6.

Amendment 265 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls on the Commission to prioritise the prevention of the crime of trafficking for sexual exploitation, including through adopting measures and programmes to discourage and reduce demand, and calls on the Member States to include the use of the services of victims of trafficking as a criminal offence in their national statutes, as recommended by Article 18 of the Anti-Trafficking Directive and reiterated by the Commission in 201819 ; _________________ 19Second progress report on the implementation of the Directive, COM(2018)0777, p. 6.

Amendment 266 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Calls on the Commission to implement a human rights based approach to the prevention of trafficking centring the rights of the victim; recommends that the Commission and Member states work together with civil society to provide necessary services and assistance to victims of trafficking free from judgement and stigmatisation

Amendment 267 #

Loránt VINCZE, Javier ZARZALEJOS, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Calls on the Commission to introduce a new legislative procedure on prevention and prosecution of sexual exploitation to fulfil the obligations stemming from Article 83(1) of the TFEU;

Amendment 268 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Urges the Member States to focus on the recurring and emerging patterns of THB for sexual exploitation, such as the increasing exploitation of children and the use of the ‘lover boy’ method as the most frequent means of recruiting victims by using online technologies; notes that the increased use of technology by criminal networks engaged in human trafficking has significantly transformed their traditional modus operandi, especially in some stages of the trafficking process;

Amendment 269 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Urges the Member States to focus on the recurring and emerging patterns of THB for sexual exploitation, such as the increasing exploitation of children and the use of the ‘lover boy’ method as the most frequent means of recruiting victims by using online technologies; notes that the increased use of technology by criminal networks involved in THB has significantly transformed their traditional modus operandi;

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 24

~~— having regard to its resolution of 5 July 2016 on the fight against trafficking in human beings in the EU’s external relations11, _________________ 11 OJ C 101, 16.3.2018, p. 47.~~deleted

Amendment 270 #

Hilde VAUTMANS, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Ramona STRUGARIU, Olivier CHASTEL, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Fabienne KELLER, Nathalie LOISEAU, Abir AL-SAHLANI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Urges the Member States to focus on the recurring and emerging patterns of THB for sexual exploitation, such as the increasing exploitation of children and the use of for example, among others, the ‘lover boy’ method as the most frequent means of recruiting victims by using online technologies, through developing online safety skills and cyber literacy, and fight this challenge in cooperation with relevant actors and private sector;

Amendment 271 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Urges the Member States to focus on the recurring and emerging patterns of THB for sexual exploitation, such as the increasing exploitation of children and the use of the ‘lover boy’ method as the most frequent means of recruiting victims by using online technologies; notes that the increased use of online technologies by criminal networks engaged in THB has significantly transformed their traditional modus operandi;

Amendment 272 #

Maria NOICHL, Evelyn REGNER, Heléne FRITZON, Rovana PLUMB, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Pina PICIERNO, Robert BIEDROŃ, Alessandra MORETTI, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Urges the Member States to focus on the recurring and emerging patterns of THB for sexual exploitation, such as the increasing exploitation of children and women and the use of the ‘lover boy’ method as the most frequent means ~~of recruiting victims~~attracting and making victims compliant by using online technologies;

Amendment 273 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Urges the Member States to focus on the recurring and emerging patterns of ~~THB~~all forms of THB including for sexual exploitation, such as the increasing exploitation of children and the use of the ‘lover boy’ method a~~s the most~~nd other frequent means of recruiting victims by using online technologies;

Amendment 274 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Urges the Member States to focus on the recurring and emerging patterns of ~~THB~~all forms of THB including for sexual exploitation, such as the increasing exploitation of children and the use of the ‘lover boy’ method a~~s the most frequent~~nd other means of recruiting victims by using online technologies;

Amendment 275 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Urges the Member States to focus on the recurring and emerging patterns of THB for sexual exploitation, such as the increasing exploitation of children and the ~~use of the ‘lover boy’ method as the~~ most frequent means of recruiting victims by using online technologies;

Amendment 276 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Is concerned about the development of paedophile and female trafficking rings in the form of community gangs, as in the gang rape cases in Telford, Rotherham and Oulu; calls on the Commission and the Member States to dismantle these rings and to expel the guilty foreigners from their territories after their sentences;

Amendment 277 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to work with website owners and IT firms to develop mechanisms to monitor and block porn sites or sites with pornographic content and their owners, as well as users who target minors;

Amendment 278 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support specialised services provided by women’s shelters and other organisations with targeted expertise in working with women in prostitution and victims of trafficking;

Amendment 279 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)

16b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to run regular awareness and education campaigns for young people on the safe use of online technologies and how to spot the methods used to recruit sexual exploitation victims online;

Amendment 28 #

Maria NOICHL, Evelyn REGNER, Heléne FRITZON, Rovana PLUMB, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Pina PICIERNO, Robert BIEDROŃ, Alessandra MORETTI, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ

Motion for a resolution
Citation 25

— having regard to its resolution of 12 May 2016 on implementation of the Directive 2011/36/EU of 5 April 2011 on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims from a gender perspective12, _________________ 12deleted OJ C 76, 28.2.2018, p. 61.

Amendment 280 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Highlights the importance of gender-sensitive training programmes for all officials ~~attending victims~~that are dealing with trafficking cases, investigations, and potential victims in order to enhance the early identification of those who are victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation and encourages Member States to adopt measures to support victims, such as exit programmes, ~~social and professional reintegration or sexual health service~~psychological support measures, decent social and professional reintegration opportunities or access to sexual and reproductive health services and related rights; underlines in this regard as well the importance of awareness programmes for the general public in order to identify and protect potential victims;

Amendment 281 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Highlights the importance of gender-sensitive training programmes for all officials ~~attending~~dealing with trafficking cases, investigations and potential victims to enhance the early identification of those who armay be victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation and encourages Member States to adopt measures to support victims, such as exit programmes, viable social and professional reintegration orpportunities and comprehensive sexual health services;

Amendment 282 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Highlights the importance of gender-sensitive training programmes for officials attending victims to enhance the early identification of those who are victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation and encourages Member States to adopt measures to support victims, such as exit programmes, social and professional reintegration or sexual health services, involving civil society, social partners and private sector addressing gender specific harm;

Amendment 283 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Highlights the importance of ~~gender-sensitive training programmes for officials attending victims to enhance the~~ early identification of those who are victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation and encourages Member States to adopt measures to support victims, such as exit programmes, social and professional reintegration ~~or sexual health services~~;

Amendment 284 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Highlights the importance of gender-sensitive training programmes for officials attending victims to enhance the early identification of those who are victims of trafficking for forced labour or services including sexual exploitation and encourages Member States to adopt measures to support victims, such as exit programmes, social and professional reintegration or sexual health services, education and access to justice;

Amendment 285 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Highlights the importance of gender-sensitive training programmes for officials attending victims to enhance the early identification of those who are victims of trafficking for forced labour and sexual exploitation and encourages Member States to adopt measures to support victims, such as exit programmes, social and professional reintegration, education or sexual health services;

Amendment 286 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

Amendment 287 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Highlights the importance of gender- and child sensitive training programmes for officials attending victims to enhance the early identification of those who are victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation and encourages Member States to adopt measures to support victims, such as exit programmes, social and professional reintegration or sexual health services;

Amendment 288 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Highlights the importance of ~~gender-sensitive~~ training programmes for officials attending victims to enhance the early identification of those who are victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation and encourages Member States to adopt measures to support victims, such as exit programmes, social and professional reintegration or sexual health services;

Amendment 289 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

Amendment 29 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 26

~~— having regard to its resolution of 26 February 2014 on sexual exploitation and prostitution and its impact on gender equality13, _________________ 13~~deleted OJ C 285, 29.8.2017, p. 78.

Amendment 290 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Urges the Member States to adopt comprehensive sexuality education as a key form of prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls, including trafficking and sexual exploitation, and to include consent and relationships education promoting healthy attitudes of respect and equality in all interactions and the reality of prostitution and THB for sexual exploitation;

Amendment 291 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Reiterates the need to ensure victims and their family members access to justice and safe reporting, and providing trafficked persons with appropriate, relevant and understandable information on their rights, including the right to a remedy, the mechanisms and procedures available to exercise these rights, and on how and where to obtain legal and other necessary assistance;

Amendment 292 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Urges the Member States to adopt comprehensive sexuality education as a key form of prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls including trafficking and sexual exploitation; calls for it to include consent and relationships education promoting healthy attitudes of respect and equality in all interactions and the realities of demand-driven THB for sexual exploitation;

Amendment 293 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR, Bettina VOLLATH, Petar VITANOV, Tudor CIUHODARU, Isabel SANTOS, Łukasz KOHUT, Dietmar KÖSTER, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA, Maria NOICHL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Radka MAXOVÁ, Karen MELCHIOR, Evin INCIR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Urges the Member States to adopt comprehensive sexuality education as a key form of prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls including trafficking and sexual exploitation, to include consent and relationships education promoting healthy attitudes of respect and equality in all interactions and the reality of prostitution and THB for sexual exploitation;

Amendment 294 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Urges the Member States to adopt comprehensive sexuality education as a key form of prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls including trafficking and sexual exploitation, to include consent and relationships education promoting attitudes of respect and equality in all interactions and the reality of prostitution and THB for sexual exploitation;

Amendment 295 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Encourages the Member States that within their sexuality education programmes they include age-appropriate material with the aim of preventing all forms of violence against women and girls, including trafficking and sexual exploitation, and to promote healthy attitudes of respect and equality in all relationship interactions;

Amendment 296 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Highlights the need to earmark adequate funds for training purposes and therefore calls for the Member States to provide adequate resources for the national authority operating in the filed, such as the police forces, to enable them to be properly trained in detecting and supporting victims, and to develop gender sensitive processes;

Amendment 297 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Urges Member States to implement, as part of a holistic approach, effective programmes targeting demand, information and education campaigns, and restorative programmes dedicated to and with the participation of survivors;

Amendment 298 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)

17b. Calls on the Member States to combat impunity, criminalise trafficking and ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice; urges the Member States to ratify all relevant international instruments, agreements and legal obligations which will make the efforts to combat THB, including the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings;

Amendment 299 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2 a (new)

Trafficking for labour exploitation

Amendment 3 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)

- having regard to the UN Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment,

Amendment 30 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 28

~~— having regard to the Commission communication of 5 March 2020 entitled ‘A Union of Equality: Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025’ (COM(2020)0152),~~deleted

Amendment 300 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)

17b. Strongly regrets that according to the Third report of the Commission, several Member States and civil society organisations report an increase in trafficking for labour exploitation;

Amendment 301 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)

17c. Recalls that in some EU MS, trafficking cases are handled by specially trained judges; regrets that this is not the mainstream practice among MS;

Amendment 302 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)

17c. Deplores that Member States also reported that children have also increasingly fallen victim to trafficking for labour exploitation and calls for urgent action by national labour inspectorates to detect and put an end to such practices;

Amendment 303 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 d (new)

17d. Calls on the European Labour Authority to address the issue of severe labour exploitation as a matter of priority and to support Member States with capacity building in view of better identifying and sanctioning severe labour exploitation practices through targeted inspections;

Amendment 304 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2 b (new)

Other forms of exploitation

Amendment 305 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 e (new)

17e. Notes that according to the Third Report of the Commission1a, trafficking for other forms of exploitation accounted for 18% of the victims, involving activities in the area of forced begging, forced criminalities, the selling of babies, organ removal, illegal adoption, financial exploitation through fraud and trafficking in human beings through surrogacy; _________________ 1aThe European Commission's Third report on the progress made in the fight against trafficking in human beings (2020) as required under Article 20 of Directive 2011/36/EU on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims, COM(2020) 661

Amendment 306 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 f (new)

17f. Points out that many of the victims of forced begging and forced criminality often come from marginalised Roma communities and are often children;

Amendment 307 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 g (new)

17g. Is of the opinion that passively ignoring forced begging practices contributes to the maintaining of profit flows for criminal rings and amplifies a phenomenon of exploitation of vulnerable people and children;

Amendment 308 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 h (new)

17h. Points out that with the globalisation of society and advances in procreation techniques commercial surrogacy is increasingly common and that mothers who bear children through surrogacy for commercial purposes often come from poorer countries, especially from the EU's close neighbourhood, who are more vulnerable to possible exploitation; finds it imperative for Member State Authorities to pay increased attention to the issue of commercial surrogacy in order to protect the human dignity and interest of surrogate mothers; points out the recent successful dismantling by Europol- supported law enforcement authorities of an European organised crime group involved in the trafficking of human beings (selling ova), illegal adoption and money laundering1a; calls for increased attention to this THB area; _________________ 1a https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/ news/66-suspected-of-arranging-illegal- adoptions-and-surrogacies-and-human- egg-trafficking-in-Greece

Amendment 309 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)

17b. Emphasises that the EU’s legal and policy framework on THB combines both the internal and external dimensions, recognising that action to combat trafficking, which is a serious crime and a human rights violation, constitutes a clear objective of the EU’s external action; calls on the Commission and the Member States to enhance cooperation with third countries in order to combat all forms of trafficking in human beings and to strengthen opportunities for joint investigations and specialized prosecutions, including by considering the support to the establishment of networks of specialized prosecutors at the regional and international level as a way to share knowledge and expertise, learn from others experiences and practices and build common understandings;

Amendment 31 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 29 a (new)

- having regard to the Europol report 'The challenges of countering human trafficking in the digital era',

Amendment 310 #

Maria NOICHL, Evelyn REGNER, Heléne FRITZON, Rovana PLUMB, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Pina PICIERNO, Robert BIEDROŃ, Alessandra MORETTI, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Emphasises that migration flows can increase the risk for migrants of becoming victims of trafficking within the EU20 ; points out that there has been a sharp increase in the last years concerning the number of women and girls trafficked through the Central Mediterranean route for sexual exploitation in the EU21 ; recalls that women and children may be compelled to exchange sex for protection, in order to survive, to advance along their migratory route, and for basic sustenance; underlines that women and children engaging in survival sex are not considered trafficking victims, and thus cannot receive the required assistance; _________________ 20Second progress report, COM(2018)0777; Europol, European Migrant Smuggling Centre (EMSC), 4th Annual Report, 2020; Europol, Situation Report ‘Trafficking in Human Beings in the EU‘, 18 February 2016. 21 Second progress report, COM(2018)0777, p. 3.

Amendment 311 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Emphasises that migration flows can increase the risk for migrants of becoming victims of trafficking within the EU20 ; points out that there has been a sharp increase in the number of women and girls trafficked through the Central Mediterranean route for sexual exploitation in the EU21 ;calls on the Member States and the EU to find these women and girls and to prevent similar cases in the future by using a coherent and coordinated rights-based and gender-sensitive approach to prevent and address human trafficking; _________________ 20Second progress report, COM(2018)0777; Europol, European Migrant Smuggling Centre (EMSC), 4th Annual Report, 2020; Europol, Situation Report ‘Trafficking in Human Beings in the EU‘, 18 February 2016. 21 Second progress report, COM(2018)0777, p. 3.

Amendment 312 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Emphasises that ~~migration flows can increase the risk for migrants of becoming victims of~~, while the majority of victims are EU nationals, traffickers have been using some migration routes to smuggle trafficking ~~within~~victims into the EU20 ; points out in this regard that there has been a sharp increase in the number of women and girls trafficked through the Central Mediterranean route for sexual exploitation in the EU21 ; _________________ 20 Second progress report, COM(2018)0777; Europol, European Migrant Smuggling Centre (EMSC), 4th Annual Report, 2020; Europol, Situation Report ‘Trafficking in Human Beings in the EU‘, 18 February 2016. 211a; calls on the Commission and Member States for a coherent and coordinated rights-based and gender-sensitive approach to prevent and address human trafficking _________________ 1a Second progress report, COM(2018)0777, p. 3.

Amendment 313 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Emphasises that migration flows can increase the risk for migrants of becoming victims of trafficking within the EU20; points out that there has been a sharp increase in the number of women and girls trafficked through the Central Mediterranean route for sexual exploitation in the EU21;stresses that it is therefore important when coordinating policy with the Member States to ensure, as far as possible, that migratory flows from the central Mediterranean and from other routes do not reach Europe; _________________ 20Second progress report, COM(2018)0777; Europol, European Migrant Smuggling Centre (EMSC), 4th Annual Report, 2020; Europol, Situation Report ‘Trafficking in Human Beings in the EU‘, 18 February 2016. 21 Second progress report, COM(2018)0777, p. 3.

Amendment 314 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Emphasises that migration flows ~~can~~ increase the risk for migrants of becoming victims of trafficking within the EU20 ; points out that there has been a sharp increase in the number of women and girls trafficked through the Central Mediterranean route for sexual exploitation in the EU21 ; border control and the enforcement of existing laws against trafficking thus stand out as key measures to reduce THB; _________________ 20Second progress report, COM(2018)0777; Europol, European Migrant Smuggling Centre (EMSC), 4th Annual Report, 2020; Europol, Situation Report ‘Trafficking in Human Beings in the EU‘, 18 February 2016. 21 Second progress report, COM(2018)0777, p. 3.

Amendment 315 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Emphasises that migration flows can increase the risk for migrants of becoming victims of trafficking within the EU20 , with humanitarian crises exacerbating the exposure of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers to traffickers; points out that there has been a sharp increase in the number of women and girls trafficked through the Central Mediterranean route for sexual exploitation in the EU21 ; _________________ 20Second progress report, COM(2018)0777; Europol, European Migrant Smuggling Centre (EMSC), 4th Annual Report, 2020; Europol, Situation Report ‘Trafficking in Human Beings in the EU‘, 18 February 2016. 21 Second progress report, COM(2018)0777, p. 3.

Amendment 316 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Emphasises that migration flows can increase the risk for migrants of becoming victims of trafficking within the EU20 ; points out that there has been a sharp increase in the number of women and girls trafficked through the Central Mediterranean route for sexual exploitation in the EU21 ; therefore, stresses that effective external border management is key to ending human trafficking; _________________ 20Second progress report, COM(2018)0777; Europol, European Migrant Smuggling Centre (EMSC), 4th Annual Report, 2020; Europol, Situation Report ‘Trafficking in Human Beings in the EU‘, 18 February 2016. 21 Second progress report, COM(2018)0777, p. 3.

Amendment 317 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Emphasises that ~~migration flows can increase the risk for migrants of becoming victims of~~, while the majority of victims are EU nationals, traffickers have been using migration routes to smuggle trafficking ~~within~~victims into the EU20 ; points out in this regard that there has been a sharp increase in the number of Nigerian women and girls trafficked through the Central Mediterranean route for sexual exploitation in the EU21 ; _________________ 20Second progress report, COM(2018)0777; Europol, European Migrant Smuggling Centre (EMSC), 4th Annual Report, 2020; Europol, Situation Report ‘Trafficking in Human Beings in the EU‘, 18 February 2016. 21 Second progress report, COM(2018)0777, p. 3.

Amendment 318 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Emphasises that ~~migration flows can increase the risk for migrants of becoming victims~~the exploitation of migration flows by criminal organisations can increase the risk of trafficking within the EU20 ; points out that there has been a sharp increase in the number of women and girls trafficked through the Central Mediterranean route for sexual exploitation in the EU21 ; _________________ 20Second progress report, COM(2018)0777; Europol, European Migrant Smuggling Centre (EMSC), 4th Annual Report, 2020; Europol, Situation Report ‘Trafficking in Human Beings in the EU‘, 18 February 2016. ~~21 Second progress report, COM(2018)0777, p. 3.~~

Amendment 319 #

Nicola PROCACCINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Emphasises that migration flows ~~can~~ increase the risk for migrants of becoming victims of trafficking within the EU20; points out that there has been a sharp increase in the number of women and girls trafficked through the Central Mediterranean route for sexual exploitation in the EU21; _________________ 20Second progress report, COM(2018)0777; Europol, European Migrant Smuggling Centre (EMSC), 4th Annual Report, 2020; Europol, Situation Report ‘Trafficking in Human Beings in the EU’, 18 February 2016. 21 Second progress report, COM(2018)0777, p. 3.

Amendment 32 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 29 b (new)

- having regard to Europol's 2017 Serious and organised crime threat assessment (SOCTA),

Amendment 320 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Reminds Member States that a lack of safe and legal migration pathways for asylum seekers increases their vulnerability to trafficking as they can be exploited both during transit and upon arrival; notes that for those granted asylum a lack of understanding of their rights, limited access to viable livelihood opportunities or quality education, and restrictions of their freedom of movement also contribute to their risk of becoming victims of trafficking;

Amendment 321 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Points out that, according to Europol, drug trafficking, migrant smuggling and THB are sometimes carried out by the same organised criminal gangs1a and that such gangs involved in THB often exploit existing migratory routes to traffic victims within the EU, investigations showing that traffickers are increasingly targeting irregular migrants and asylum seekers in the EU for exploitation1b; _________________ 1aThe 4th annual report of the European Migrant Smuggling Centre of Europol (2020), 1bEuropol's 2017 Serious and organised crime threat assessment (SOCTA)

Amendment 322 #

Nicola PROCACCINI

Motion for a resolution
Recital 18 a (new)

18a. Underlines that upstream management of departures of migrants would reduce their risk of becoming victims of trafficking; notes that this type of measure would also help to curb the activities of transnational criminal networks benefiting from sexual and labour exploitation or trade in human organs;

Amendment 323 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. recalls that women and children may be compelled to exchange sex for protection, in order to survive, to advance along their migratory route, and for basic sustenance; underlines that women and children engaging in survival sex are not considered trafficking victims, and thus cannot receive the required assistance;

Amendment 324 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Stresses the importance of prevention, and fight against women and children smuggling, through cooperation with third countries either of origin or of transit, together with the protection of the victims of trafficking, ensuring comprehensive support, reintegration and rehabilitation programs;

Amendment 325 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Reiterates that ~~asylum seekers, refugees and migrants are particularly vulnerable to trafficking and that~~ special attention should be given to the trafficking of women, children and other vulnerable groups; highlights that there are vulnerabilities and risks at the different stages in the migration process prior to migration itself, en route to the EU, at the destination and on return22 ; and provide them with adequate resources and shelters and access to protected and adequately equipped facilities as well as with related help and information services; therefore reiterates the need to improve cross- border collaboration and exchange among law enforcement and child protection authorities as well as developing fast family tracing and alternative care arrangements for unaccompanied minors; _________________ 22 European implementation assessment – ‘Implementation of Directive 2011/36/EU : Migration and gender issues’, Directorate- General for Parliamentary Research, Ex- Post Evaluation Unit, 15 September 2020, p. 50.

Amendment 326 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Reiterates that asylum seekers, refugees and migrants are particularly vulnerable to trafficking and that special attention should be given to the trafficking of women, children and other vulnerable groups; highlights that there are vulnerabilities and risks at the different stages in the migration process prior to migration itself, en route to the EU, at the destination and on return22 ; therefore, calls upon the European Commission to increase cooperation with third countries to tackle this issue at the root cause, and to examine the possibility of linking cooperation with the use of existing EU financial assistance and other mechanisms; _________________ 22 European implementation assessment – ‘Implementation of Directive 2011/36/EU : Migration and gender issues’, Directorate- General for Parliamentary Research, Ex- Post Evaluation Unit, 15 September 2020, p. 50.

Amendment 327 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Reiterates that ~~asylum seekers, refugees and migrants are particularly vulnerab~~the best way to tackle tohe trafficking and that special attention should be given to the trafficking of women, children and other vulnerable groups; highlights that there are vulnerabilities and risks at the different stages in the migration process prior to migration itself, en route to the EU, at the destination and on return22; _________________ 22European implementation assessment – ‘Implementation of Directive 2011/36/EU: Migration and gender issues’, Directorate-General for Parliamentary Research, Ex-Post Evaluation Unit, 15 September 2020, p. 50.smuggling of human beings is to have zero tolerance for illegal immigration and smuggling rings, like the ‘No Way’ programme successfully introduced by the Australian Government in 2014;

Amendment 328 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

Amendment 329 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Reiterates that asylum seekers, refugees and migrants, including unaccompanied minors, are particularly vulnerable to trafficking and that special attention should be given to the trafficking of women, children and other vulnerable groups; highlights that there are vulnerabilities and risks at the different stages in the migration process prior to migration itself, en route to the EU, at the destination and on return22 ; _________________ 22 European implementation assessment – ‘Implementation of Directive 2011/36/EU : Migration and gender issues’, Directorate- General for Parliamentary Research, Ex- Post Evaluation Unit, 15 September 2020, p. 50.

Amendment 33 #

Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA, Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Charlie WEIMERS, Jessica STEGRUD

Motion for a resolution
Citation 29 c (new)

- having regard to the 4th annual report of the European Migrant Smuggling Centre of Europol (2020),

Amendment 330 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Calls on the EU and its Member States to step up their efforts to combat human trafficking and migrant smuggling and to effectively implement the "Facilitators Package" (Council Directive 2002/90/EC and Council Framework Decision 2002/946) to combat the human smugglers' business model, preventing children, girls, and other vulnerable groups from sexual exploitation and abuse.

Amendment 331 #

Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA, Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Charlie WEIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)

19b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to pay particular attention to the fact that some actions, such as offering financial aid to victims of trafficking, may be used as an incentive by the mafias in order to attract their victims with the unintentional effect of encouraging human trafficking.

Amendment 332 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Highlights the very low number of registered THB victims in international protection procedures; calls on the Member States to strengthen the provision of information to arriving individuals, including with the help of translation and interpretation, on their rights and the applicable procedures under EU legislation, including on the possibilities for obtaining support through lawyers and cultural mediators working to prevent human trafficking and exploitation;

Amendment 333 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Highlights the very low number of registered THB victims in international protection procedures; calls on the Member States to strengthen the provision of information to arriving individuals, including with the help of translation and interpretation, on their rights and the applicable procedures under EU legislation~~, including on the possibilities for obtaining support through lawyers and cultural mediators~~;

Amendment 334 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Points out that in some Member States, applicants for international protection who are identified as victims of THB need to change procedures and claim a residence permit under Directive 2004/81/EC23; calls on the Member States to put in place a holistic and multidisciplinary approach ensuring that the anti-trafficking and the asylum procedures are interconnected and complement each other; _________________ 23European implementation assessment – ‘Implementation of Directive 2011/36/EU: Migration and gender issues’, Directorate-General for Parliamentary Research, Ex-Post Evaluation Unit, 15 September 2020, p. 49.deleted

Amendment 335 #

21. Points out that in some Member States, applicants for international protection who are identified as victims of THB need to change procedures and claim a residence permit under Directive 2004/81/EC23 ; calls on the Member States to put in place a holistic and multidisciplinary approach ensuring that the anti-trafficking and the asylum procedures are interconnected and complement each other; _________________ 23 European implementation assessment – ‘Implementation of Directive 2011/36/EU : Migration and gender issues’, Directorate- General for Parliamentary Research, Ex- Post Evaluation Unit, 15 September 2020, p. 49. ;

Amendment 336 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Points out that in some Member States, applicants for international protection who are identified as victims of THB need to change procedures and claim a residence permit under Directive 2004/81/EC23 ; calls on the Member States to put in place a holistic and multidisciplinary approach ensuring that the anti-trafficking and the asylum procedures are interconnected and complement each other; emphasises that the concept of asylum must not be diluted by including crime victims; _________________ 23 European implementation assessment – ‘Implementation of Directive 2011/36/EU : Migration and gender issues’, Directorate- General for Parliamentary Research, Ex- Post Evaluation Unit, 15 September 2020, p. 49.

Amendment 337 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Points out that in some Member States, applicants for international protection who are identified as victims of THB need to change procedures and claim a residence permit ~~under Directive 2004/81/EC23~~; calls on the Member States to put in place a holistic and multidisciplinary approach ensuring that the anti-trafficking and the asylum procedures are interconnected and complement each other; _________________ 23European implementation assessment – ‘Implementation of Directive 2011/36/EU: Migration and gender issues’, Directorate-General for Parliamentary Research, Ex-Post Evaluation Unit, 15 September 2020, p. 49.

Amendment 338 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Calls on the Member States to ensure a coherent application of the provisions set out in the Dublin III Regulation, the Anti-Trafficking Directive and the Residence Permit Directive to prevent the practice employed in some Member States of transferring victims of human trafficking to the country where they were exploited when they first arrived, thereby leaving them more exposed to the risk of being re-trafficked;deleted

Amendment 339 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

Amendment 34 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 29 d (new)

- having regard to the 2018 Joint Statement of Commitment to working together against trafficking in human beings signed by the European Asylum Support Office (EASO), European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), EU Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol), EU Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust), European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound), EU Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL), European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice (eu-LISA), European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) and the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE),

Amendment 340 #

Maria NOICHL, Heléne FRITZON, Evelyn REGNER, Rovana PLUMB, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Pina PICIERNO, Robert BIEDROŃ, Alessandra MORETTI, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

Amendment 341 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

Amendment 342 #

23. Calls on the Member States to step up their efforts to early identify potential victims, in particular within migration flows and hotspots; ~~calls on the Member States to provide adequate resources for specialised facilities for unaccompanied m~~highlights that potential victims should be provided without delay with protection and access to a safe place where the potential victim could be provided with infor~~s and female victims of trafficking~~mation and legal aid; calls on the Member States to provide adequate resources for specialised facilities for ~~the detention of~~ unaccompanied minors and of female victims of trafficking and ensure sufficient places in shelters;

Amendment 343 #

Abir AL-SAHLANI, Ramona STRUGARIU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls on the Member States to step up their efforts to early identify potential victims, in particular within migration flows and hotspots; ~~calls on the Member States to provide adequate resources for specialised facilities for unaccompanied minors and female victims of trafficking~~highlights that potential victims identified should be provided with protection and an access to a safe place where they could be provided with information; calls on the Member States to provide adequate resources for specialised facilities for unaccompanied migrant children, separated children and female victims of trafficking and ensure sufficient places in shelters;

Amendment 344 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls on the Member States to step up their efforts to early identify potential victims, in particular within migration flows and hotspots; highlights that potential victims identified should be provided with protection and access to safe places where information could be provided; calls on the Member States to provide adequate resources for specialised facilities for unaccompanied minors and female victims of trafficking and ensure sufficient places in shelters;

Amendment 345 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls on the Member States to step up their efforts to early identify potential victims, in particular within migration flows and hotspots; calls on the Member States to provide adequate resources for specialised facilities for ~~unaccompanied minors and female victims of trafficking~~the identification of unaccompanied minors through medical tests and victims of trafficking; calls for illegal immigrants who do not meet either these criteria or the asylum criteria to be deported;

Amendment 346 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls on the Member States to step up their efforts to early identify potential victims and adopt protection and prevention measures, in particular within migration flows and hotspots; calls on the Member States to provide adequate resources for specialised facilities for unaccompanied minors and female victims of trafficking;

Amendment 347 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

Amendment 348 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls on the Member States to step up their efforts to early identify potential victims, in ~~particular~~cluding within migration flows and hotspots; calls on the Member States to provide adequate resources for specialised facilities for ~~unaccompanied minors and female victims of trafficking~~victims of trafficking including women and unaccompanied minors;

Amendment 349 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

Amendment 35 #

- having regard to the Report of the Agency on Fundamental Rights of the EU entitled 'Severe labour exploitation: workers moving within or into the European Union',

Amendment 350 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

Amendment 351 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Highlights the vulnerable position of refugee and migrant women and girls particularly upon arrival to the European Union and their increased chances of becoming victims of trafficking; calls upon the Commission and Member States to provide safe and legal routes for migration, to ensure the presence of gender trained staff in reception facilities and to provide adequate support and funding to civil society organisations;

Amendment 352 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Points to the need to set up national mechanisms for data collection on THB victims in international protection procedures to be able to ensure follow up on identified cases;

Amendment 353 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Calls on the Member States to take action to ensure that all victims, including migrant victims, have access to justice irrespective of their residence status;

Amendment 354 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Calls on the Member States to provide adequate resources for specialised safe facilities for children and female suspected victims of trafficking;

Amendment 355 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)

23b. Calls on Member states to extend the International Protection granted to victims of human trafficking to their family members after having assessed the potential involvement of these relatives in the trafficking process;

Amendment 356 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 c (new)

23c. Calls on Member states to swift procedures of family reunification of those family members of the victims at risk in the country of origin;

Amendment 357 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 d (new)

23d. Is concerned that the recovery and reflection period is linked to cooperation by the victim during the investigation and is granted by law enforcement agencies; deplores that the period does not apply to EU/EEA nationals nor to asylum seekers; calls on the Commission to monitor the implementation of available legal solutions at Member states level, in particular the granting of a recovery and reflection period;

Amendment 358 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

Amendment 359 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

Amendment 36 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 30 a (new)

- having regard to the United Nations resolution ‘Transforming our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’ (A/RES/70/1), adopted by the General Assembly on 25 September 2015,

Amendment 360 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

Amendment 361 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

Amendment 362 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

Amendment 363 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Notes that the migration policies of Member States, geared towards fighting irregular migration, can have a ‘chilling effect’ among vulnerable migrants and give perpetrators additional leverage to exploit victims with an irregular status24 ; calls on the Member States to decouple migration enforcement actions from law enforcement activities; recalls that, in order to prevent THB and people smuggling, it is important to create safe legal migration channels for women and children, such as humanitarian visas; calls upon the Commission and the Member States to provide safe and legal routes for migration, to ensure the presence of gender trained staff in reception facilities and to provide adequate support and funding to civil society organisations; _________________ 24Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM), Insecure justice? Residence permits for victims of crime in Europe, May 2020.

Amendment 364 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

Amendment 365 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Notes that the migration policies of Member States, geared towards fighting irregular migration, can have a ‘chilling effect’ among ~~vulnerable migrants~~undocumented migrants or migrants with a precarious status dependent on their employer and give perpetrators additional leverage to exploit victims with an irregular or precarious status24 ; calls on the Member States to decouple migration enforcement actions from law enforcement activities; _________________ 24Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM), Insecure justice? Residence permits for victims of crime in Europe, May 2020.

Amendment 366 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Notes that the migration policies of Member States, geared towards fighting irregular migration, can have a ‘chilling effect’ among vulnerable migrants and give perpetrators additional leverage to exploit victims with an irregular status24 ; calls on the Member States to decouple migration enforcement actions from law enforcement activities; _________________ 24Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM), Insecure justice? Residence permits for victims of crime in Europe, May 2020.a permissive attitude towards illegal migration is ruthlessly exploited by traffickers all along the migration chain; not least since it creates incentives to migrate illegally and furthermore allows traffickers to fly under the radar of law enforcing authorities;

Amendment 367 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. ~~Notes~~Given that ~~the migration policies of Member States, geared towards fighting irregular migration, can have a ‘chilling effect’ among vulnerable migrants and give perpetrators additional~~irregular migrants in the EU represent a large pool of potential victims susceptible to being exploited by traffickers through the leverage to exploit ~~victims with an~~their irregular status24 ;, calls on ~~the~~ Member States to ~~decouple migration enforcement actions from law enforcement activities~~strictly enforce their irregular migration countering actions to prevent such abuses taking place; _________________ 24 Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM), Insecure justice? Residence permits for victims of crime in Europe, May 2020.

Amendment 368 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Notes that informal and unregulated work should be brought within the protection of labour laws and it should be ensured that labour rights are applied to all workers irrespective of their gender, migration and residence status; recommends that control mechanisms should be set up to monitor businesses compliance with labour standards and human rights and sanctions for businesses that do not respect human rights and the law should be enacted;

Amendment 369 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Notes that informal and unregulated work should be brought within the protection of labour laws and it should be ensured that labour rights are applied to all workers irrespective of their gender, migration and residence status. Control mechanisms should be set up to monitor businesses compliance with labour standards and human rights and sanctions for businesses that do not respect human rights and the law should be enacted.

Amendment 37 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 30 b (new)

- having regard to resolution 9/1 of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime on the establishment of a mechanism for there view of the implementation of UNTOC and its Protocols,

Amendment 370 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Stresses that close cooperation and engagement with third countries is key to preventing human trafficking, and dismantling human trafficking and smuggling criminal organizations;

Amendment 371 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Calls on Member states to provide more safe and legal routes for migration in order to prevent the exploitation of vulnerable individuals;

Amendment 372 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)

24b. Calls for increased attention to the emerging trend of exploitative sham marriages predominantly targeting susceptible women from Eastern Europe, who would often be lured with false promises of accommodation or financial support, or of fake long-term job offers1a; Points out that, according to the Third Progress Report of the Commission, such victims are often reported as victims to other forms of trafficking, including sexual exploitation and/or labour exploitation; points out that according to Europol this increase in the number of sham marriages is likely related to the migration crisis and an increase in the number of irregular migrants seeking to transition to legal residence status after failed asylum applications1b; _________________ 1ahttps://www.brusselstimes.com/brussels- behind-the-scenes/130968/the-heartbreak- of-europes-sham-marriages/ 1bEuropol's 2017 Serious and organised crime threat assessment (SOCTA)

Amendment 373 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Notes that children constitute nearly a quarter of all victims in the EU, with girls (78 %) making up the vast majority of child victims in the EU; points out that nearly 75 % of all child victims in the EU were EU citizens; is particularly concerned about the violence, abuse and exploitation faced by child victims in the EU especially those trafficked for sexual exploitation25 ; _________________ 25Europol, EMSC, 4th Annual Activity Report, 2020.

Amendment 374 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Notes that children constitute nearly a quarter of all victims in the EU, with girls (78 %) making up the vast majority of child victims in the EU; points out that nearly 75 % of all child victims in the EU were EU citizens; is particularly concerned about the violence, abuse and exploitation faced by child victims in the EU, especially trafficked for sexual exploitation25 ; _________________ 25Europol, EMSC, 4th Annual Activity Report, 2020.

Amendment 375 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25a. Underlines that the best interests of the child must be a primary consideration in all actions concerning trafficked children; emphasises that the physical and psychological harm suffered by trafficked children and their increased vulnerability to exploitation require that they be provided with appropriate assistance and protection their special rights and needs must be considered;

Amendment 376 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25a. Calls on the Member states to ensure strong child protection measures, presumption of childhood and child age assessment, the protection before and during criminal proceedings, access to unconditional assistance, compensation, non-punishment, assistance and support to the family member of a child victim as well as prevention;

Amendment 377 #

26. Calls on the Member States to focus on identifying child victims and helping them to avail themselves of their rights; recalls the obligation of Member States to pay special attention to child victims of trafficking and to provide special protection to children in criminal procedures, with the best interests of the child being considered paramount at all times; emphasises the need for guardians, including temporary guardians as an emergency measure, to be appointed immediately for child victims;

Amendment 378 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Calls on the Member States to focus on identifying child victims and helping them to avail themselves of their rights; emphasises the need for guardians, including temporary guardians as an emergency measure, to be appointed immediately for child victims; further calls for Member States to take measures to ensure adequate and appropriate training, in particular legal and psychological training, for those working with child victims of trafficking;

Amendment 379 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Calls on the Member States to focus on identifying child victims and helping them to avail themselves of their rights; emphasises the need for guardians, including temporary guardians as an emergency measure, to be appointed immediately for child victims; emphasises that treatment of children must not be extended to adults who claim to be children, applying age tests whenever the situation calls for it;

Amendment 38 #

Hilde VAUTMANS, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Ramona STRUGARIU, Olivier CHASTEL, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Fabienne KELLER, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Nathalie LOISEAU, Abir AL-SAHLANI

Motion for a resolution
Citation 31 a (new)

- having regard to the UNODC 2018 Global Report on Trafficking in Persons,

Amendment 380 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Calls on the Member States to focus on identifying child victims and helping them to avail themselves of their rights; emphasises the need for well- trained and well-supported guardians, including temporary guardians as an emergency measure, to be appointed immediately for child victims; advises the Member States to increase the number of guardians by organising awareness campaigns;

Amendment 381 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Calls on the Member States to focus on identifying child victims and helping them to ~~avail themselves of their rights; emphasises the need for guardians, including temporary guardians as an emergency measure, to be appointed immediately for child victim~~return to their families;

Amendment 382 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Calls on the Member States to focus on identifying child victims and helping them to avail themselves of their rights so that they are better protected and can avail of counselling from workers specially trained for that purpose; emphasises the need for guardians, including temporary guardians as an emergency measure, to be appointed immediately for child victims;

Amendment 383 #

Hilde VAUTMANS, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Ramona STRUGARIU, Olivier CHASTEL, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Fabienne KELLER, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Nathalie LOISEAU, Abir AL-SAHLANI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Calls on the Member States to focus on identifying child victims and helping them to avail themselves of their rights; emphasises the need for guardians, including temporary guardians as an emergency measure, to be appointed immediately for ~~child victims;~~unaccompanied child victims, and stresses the importance of a child friendly justice and specialist services,

Amendment 384 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)

26a. Calls on Members States to ensure that consulate staff pays particular attention to the correct verification of the identity of minors and the link with the person(s) exercising parental authority or legal guardianship when taking the minor's biometric data in the visa application procedure; calls on the Commission, in close cooperation with Europol, to provide targeted and effective education and training for Member States' authorities to prevent child trafficking;

Amendment 385 #

Loránt VINCZE, Javier ZARZALEJOS, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)

26a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to put more emphasis on training and upskilling the support workers in local, regional and national organisations who work with victims, and educating them on the new methods used by human traffickers;

Amendment 386 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Calls on the Member States to fully implement Directive 2011/93/EU on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography26 , and to reinforce police and judicial cooperation to prevent and combat sexual exploitation at the EU level; calls MS to cooperate with EU agencies, in particular with Europol and its dedicated entities, EMSC and EC3, and Eurojust to step up information exchange and support and cross border investigations; _________________ 26 OJ L 335, 17.12.2011, p. 1.

Amendment 387 #

Hilde VAUTMANS, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Ramona STRUGARIU, Olivier CHASTEL, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Fabienne KELLER, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Nathalie LOISEAU, Abir AL-SAHLANI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Calls on the Member States to fully implement Directive 2011/93/EU on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography26, and to reinforce police and judicial cooperation to prevent and combat sexual exploitation at EU level; calls on the Member States to cooperate with EU agencies, such as Europol and its dedicated bodies, the EMSC and EC3, in order to strengthen information exchange and cross-border investigations; _________________ 26 OJ L 335, 17.12.2011, p. 1.

Amendment 388 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Calls on the Member States to fully implement Directive 2011/93/EU on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography26 , and to reinforce police and judicial cooperation to prevent and combat sexual exploitation; urges the Member States to cooperate with EU agencies, in particular with Europol and its dedicated entities, to step up information exchange and to support cross border investigations; _________________ 26 OJ L 335, 17.12.2011, p. 1.

Amendment 389 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)

27a. Welcomes the Commission’s decision to include in the EU strategy for a more effective fight against child sexual abuse of 24 July 2020 the possibility of creating a European Centre to prevent and counter child sexual abuse, as called for in the European Parliament resolution of 26 November 2019 on children’s rights, as the cornerstone of a coordinated and multi-stakeholder European approach to preventing and tackling child abuse and assisting victims;

Amendment 39 #

Hilde VAUTMANS, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Ramona STRUGARIU, Olivier CHASTEL, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Fabienne KELLER, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Nathalie LOISEAU, Abir AL-SAHLANI

Motion for a resolution
Citation 32

— having regard to the European Implementation Assessment of Directive 2011/36/EU: Migration and gender issues, published by its Directorate- General for Parliamentary Research Services on 15 September 202014, _________________ 14European implementation assessment – ‘Implementation of Directive 2011/36/EU: Migration and gender issues’, Directorate-General for Parliamentary Research, Ex-Post Evaluation Unit, 15 September 2020.deleted

Amendment 390 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)

27a. Points out that child victims need specific support, taking into account their best interests and specific vulnerabilities; encourages the Member States to ensure that professionals in contact with child victims, such as law enforcement, border guards, civil servants, the judiciary, and social and health workers (including youth care facilities), are sufficiently trained in identifying, supporting and referring of child victims of THB;

Amendment 391 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)

27a. Notes with high concern the prevalence of child sexual abuse and normalisation of trafficking and sexual exploitation of children, and calls for the regulation of pornographic sites and hosting platforms to ensure full prevention of the risk of such materials becoming available and normalized;

Amendment 392 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)

27a. Calls on Member States to develop a model of identification, early support and assistance for children that are victims of online sexual exploitation and abuse, as well as awareness-raising programmes and child-friendly reporting mechanisms;

Amendment 393 #

Hilde VAUTMANS, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Ramona STRUGARIU, Olivier CHASTEL, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Fabienne KELLER, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Nathalie LOISEAU, Abir AL-SAHLANI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)

27a. Notes that Roma children are especially vulnerable to exploitation and trafficking at high risk of being subjected to sexual exploitation, labour exploitation, forced begging;

Amendment 394 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)

27b. Deplores that specialised teams within law enforcement, trained in the audio-visual recording of child testimonies, are not consistently involved in the questioning of all child victims of THB; urges the Member States to make this standard practice and to train law enforcement staff in this type of (child friendly) questioning;

Amendment 395 #

Hilde VAUTMANS, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Ramona STRUGARIU, Olivier CHASTEL, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Fabienne KELLER, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Nathalie LOISEAU, Abir AL-SAHLANI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 c (new)

27c. Advises the Member States to develop a strong ‘chain approach’, with close links between specific THB support (such as the specialised centres for the support and reception of THB Victims) and mainstream youth care modules, while answering to the specific needs of every minor THB victim; stresses that care and support should be continuous and tailored to the specific needs of the child victims, offering all-round (medical, legal and psychological) care and support in an adequate setting;

Amendment 396 #

Hilde VAUTMANS, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Ramona STRUGARIU, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Fabienne KELLER, Nathalie LOISEAU, Abir AL-SAHLANI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Notes that children in migration, and, in particular, unaccompanied migrant children, continue to be at higher risk of trafficking and exploitation along migration routes en route to and within the EU; urges the Member States to protect unaccompanied migrant children against those risks by assuring them the same rights as all other children and taking their best interests into account, to assign them a guardian upon arrival, and to provide them with proper and adapted living conditions; stresses that a coordinated European approach is necessary to find and protect unaccompanied migrant children when they go missing, including data exchange (e.g. through an integrated database which can only be accessed and used in the best interests of the child);

Amendment 397 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Notes that children in migration, and, in particular, unaccompanied migrant children, continue to be at higher risk of ~~trafficking~~violence and exploitation along migration routes en route to and within the EU; notes that girls are at risk of sexual exploitation and gender based violence throughout the migration routes, condemns that some Member States have been using detention as a “protection” for unaccompanied minors, including in police cells; recalls that detention can never be in the best interests of the child and the need to Member States to provide non-custodial child-friendly accommodation;

Amendment 398 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Notes that children in migration, and, in particular, unaccompanied or separated migrant children, continue to be at higher risk of trafficking and exploitation along migration routes en route to and within the EU; urges the Commission to provide for the introduction of voluntary guardians for all unaccompanied migrant children in order to ensure their rights and afford them better protection;

Amendment 399 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Notes that children in migration, and, in particular, unaccompanied migrant children, continue to be at higher risk of trafficking and exploitation along migration routes en route to and within the EU; points out, however, that many supposed ‘unaccompanied minors’ are actually adults whose goal is economic immigration;

Amendment 4 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10

~~— having regard to the UN Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others,~~deleted

Amendment 40 #

— having regard to the joint deliberations of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality under Rule 58 of the Rules of Procedure,deleted

Amendment 400 #

Hilde VAUTMANS, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Ramona STRUGARIU, Olivier CHASTEL, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Fabienne KELLER, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Nathalie LOISEAU, Abir AL-SAHLANI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Notes that children in migration, and, in particular, unaccompanied and separated migrant children, continue to be at higher risk of trafficking and exploitation along migration routes en route to and within the EU;

Amendment 401 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)

28a. Points out that other vulnerable children, such as children in youth care facilities, runaways or children with disabilities, can become victim of THB; Calls on the Member States to reinforce the protection of those minors by informing and empowering them and by raising awareness in schools, youth centres and youth movements;

Amendment 402 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)

28a. Notes the use of new means such as the Internet and social media to recruit and attract potential victims and draws attention to child pornography, calling on special attention to the Internet platforms to develop adequate tools; calls for the new Digital Services Act to address this use of cyberviolence technologies.

Amendment 403 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)

28a. Requires Member States to provide unaccompanied child victims of trafficking with assistance, support and protection measures that meet their specific needs; recalls that such measures should not only take into account the best interests of the unaccompanied children, but also provide them with a durable solution;

Amendment 404 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)

Amendment 405 #

Abir AL-SAHLANI, Olivier CHASTEL, Nathalie LOISEAU, Ramona STRUGARIU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)

28a. Notes with high concern the prevalence of child pornography and normalisation of trafficking and sexual exploitation, and calls on the Commission to regulate pornographic sites and hosting platforms to ensure full prevention of the risk of such materials becoming available and normalised;

Amendment 406 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)

28a. Notes with high concern the prevalence of child pornography and normalisation of trafficking and sexual exploitation due to hypersexualisation in pornography, and calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure prevention of unlawful materials becoming available and normalised;

Amendment 407 #

Hilde VAUTMANS, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Ramona STRUGARIU, Olivier CHASTEL, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Fabienne KELLER, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Nathalie LOISEAU, Abir AL-SAHLANI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)

28a. Calls on the Member States to stop being deceived by the concept of ‘unaccompanied minors’, to systematically carry out medical tests to determine the age of these illegal immigrants and to deport those who are not minors to their country of origin or provenance;

Amendment 408 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 b (new)

28b. Notes that most children either have a smartphone or have access to a smartphone from the ages of 9 or 10; Underlines that grooming and sextortion are well-known techniques to sexually exploit children and that those reports are on a rise; Encourages the Commission and the Member States to take further action in fighting these online crimes and to reinforce preventive measures towards minors on the one hand and (potential) offenders on the other;

Amendment 409 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 b (new)

28b. Calls therefore the competent authorities to consider the use of large- scale IT systems, including the Visa Information System, the Schengen Information System (SIS II) and Eurodac for prevention investigation and/or prosecution of serious crime including cases of trafficking in human beings.

Amendment 41 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 35

~~— having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (A9-0000/2020),~~deleted

Amendment 410 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 c (new)

28c. Notes that the traffickers have frequently used reception centres to identify potential victims and to arrange for them to be transported to places of exploitation, therefore the relevant public authorities and other competent actors in the Member States must be particularly vigilant and monitor and safeguard these centres, carrying out exhaustive surveillance especially on the most vulnerable, such as children.

Amendment 411 #

Loránt VINCZE, Javier ZARZALEJOS, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5

Efficiency of criminal justice systems and criminalisation of the use of services of victims

Amendment 412 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)

28a. Underlines the crucial importance for the EU law enforcement community to develop efficient and expanded analytical capabilities in response to the ever- increasing online-facilitated THB criminal patterns; calls on COM to provide financial support through dedicated EU sectorial funds ( i.e. ISF) to MS and Agencies, such as Europol, to secure the highest analytical standards and adequate tools to process increasingly complex amounts of information;

Amendment 413 #

Loránt VINCZE, Javier ZARZALEJOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Notes the low number of prosecutions and convictions for the crime of trafficking; urges the Member States to take measures to improve the investigation of trafficking cases and to put in place strong criminal sanctions for crimes of human trafficking; highlights that special attention should be paid to under-reported and under-investigated areas, especially seasonal and temporary nature employment in the low-skilled and low- paid sectors, such as, labour exploitation in the agricultural sector;

Amendment 414 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Notes the low number of prosecutions and convictions for the crime of trafficking, which may require tougher criminal laws to make prosecution easier; urges the Member States to take measures to improve the investigation of trafficking cases and to put in place strong criminal sanctions for crimes of human trafficking as these are the strongest method of response; emphasises that the existing national sanctions and the means of their execution still differs considerably between Member States;

Amendment 415 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Notes the low number of prosecutions and convictions for the crime of trafficking; urges the Member States to take measures to improve the investigation of trafficking cases and to put in place strong criminal sanctions for crimes of human trafficking; stresses, in particular, that more efficient investigation is required, especially in sectors involving seasonal and temporary employment, such as labour exploitation in agriculture;

Amendment 416 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Notes the low number of prosecutions and convictions for the crime of trafficking; urges the Member States to take measures to improve the investigation of trafficking cases and to put in place strong criminal sanctions for crimes of human trafficking; whereas the EU is constantly playing a game of catch-up to the modus operandi of human traffickers;

Amendment 417 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Notes the low number of prosecutions and convictions for the crime of trafficking; urges the Member States to take measures to improve the investigation of trafficking cases through strengthened police efforts both nationally and transnationally and to put in place strong criminal sanctions for crimes of human trafficking;

Amendment 418 #

Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA, Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Charlie WEIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Notes the low number of prosecutions and convictions for the crime of trafficking; urges the Member States to take measures to improve and speed up the investigation of trafficking cases and to put in place, in all EU Member States, strong criminal sanctions for crimes of human trafficking;

Amendment 419 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

Amendment 42 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas trafficking in human beings (THB) constitutes modern-day slavery, on the same level as surrogacy, and is a profound violation of fundamental rights, as outlined in Article 5(3) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;

Amendment 420 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Notes the low number of prosecutions and convictions for the crime of trafficking; urges the Member States to take measures to improve the quality of the investigation of trafficking cases and to put in place strong criminal sanctions for the crimes of human trafficking;

Amendment 421 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)

29a. Is concerned by significant gaps in the coverage and implementation of national laws and policies surrounding THB can be actively exploited by organised crime groups and leave large groups of people more vulnerable to exploitation;

Amendment 422 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Points out that not all Member States have introduced legislation relevant to Article 18 of the Anti-Trafficking Directive27; notes that the differing legal landscapes on criminalising the use of services exacted from victims may hamper efforts to reduce demand; ~~reiterates its call on the Member States to establish the act of knowingly using the services of victims of human trafficking as a criminal offence;~~ _________________ 27 Second progress report, COM(2018)0777, p. 29.

Amendment 423 #

Maria NOICHL, Evelyn REGNER, Heléne FRITZON, Rovana PLUMB, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Pina PICIERNO, Robert BIEDROŃ, Alessandra MORETTI, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ

30. Points out that not all Member States have introduced legislation relevant to Article 18 of the Anti-Trafficking Directive27 ; notes that the differing legal landscapes on criminalising the use of services exacted from victims may hamper efforts to reduce demand; Regrets that prosecution and conviction levels for use of victims’ services and sexual exploitation in the EU is low; reiterates its call on the Member States to establish the act of ~~knowingly~~ using the services of victims of human trafficking as a criminal offence; _________________ 27 Second progress report, COM(2018)0777, p. 29.

Amendment 424 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Points out that not all Member States have introduced legislation relevant to Article 18 of the Anti-Trafficking Directive27 ; notes that the differing legal landscapes on criminalising the use of services exacted from victims ~~may~~ hampers efforts to reduce demand; reiterates its urgent call on the Member States to establish the act of knowingly using the services of victims of human trafficking as a criminal offence; _________________ 27 Second progress report, COM(2018)0777, p. 29.

Amendment 425 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)

30a. Notes that women are disproportionately criminalised due to their situation or status and are prevented from equal access to justice as a result of gender stereotyping, discriminatory laws, intersecting or compounded discrimination, procedural and evidentiary requirements and practices; calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that access to justice is physically, economically, socially and culturally available to all women

Amendment 426 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)

Amendment 427 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)

30a. Calls on the Commission to introduce a new legislative procedure tackling the use of services of victims of sexual exploitation in line with Article 18 of the Anti-Trafficking Directive, considering the low numbers of cases and prosecutions;

Amendment 428 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)

30a. Calls for the European Commission to examine the possibility of upgrading the existing Anti-Trafficking Directive to a Regulation, given the serious and extensive nature of this crime across the EU;

Amendment 429 #

Maria NOICHL, Evelyn REGNER, Heléne FRITZON, Rovana PLUMB, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Pina PICIERNO, Robert BIEDROŃ, Alessandra MORETTI, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

~~31. Calls on the Member States to adopt clear provisions on the non- prosecution or non-punishment of THB victims and on decoupling protection from cooperation with law enforcement agencies;~~deleted

Amendment 43 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas trafficking in human beings (THB) constitutes ~~modern-day slavery and is~~a violation of human dignity, of the physical and psychological integrity of a human being, a modern-day slavery surrounding us in our everyday life, and a profound violation of fundamental rights, as outlined in Article 5(3) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;

Amendment 430 #

Hilde VAUTMANS, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Ramona STRUGARIU, Olivier CHASTEL, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Fabienne KELLER, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Nathalie LOISEAU, Abir AL-SAHLANI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Regrets that conditions for a victim to receive the official status of THB victim are often too rigid to fulfil, especially for minors and other vulnerable victims who are financially and emotionally dependent on their traffickers; Calls on the Member States to adopt clear provisions on the non- prosecution or non-punishment of THB victims and on decoupling protection from cooperation with law enforcement agencies, currently putting the complete burden on the victim; requests the Member States to rather fulfil their needs on a more psycho-emotional level;

Amendment 431 #

31. Calls on the Member States to adopt clear provisions on the non- prosecution or non-punishment of THB victims and on decoupling victim protection from cooperation with law enforcement agencies; calls also on the Member States to take the necessary measures to ensure that assistance and support for a victim are not made conditional on the victim’s willingness to cooperate in the criminal investigation, prosecution or trial in accordance with Article 11 of the Anti-Trafficking Directive;

Amendment 432 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. CDeplores the fact that victims are still often subject to criminal charges and convictions for offences they have been compelled to commit, often in relation to the illegal entry into a Member State’s territory, which is often inherent to being trafficked; calls on the Member States to adopt clear provisions on the non- prosecution or non-punishment of THB victims and on decoupling protection from cooperation with law enforcement agencies;

Amendment 433 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Calls on the Member States to adopt clear provisions on the non- prosecution or non-punishment of THB victims and on decoupling protection from cooperation with law enforcement agencies;, to counter impunity through a coordinated approach between the relevant EU agencies in partnership with Member States, EU institutions and other partners, thereby enhancing the effectiveness of investigations and prosecutions.

Amendment 434 #

Hilde VAUTMANS, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Ramona STRUGARIU, Olivier CHASTEL, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Fabienne KELLER, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Nathalie LOISEAU, Abir AL-SAHLANI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Calls on the Member States to adopt clear provisions on the non- prosecution or non-punishment of THB victims ~~and on decoupling protection from cooperation with law enforcement agencies~~;

Amendment 435 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)

31a. Deplores that data on the identity of THB victims appear in police reports and throughout proceedings, making it hard for victims to speak out or to protect them from retaliation; encourages Member States to keep names and other identity data in separate files, accessible for the police and the prosecution but not to be disclosed to the suspects of THB or their lawyers;

Amendment 436 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)

31a. Is alarmed by the fact that trafficking takes place as a result of the high demand for products and services dependent upon the exploitation of human beings, which is a very profitable form of organised crime;

Amendment 437 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Stresses the importance of financial investigation and ‘following the money’ as a key strategy for investigating and prosecuting the organised crime networks that profit from THB; calls on the ~~Commission to assess and promote the use of existing judicial and police cooperation, and the available tools~~Member States to launch financial investigations and work with money laundering specialists when starting a new trafficking investigation; calls on Member States to strengthen cooperation in freezing and confiscating the assets of individuals involved in trafficking and providing compensation to victims; calls on the Commission to assess and promote the use of existing judicial and police cooperation, and the available tools, such as mutual recognition of court judgments, joint investigation teams and the European investigation order;

Amendment 438 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Stresses the importance of financial investigation and ‘following the money’ as a key strategy for investigating and prosecuting the organised crime networks that profit from THB; calls on the Member States to launch financial investigations and work with money laundering specialist when starting a new trafficking investigation; calls on Member Sates stresses to strengthen cooperation in freezing and confiscating the assets of individuals involved in trafficking and providing compensation to victims; calls on the Commission to assess and promote the use of existing judicial and police cooperation, and the available tools;

Amendment 439 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Stresses the importance of financial investigation and ‘following the money’ as a key strategy for investigating and prosecuting the organised crime networks that profit from THB, as well as to confiscate the proceeds of THB in order to ensure that ‘crime does not pay’; urges Member States to use confiscated proceeds to support victims’ assistance and protection, including compensation of victims, as stressed by Recital 13 of the THB Directive; calls on the Commission to assess and promote the use of existing judicial and police cooperation, and the available tools;

Amendment 44 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas trafficking in human beings (THB) constitutes modern-day slavery, a serious violation of human dignity and is a profound violation of fundamental rights, as outlined in Article 5(3) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;

Amendment 440 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

Amendment 441 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

Amendment 442 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

Amendment 443 #

Hilde VAUTMANS, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Ramona STRUGARIU, Olivier CHASTEL, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Fabienne KELLER, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Nathalie LOISEAU, Abir AL-SAHLANI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

Amendment 444 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)

32a. Underlines the crucial importance for the EU law enforcement community to develop efficient and extended analytical capabilities in response to the ever- increasing online-facilitated THB criminal patterns; calls on the Commission to provide financial support to EU agencies such as Europol, to secure the highest analytical standards and adequate tools to process increasingly complex amounts of information;

Amendment 445 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)

32a. Calls on Member States to criminalise the profiting off, enablement and dissemination of sexual abuse and exploitation content involving trafficked humans by pornographic websites, as well as its consumption;

Amendment 446 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)

32a. Calls on the Commission to define, allocate and earmark adequate funds in the battle against THB.

Amendment 447 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 b (new)

32b. Recalls that training of practitioners and officials is crucial to early identify potential victims and prevent crime; calls therefore on the Member States to fully apply art. 18.3 of the Directive 2011/36/EU and to share best practices in particular when creating gender-sensitive training programmes for persons coming in contact with victims of THB in an official capacity, including police officers, border officers, judges, magistrates, lawyers, front-line medical staff and social workers; stresses that training should include detection of victims, the formal identification process and appropriate, gender-specific assistance for victims.

Amendment 448 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)

32a. Is of the opinion that given the predominantly international nature of THB crimes, law enforcement and prosecution must be capable to act efficiently at the same level; calls therefore on the effective use of European platforms run by agencies such as Europol and Eurojust in terms of jurisdiction selection, evidence collection, extradition, and mutual legal assistance;

Amendment 449 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33

33. Recalls the role of EU agencies in the early identification of victims and the fight against THB; calls for more resources for the Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Agencies to enable their staff to be trained and capacity-building instruments to be developed in the area of detecting victims, including the appointment of gender- trained agency officers, especially in the Member States faced with increased mixed migratory flows; calls on the Commission to develop guidelines to mainstream gender expertise in the activities of law enforcement authorities across the EU;

Amendment 45 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas trafficking in human beings (THB) ~~constitutes modern-day slavery and~~ is a profound violation of fundamental rights, as outlined in Article 5(3) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; whereas trafficking is gender-specific;

Amendment 450 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33

Amendment 451 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33

33. Recalls the role of EU agencies in the early identification of victims and the fight against THB; calls for ~~more~~an adequate allocation of existing resources for the Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Agencies to enable their staff to be trained and capacity-building instruments to be developed in the area of detecting victims, including the appointment of gender- trained agency officers, especially in the Member States faced with increased mixed migratory flows; calls on the Commission to develop guidelines to mainstream gender expertise in the activities of law enforcement authorities across the EU;

Amendment 452 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33

33. Recalls the role of EU agencies in the early identification of victims and the fight against THB; calls for more resources for the Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Agencies to enable their staff to be trained and capacity-building instruments to be developed in the area of detecting victims, including the appointment of gender- trained agency officers, especially in the Member States faced with increased ~~mixed migratory flows~~trafficking; calls on the Commission to develop guidelines to mainstream gender expertise in the activities of law enforcement authorities across the EU; calls in that regard, for the Member States to increase cross-border cooperation and collaboration with the relevant EU agencies such as Eurojust, Europol, GRA, Frontex, CEPLO and the EASO.

Amendment 453 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33

Amendment 454 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33

Amendment 455 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33

33. Recalls the role of EU agencies in the early identification of victims and the fight against THB; calls for more resources for the Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Agencies to enable their staff to be trained and capacity-building instruments to be developed in the area of detecting victims, including the appointment of gender- trained agency officers, especially in the Member States faced with increased mixed migrat~~ory~~ion flows; calls on the Commission to develop guidelines to mainstream gender and human rights expertise in the activities of law enforcement authorities across the EU;

Amendment 456 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33

33. Recalls the role of EU agencies in the early identification of victims and the fight against THB; calls for ~~more resources for~~reshifting of resources in favour of the Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Agencies to enable their staff to be trained and capacity- building instruments to be developed in the area of detecting victims, including the appointment of ~~gender-~~adequately trained agency officers, especially in the Member States faced with increased mixed migratory flows; calls on the Commission to develop guidelines to mainstream ~~gender~~ expertise in the activities of law enforcement authorities across the EU;

Amendment 457 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33

33. Recalls the role of EU agencies in the early identification of victims and the fight against THB; calls for ~~more resources for~~ the Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Agencies to enable their staff to be trained and capacity- building instruments to be developed in the area of detecting victims, including the appointment of gender-trained agency officers, especially in the Member States faced with increased mixed migratory flows; calls on the Commission to develop guidelines to mainstream gender expertise in the activities of law enforcement authorities across the EU;

Amendment 458 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)

33a. Points out the vital role Eurojust plays in the cooperation and coordination of complex investigations and prosecutions among judicial authorities in Member States, including through the European Arrest Warrant and the European Investigation Order as well as through the use of Joint Investigative Teams; encourages national authorities to involve the agency in all cross-border trafficking cases in view of protecting all victims, and of prosecuting and dismantling the whole trafficking chain; calls for adequate resources for the agency to fulfil its duties; calls on the Member States to ensure more and timely referrals of THB cases to Eurojust in order to enhance the coordination of judicial investigations and prosecutions between Member States and with Third countries; encourages the increased use of Joint Investigation Teams with the support of Eurojust and Europol, as this judicial cooperation tool has proven to be particularly effective in the fight against THB;

Amendment 459 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)

33a. Is concerned that the gender perspective remains unevenly embraced within JHA agencies; calls on the JHA agencies to ensure that a sustained programme of ensuring gender balance is in place, particularly in decision-making relevant to THB;

Amendment 46 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas trafficking in human beings (THB) constitutes ~~modern-day slavery and is~~ a profound violation of fundamental rights, as outlined in Article 5(3) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;

Amendment 460 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)

Amendment 461 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)

33a. Encourages Member States to increase exchange of data and information by using Europol’s resources and databases such AP Phoenix, AP Migrant Smuggling and AP Twins;

Amendment 462 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 b (new)

33b. Calls on CEPOL to provide international training for investigators in order to ensure standardised approaches and transnational interoperability;

Amendment 463 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 c (new)

33c. Welcomes the conclusion by JHA agencies of the Joint Statement of Commitment to working together against trafficking in human beings; Calls on these agencies to further coordinate their efforts and share their knowledge in the area of the fight against THB;

Amendment 464 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7 a (new)

Stresses the importance of the EU as well as international cooperation to eradicate trafficking through the synergy of various existing internal and external policies such as the Global Strategy for the EU Foreign and Security Policy, the Action Plan of Human Rights and Democracy 2020-2024, the Joint Communication "Towards a comprehensive strategy with Africa", the EU Western Balkans strategy and the European neighbourhood policy as well as through relevant information campaigns in the countries involved and calls on the Commission to take this into account in its upcoming Gender Action Plan III;

Amendment 465 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)

33a. Calls on the Commission to review the implementation of the Anti- Trafficking Directive by Member States and to adopt strong measures where there has been a lack of effective implementation, taking into account all forms of trafficking;

Amendment 466 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7 a (new)

Highlights the continuing lack of effective implementation of the Anti-Trafficking Directive by Member States; Calls on the Commission to initiate infringement proceedings where implementation has been inadequate;

Amendment 467 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

34. Calls on the Commission to amend the Anti-Trafficking Directive with a view to updating its provisions, including the establishment of specific measures for the prevention and prosecution of trafficking for sexual exploitation as the largest area of THB, to address the use of online technologies in both the proliferation and the prevention of THB, to improve measures for prevention and the early identification of victims, and to strengthen a horizontal gender perspective across all forms of trafficking, as well as to ensure that Member States explicitly criminalise the use of all services which involve exploitation;deleted

Amendment 468 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

34. Calls on the Commission to amend the Anti-Trafficking Directive with a view to updating its provisions~~, including~~ and to introduce new legislation, including laws to tackle demand for sexual exploitation, the establishment of specific measures for the prevention and prosecution of ~~trafficking for sexual exploitation as the largest area of THB~~all forms of trafficking, particularly for sexual exploitation, to address the use of online technologies in both the proliferation and the prevention of THB, to improve measures for prevention and the early identification of all victims, and to strengthen a horizontal gender perspective across all forms of trafficking, as well as to ensure that Member States explicitly criminalise the use of all services which involve exploitation and to conduct evidence-based research on risk factors and how different policy areas (e.g. labour market governance, migration and mobility, temporary agency work, bogus self-employment, posting of workers) intersect with trafficking in persons in risk sectors;

Amendment 469 #

Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA, Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Charlie WEIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

34. Calls on the Commission to amend the Anti-Trafficking Directive with a view to updating its provisions, including the establishment of specific measures for the prevention and prosecution of trafficking for sexual exploitation as the largest area of THB, and to address the use of online technologies in both the proliferation and the prevention of THB, to improve measures for prevention and the early identification of victims, and to strengthen a horizontal gender perspective across all forms of trafficking, as well as to ensure that Member States explicitly criminalise the use of all services which involve exploitation;

Amendment 47 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. Whereas migrant smuggling can lead to human trafficking, since exploitation and abuse may emerge during transit or at destination, even in the presence of initial consensus. Whereas girls and adult women are overwhelmingly targeted and trafficked for sexual exploitation. Whereas the "Facilitators Package" (Council Directive 2002/90/EC and Council Framework Decision 2002/946/JHA) is an important instrument adopted to combat trafficking in human beings and sexual exploitation.

Amendment 470 #

Maria NOICHL, Heléne FRITZON, Evelyn REGNER, Rovana PLUMB, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Robert BIEDROŃ, Alessandra MORETTI, Pina PICIERNO, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

34. Calls on the Commission to amend the Anti-Trafficking Directive with a view to updating its provisions, including the establishment of specific measures for the prevention and prosecution of trafficking for sexual exploitation as the largest area of THB, to address the use of online technologies in both the proliferation and the prevention of THB, to conduct evidence-based research on risk factors for potential victims as well as in societal structures and policies like labour market governance or migration and mobility policies that intersect with trafficking in persons in risk sectors, to improve measures for prevention and the early identification of victims, and to strengthen a horizontal gender perspective across all forms of trafficking, as well as to ensure that Member States explicitly criminalise the use of all services which involve exploitation;

Amendment 471 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

34. Calls on the Commission to amend the Anti-Trafficking Directive with a view to updating its provisions, including the establishment of specific measures for the prevention and prosecution of trafficking for sexual exploitation as the largest area of THB, to address the use of online technologies in both the proliferation and the prevention of THB, to improve measures for prevention and the early identification of victims, and easy and unconditional access to assistance and protection, and to strengthen a horizontal gender perspective across all forms of trafficking, as well as to ensure that Member States explicitly criminalise the use of all services which involve exploitation;

Amendment 472 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

34. Calls on the Commission to amend the Anti-Trafficking Directive with a view to updating its provisions, including the establishment of specific measures for the prevention and prosecution of trafficking for sexual exploitation as the largest area of THB, to address the use of online technologies in both the proliferation and the prevention of THB, to improve measures for prevention and the early identification of victims, and to strengthen a horizontal gender and child sensitive perspective across all forms of trafficking, as well as to ensure that Member States explicitly criminalise the knowing use of ~~all~~ services ~~which involve exploitation~~provided by victims of trafficking;

Amendment 473 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

34. Calls on the Commission to amend the Anti-Trafficking Directive with a view to updating its provisions, including the establishment of specific measures for the prevention and prosecution of trafficking for sexual exploitation as the largest area of THB, to address the use of online technologies in both the proliferation and the prevention of THB, to improve measures for prevention and the early identification and protection of victims, and to strengthen a horizontal gender perspective across all forms of trafficking, as well as to ensure that Member States explicitly criminalise the use of all services which involve exploitation;

Amendment 474 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

34. Calls on the Commission to amend the Anti-Trafficking Directive with a view to updating its provisions, including the establishment of specific measures for the prevention, tackling and prosecution of trafficking for sexual exploitation as the largest area of THB, to address the use of online technologies in both the proliferation and the prevention of THB, to improve measures for prevention and the early identification of victims, and to strengthen a horizontal gender perspective across all forms of trafficking, as well as to ensure that Member States explicitly criminalise the use of all services which involve exploitation;

Amendment 475 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

34. Calls on the Commission to amend the Anti-Trafficking Directive with a view to updating its provisions, including the establishment of specific measures for the prevention and prosecution of trafficking for sexual exploitation as the largest area of THB, to address the use of online technologies in both the proliferation and t~~he prevention~~ackling of THB, to improve measures for ~~prevention and~~ the early identification and protection of victims, and to strengthen a horizontal gender perspective across all forms of trafficking, as well as to ensure that Member States explicitly criminalise the use of all services which involve exploitation;

Amendment 476 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)

34a. Calls on the Commission to review implementation of the Anti-Trafficking Directive by Member States and introduce infringement procedures where there has been a lack of effective implementation;

Amendment 477 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)

34a. Calls for the European Commission to examine the possibility of upgrading the existing Anti-Trafficking Directive to a Regulation, given the serious and extensive nature of this crime across the EU;

Amendment 478 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)

34a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to address as well new other forms of trafficking mostly involving women and girls (sham marriages/illegal adoptions/organs trafficking/surrogacy);

Amendment 479 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)

34a. Recalls the Commission the need to carry out an evaluation report of the Anti-Trafficking Directive as it was foreseen five years after the adoption of the Directive;

Amendment 48 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the number of registered victims of THB has grown in the Commission's last study period (2017 and 2018) compared to the previous one; whereas, the actual number of victims is most likely considerably higher than reported data, as many victims remain undetected1a; _________________ 1aThe European Commission's Third report on the progress made in the fight against trafficking in human beings (2020) as required under Article 20 of Directive 2011/36/EU on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims

Amendment 480 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 b (new)

34b. Calls on the Commission to ensure the implementation of the directive and launch urgently infringement procedures against Member States that are not implementing the Directive;

Amendment 481 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 c (new)

34c. Calls on the Commission to propose a complementary additional legislation criminalising the use of all services which involve exploitation;

Amendment 482 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 d (new)

34d. Calls on the Member States to establish specific measures for the prevention and prosecution of trafficking for sexual exploitation as the largest area of THB, to improve measures for prevention and the early identification of victims, and to strengthen a horizontal gender perspective across all forms of trafficking;

Amendment 483 #

Maria NOICHL, Evelyn REGNER, Heléne FRITZON, Rovana PLUMB, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Pina PICIERNO, Robert BIEDROŃ, Alessandra MORETTI, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35

35. ~~Emphasises the importance of a coherent approach to improve the identification of potential victims in the context of migration flows and in the hotspots, of improving access to~~Calls for asylum procedures ~~and of ensur~~to be examined ing their co~~mplementarity with the procedures related to trafficking; calls on the Commission to assess the implementation of the Anti-Trafficking Di~~untry of origin, not the prospective recteiv~~e and to come forward with proposals to revise it~~ing country;

Amendment 484 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35

35. Emphasises the importance of a coherent approach to improve the identification of potential victims in the context of migration flows and in the hotspots, of improving access to asylum procedures and of ensuring their complementarity with the procedures related to trafficking; calls on the Commission to regularly assess the implementation of the Anti-Trafficking Directive by the Member States, introduce infringement procedures where there has been a lack of effective implementation, report to the European Parliament and to come forward with proposals to revise it;

Amendment 485 #

35. Emphasises the importance of a coherent approach to improve the identification of potential victims in the context of migration flows and in the hotspots, of improving access to asylum procedures and of ensuring their complementarity with the procedures related to trafficking; ~~calls on the Commission to assess the implementation of the Anti-Trafficking Directive and to come forward with proposals to revise it;~~

Amendment 486 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35

35. Emphasises the importance of a coherent approach to improve the identification of potential victims in the context of migration flows and in the hotspots, ~~of improving access to asylum procedures and of ensuring~~and in particular the need to further strengthen their co~~mplementarity with the procedures related to trafficking;~~ ordination between asylum authorities, law enforcement and prosecution services; recalls on the ~~Commission to assess the implementation of the Anti-Trafficking Directive and to come forward with proposals to revise it~~importance of improving access to asylum procedures and of ensuring their complementarity with the procedures related to trafficking;

Amendment 487 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)

35a. Calls on the Commission to review the application of Directive 2004/81/EC on granting residence permits to victims of trafficking who are third country nationals ensuring that victims are not returned upon expiry of reflection period, calls on the Member States to grant that the unconditional access to assistance and support mandated by Directive2011/36/EU is reconciled with Directive 2004/81/EC and its application; calls on the Commission to review Directive 2004/81/EC to ensure that residence permits for trafficked persons are not made conditional to the participation or willingness to participate of the trafficked person in the investigation or criminal proceedings of the case;

Amendment 488 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)

35a. Highlights that new forms of THB related to the migration flows, such as deprivation of liberty for extortion and forced migrant smuggling need to be acknowledged, and capacities of anti- trafficking stakeholders to identify trafficked people among those using migration routes must be developed;

Amendment 489 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 b (new)

35b. Emphasises the need to harmonise actions in transnational coordination and cooperation on THB between the countries of origin, transit and destination; notes that these actions should be embedded in the relevant regional policy dialogues and in the existing and future cooperation frameworks, such as the Mobility Partnerships and Common Agendas for Migration and Mobility;

Amendment 49 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the number of persons trafficked in the EU continues to increase[1]; [1] https://ec.europa.eu/anti- trafficking/sites/antitrafficking/files/third _progress_report.pdf

Amendment 490 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36

36. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to monitor and assess the risk for the persons being smuggled of becoming victims of trafficking, with a particular focus on the situation of unaccompanied minors and women; underlines, in this context, the need for more legal and safe routes for migration in order to prevent the exploitation of vulnerable people with irregular status;deleted

Amendment 491 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36

Amendment 492 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36

36. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ~~monitor and assess the risk for the persons being~~take urgent measures against criminal groups active in migrant smuggling and human trafficking, given the high likelihood of smuggled ofpersons becoming victims of trafficking, ~~with a particular focus on the situation of~~and to assess the risk faced by irregular migrants and especially unaccompanied minors and women; underlines, in this context, the need for ~~more legal and safe routes for migra~~effective border protection in order to prevent the subsequent exploitation of ~~vulnerable people with irregular status~~people who illegally cross borders and who are unaware of the risks associated with smuggling;

Amendment 493 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36

36. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to monitor and assess the risk for the persons being smuggled of becoming victims of trafficking, with a particular focus on the situation of unaccompanied minors and women; ~~underlines, in this context, the need for more legal and safe routes for migration in order to prevent the exploitation of vulnerable people with irregular status;~~

Amendment 494 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36

36. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to monitor and assess the risk for the persons being smuggled of becoming victims of trafficking, with a particular focus on the situation of unaccompanied ~~minors~~children, separated children and women; underlines, in this context, the need for more legal and safe routes for migration in order to prevent the exploitation of vulnerable people with irregular status;

Amendment 495 #

Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA, Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Charlie WEIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36

36. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to monitor carefully, report and assess the risk for the persons being smuggled of becoming victims of trafficking, with a particular focus on the situation of unaccompanied minors and women; underlines, in this context, the need for more legal and safe routes for migration in order to prevent the exploitation of vulnerable people with irregular status;

Amendment 496 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36

36. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ~~monitor and assess~~enhance control measures so that to avoid the risk for the persons being smuggled of becoming victims of trafficking, with a particular focus on the situation of unaccompanied minors and women; underlines, in this context, the need for meffectively enforce l~~egal~~aws and ~~safe routes for migration in order to prevent the exploitation of vulnerable people with irregular status;~~enacting stronger sanctions to human traffickers and migrant smugglers.

Amendment 497 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36

36. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to monitor and assess the risk for the persons being smuggled of becoming victims of trafficking, with a particular focus on the situation of the most vulnerable such as unaccompanied minors and women; underlines, in this context, the need for more legal and safe routes for migration in order to ~~prevent the exploitation of vulnerable people with irregular status~~tackle one dimension of trafficking;

Amendment 498 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)

36a. Calls on the Members States, as response to COVID-19, to elaborate a contingency plan in order to ensure minimum functionality of anti-trafficking systems in emergency conditions; notes that the contingency plan should ensure a minimum package of services available to the victims for meeting their immediate needs during the period of reduced possibilities for referral, protection, investigation of the case and court proceedings;

Amendment 499 #

36a. Stresses the importance and the need of defining allocating and earmarking adequate funding for targeted actions in the fight against human trafficking, either national or European level, through the funding possibilities of the European funds and projects, such as the Asylum, Migration and Integrational Fund (AMIF), the Internal Security Fund (ISD), the Daphne strand on the Rights and Values Programme in the new MFF;

Amendment 5 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11

— having regard to the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action adopted by the Fourth World Conference on Women on 15 September 1995 and to the subsequent outcome documents adopted at the United Nations Beijing +5 (2005), Beijing +15 (2010), and at the Beijing +20 review conferencedeleted

Amendment 50 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas rapid innovations in digital technologies facilitate the trafficking in human beings (THB) by exposing a growing number of victims to traffickers; these traffickers use social networks and online classified sites to market, recruit, sell and exploit their victims;

Amendment 500 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)

36a. Calls on the Commission and on the Member States to organise information campaigns reaching out to potential victims and informing them about assistance, protection and rights across all EU countries and to closely cooperate on awareness-raising campaigns with those third countries which are the main external sources of trafficking in the EU;

Amendment 501 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37

~~37. Calls on the Commission to include in the new strategy on trafficking in human beings clear steps as regards the appointment of the EU ATC;~~deleted

Amendment 502 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37

~~37. Calls on the Commission to include in the new strategy on trafficking in human beings clear steps as regards the appointment of the EU ATC;~~deleted

Amendment 503 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37

37. Calls on the Commission to ~~include in the new strategy on trafficking in human beings clear steps as regards the appointment of the EU ATC~~ensure the continuity of the EU Anti-Trafficking Coordinator’s work by appointing a full- time EU Anti-Trafficking Coordinator;

Amendment 504 #

37. Calls on the Commission to include in the new strategy on trafficking in human beings and clear steps as regards the appointment of the EU ATC;

Amendment 505 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)

37a. Calls on the Commission to review the application of Directive 2004/81/EC on granting residence permits to victims of trafficking who are third country nationals ensuring that victims are not returned upon expiry of reflection period; also calls on the Member States to grant that the unconditional access to assistance and support mandated by Directive2011/36/EU is reconciled with Directive 2004/81/EC and its application; calls on the Commission to review Directive 2004/81/EC to ensure that residence permits for trafficked persons are not made conditional to the participation or willingness to participate of the trafficked person in the investigation or criminal proceedings of the case;

Amendment 506 #

Annika BRUNA

37a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote organ donation in order to reduce the gap between organ transplant supply and demand, which leads to heinous forms of THB via ‘transplant tourism’;

Amendment 507 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)

37a. Calls on the Member States to ensure that victims of THB have access to justice, compensation and reparation;

Amendment 508 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 b (new)

37b. Calls on the Commission to implement a human rights based approach to the prevention of trafficking centring the rights of the victim; recommends that the Commission and Member states work together with civil society to provide necessary services and assistance to victims of trafficking free from judgement and stigmatisation;

Amendment 509 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 b (new)

37b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to raise awareness in countries of emigration, and among women and girls in those countries as well as their parents, of the risks of sexual exploitation associated with migration to Europe;

Amendment 51 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas THB is intrinsically linked to sexual exploitation and is a highly gendered phenomenon; whereas THB to and within the EU continues to increase, with Europol warning how the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic could further escalate the number of victims;

Amendment 510 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 c (new)

37c. Recalls that the Directive needs to be fully implemented, consistently and diligently applied by all actors in the field: legislators, judges, prosecutors, police and public administrations; stresses that proper training of all these actors is essential, as are preventive awareness- raising campaigns and cooperation between public administration and civil society organisations; urges the Commission and the Member States to step up efforts in this direction;

Amendment 511 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 c (new)

37c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to identify any third countries that are complicit in THB, and to adapt their diplomatic and trade relations accordingly;

Amendment 52 #

Nicola PROCACCINI

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas upstream management of migrant departures would help to prevent hundreds of thousands of women and children from suffering a future of exploitation upon reaching Europe;

Amendment 53 #

Maria NOICHL, Evelyn REGNER, Heléne FRITZON, Rovana PLUMB, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Pina PICIERNO, Robert BIEDROŃ, Alessandra MORETTI, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas THB is a highly gendered phenomenon, including in the case of sexual exploitation as stated in 2014 Parliament Resolution on sexual exploitation and prostitution and its impact on gender equality;

Amendment 54 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas trafficking in human beings is a highly gendered crime, with nearly three quarters of all victims in the EU being women and girls, mainly trafficked for sexual exploitation;

Amendment 55 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas there are many forms of trafficking, but they are all based on the abuse of the inherent vulnerability of the victims and aimed at the exploitation of human beings;

Amendment 56 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas online and social media platforms are among the most frequent methods used to recruit victims;

Amendment 57 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas women and girls form the majority of THB victims; 78% of all children trafficked are girls and 72% of adults trafficked are women;

Amendment 58 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas women and girls form the majority of THB victims; 78% of all children trafficked are girls and 68% of adults trafficked are women

Amendment 59 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas trafficking in persons is first and foremost a serious crime against individual persons, it also generates costs to the society i.e. extra use of public services including law enforcement, specialised services, health services and social protection; lost economic output; the value of lost quality of life; and the co- ordination of anti-trafficking prevention work; whereas this cost is estimated at EUR 3 700 524 433 for the EU-28;

Amendment 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12

— having regard to the Joint UN Commentary on the EU Directive on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting victims, which calls for international protection to be provided to victims of human trafficking in a gender-sensitive manner,deleted

Amendment 60 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas gender inequality, poverty, forced displacement, unemployment, lack of socioeconomic opportunities, lack of access to education, gender based violence, discrimination and marginalization and corruption are some of the contributing factors that make persons, especially women and children, vulnerable to trafficking; whereas the root causes of THB remain insufficiently tackled;

Amendment 61 #

Maria NOICHL, Evelyn REGNER, Heléne FRITZON, Rovana PLUMB, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Robert BIEDROŃ, Alessandra MORETTI, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas according to the Commission1a nearly three quarters of all victims in 2017 and 2018 in the EU were female (women and girls), who were predominantly trafficked for sexual exploitation; whereas children account for a considerable number of victims of THB; _________________ 1ahttps://ec.europa.eu/anti-trafficking/eu- policy/third-report-progress-made-fight- against-trafficking-human-beings_en

Amendment 62 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas trafficking in human beings is a form of organised crime and thus demand and profit driven; whereas the reduction of demand, also with regards to the sexual exploitation of women and girls, needs to be a focus in the fight against trafficking;

Amendment 63 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas the internet has shifted the recruitment, advertising and selling process from the street to the digital domain. Online interaction creates both risks and opportunities for criminals, victims and law enforcement.

Amendment 64 #

Maria NOICHL, Evelyn REGNER, Heléne FRITZON, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Alessandra MORETTI, Rovana PLUMB, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Robert BIEDROŃ

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas there are other forms of trafficking that remain under-recorded and under-reported, including some that are highly gendered, such as forced marriage and domestic servitude;

Amendment 65 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

Ab. Whereas trafficking is a highly gendered phenomenon and sexual exploitation remains the most prevalent form of trafficking in the EU since 2008;

Amendment 66 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)

Ac. whereas THB takes many different forms, and victims of THB are found in different legal and illegal activities, including, but not limited to, the agriculture sector, food processing, the sex industry, domestic work, manufacturing, care, cleaning, other industries (particularly the service industries), begging, criminality, forced marriage, sexual exploitation on- and offline, illegal adoptions and the trade in human organs, with sexual exploitation being by far the most frequent form;

Amendment 67 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)

Ac. whereas severe labour exploitation occurs in many economic sectors in the EU and affects diverse groups of cross- border workers, both EU and non-EU citizens; whereas, as recommended by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights1a, such practices should be addressed among others through a comprehensive system of targeted inspections of working conditions; _________________ 1aSevere labour exploitation: workers moving within or into the European Union http://fra.europa.eu/en/publication/2015/s evere-labour-exploitation-workers- moving-within-or-european-union

Amendment 68 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)

Ac. whereas the victims of THB are often subject to multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination and violence, including on the grounds of gender, age, race, disability, ethnicity, culture and religion, as well as national or social origin or other status, and that these forms of discrimination may themselves fuel trafficking in persons1a, _________________ 1a https://undocs.org/en/A/HRC/RES/44/4

Amendment 69 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)

Ac. whereas THB continues to increase, with Europol warning that the impact of the pandemic could further increase the numbers of victims1a; whereas the situation of trafficked victims has worsened since the beginning of the crisis and the support services have encountered difficulties to assist victims; _________________ 1aThird progress report on the implementation of the Directive, COM(2020)661, p.1.

Amendment 7 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13

— having regard to the International Labour Organization (ILO) Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No 29), the Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention, 1930, the Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957 (No 105) and the Forced Labour (Supplementary Measures) Recommendation, 2014 (No 203), the Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No 182) and the Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189),

Amendment 70 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)

Ac. whereas societal tolerance of gender inequality and violence against women and girls and the lack of public awareness of the issues surrounding THB perpetuate a permissive environment for THB and a culture of impunity;

Amendment 71 #

Maria NOICHL, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alessandra MORETTI, Robert BIEDROŃ, Pina PICIERNO, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Rovana PLUMB, Heléne FRITZON, Evelyn REGNER

Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)

Ad. whereas Europol warns that the impact of the pandemic could further increase the numbers of victims and decrease the likelihood for traffickers to be detected by law enforcement and that an economic recession in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis could also result in dangerous consequences in the area of THB1a; _________________ 1a https://www.europol.europa.eu/publicatio ns-documents/challenges-of-countering- human-trafficking-in-digital-era

Amendment 72 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)

Ad. whereas physical, psychological and sexual violence are constitutive elements of trafficking for sexual exploitation and violence against women and the EU ratification of the Istanbul Convention could complement EU und Member States efforts in the fight against trafficking in human beings;

Amendment 73 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)

Ad. whereas THB remains a complex and prevalent crime affecting the possibility to reach all the SDGs, in particular SDGs 5 (gender equality), 8 (decent work and economic growth), 16 (peace, justice and strong institutions) and 17 (partnerships for the goals);

Amendment 74 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)

Ad. whereas the Anti-Trafficking Directive sets out minimum standards to be applied throughout the European Union in preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting victims and provides for the definition of trafficking in human beings,

Amendment 75 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A e (new)

Ae. whereas according to Europol1a the use of digital technologies has broadened criminals’ ability to traffic human beings for different types of exploitation, including sexual and labour exploitation, the removal of organs, illegal adoption of children and forced marriages; whereas new technologies are exploited by traffickers during every phase of sexual exploitation, from the recruitment and advertisement of victims, to blackmailing them with photos and videos and controlling their movements; whereas these new tools offer increased anonymity for traffickers and pose difficulties for law enforcement to detect them; _________________ 1a https://www.europol.europa.eu/publicatio ns-documents/challenges-of-countering- human-trafficking-in-digital-era

Amendment 76 #

Maria NOICHL, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Pina PICIERNO, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Robert BIEDROŃ, Alessandra MORETTI, Evelyn REGNER, Heléne FRITZON, Rovana PLUMB, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ

Motion for a resolution
Recital A e (new)

Ae. whereas some Member States have not yet completed the transposition of the Directive; whereas complete and correct transposition of the Directive, followed by its full implementation, is not only compulsory but also necessary in order to make progress in addressing trafficking in human beings,

Amendment 77 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A e (new)

Ae. whereas the last years have shown that migrants and asylum seekers are particularly at risk of being trafficked; whereas, among these, unaccompanied minors and women are a special target group for trafficking networks;

Amendment 78 #

Maria NOICHL, Evelyn REGNER, Heléne FRITZON, Rovana PLUMB, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Pina PICIERNO, Robert BIEDROŃ, Alessandra MORETTI, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ

Motion for a resolution
Recital A f (new)

Af. whereas Member States have an obligation to exercise due diligence to prevent THB, to investigate instances of trafficking and punish perpetrators, to support and empower victims and respect their dignity, and to provide for their protection and access to remedies, and that not doing so violates and impairs or nullifies the enjoyment of the human rights and fundamental freedoms of victims,

Amendment 79 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A f (new)

Af. whereas all monitoring reports show that almost 10 years after the Directive’s adoption obstacles to its full implementation on Member States’ level remain with most victims remaining undetected and prosecution and convictions of perpetrators remaining low;

Amendment 8 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)

- having regard to the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human rights,

Amendment 80 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)

Ad. whereas trafficking in human beings is a complex transnational phenomenon that can be tackled effectively only if the EU institutions, Member States and international organisations work together in a coordinated manner;

Amendment 81 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A f (new)

Af. whereas THB is a highly international and cross-border crime, posing challenges with regard to detection, investigation, evidence collection, jurisdiction, extradition and mutual legal assistance;

Amendment 82 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A g (new)

Ag. whereas trafficking in human beings has not diminished; whereas the existence of THB triggers tremendous human, social and economic costs while traffickers and other actors who knowingly or unknowingly are involved in illicit businesses in the trafficking chain, make enormous profits; whereas businesses have a responsibility to respect fundamental rights and to act with due diligence to prevent trafficking,

Amendment 83 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A g (new)

Ag. whereas the effective detection of THB victims continues to be a challenge in most Member States owing to various reasons, such as lack of language abilities of victims in a foreign environment and their reluctance to report to police or limited law enforcement capacities; whereas the identification of child victims is often made more challenging because they do not understand they are victims;

Amendment 84 #

Hilde VAUTMANS, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Ramona STRUGARIU, Olivier CHASTEL, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Fabienne KELLER, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Nathalie LOISEAU, Abir AL-SAHLANI

Motion for a resolution
Recital A h (new)

Ah. whereas the implementation of the Victims’ Directive is not satisfactory, particularly due to incomplete and/or incorrect transposition,

Amendment 85 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)

-1. whereas THB is a crime driven by high demand and profits, estimated at of EUR 29,4 billion a year, according to Europol; whereas differences between legislation in Member States greatly facilitate the activities of organised crime, there is still too low risk of prosecution and a high level of impunity and the sanctions applied to deter this crime are inadequate in comparison with the high profits;

Amendment 86 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)

-1. Urges the Commission and the Member States to prioritise, on paper and in practice, the fight against THB; Calls on the Member States to allocate the necessary financial and human resources on a structural basis, to enable all involved sectors and actors, such as law enforcement, the judiciary, and social and health workers, to fully and efficiently fulfil their responsibilities;

Amendment 87 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 a (new)

-1a. Whereas law enforcement authorities in the EU have witnessed a considerable increase in intra-EU trafficking and that nearly half (49%) of all victims of trafficking in the EU are EU citizens and more than one third (27%) of all EU victims are trafficked internally within one’s own country;

Amendment 88 #

Maria NOICHL, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Evelyn REGNER, Heléne FRITZON, Pina PICIERNO, Rovana PLUMB, Robert BIEDROŃ, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Alessandra MORETTI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Points out the need for a coordinated and coherent framework at EU level that guarantees the protection of victims of THB, including through coordinated implementation with the rights conferred by the Victims’ Rights Directive, the Residence Permit Directive and the Compensation Directive15 ~~; _________________~~ as the lack of harmonised legislation across the EU and differences between Member States legislation are indicated as two of the main pull and facilitating factors of human trafficking in the Union1a; _________________ 1aEuropol, Situation Report "Trafficking in Human Beings in the EU", 18 February 2016. 15 Council Directive 2004/80/EC of 29 April 2004 relating to compensation to crime victims, OJ L 261, 6.8.2004, p. 15.

Amendment 89 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Points out the need for a coordinated and coherent framework at EU level that guarantees ~~the protection of victims~~strengthening of the prevention of THB and the protection of victims of THB with the aim of a complete elimination of THB, including through coordinated implementation with the rights conferred by the Victims’ Rights Directive, the Residence Permit Directive and the Compensation Directive15 as human trafficking is a global crime and cannot be dealt with at national level only; _________________ 15 Council Directive 2004/80/EC of 29 April 2004 relating to compensation to crime victims, OJ L 261, 6.8.2004, p. 15.

Amendment 9 #

Hilde VAUTMANS, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Ramona STRUGARIU, Olivier CHASTEL, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Fabienne KELLER, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Nathalie LOISEAU, Abir AL-SAHLANI

Motion for a resolution
Citation 14

~~— having regard to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (‘the Istanbul Convention’),~~deleted

Amendment 90 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Points out the need for a coordinated and coherent framework at EU level that guarantees the protection of victims of THB, including through coordinated implementation with the rights conferred by the Victims’ Rights Directive, the Residence Permit Directive, , the Directive 93/2011/EU on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography, and the Compensation Directive15 ; _________________ 15 Council Directive 2004/80/EC of 29 April 2004 relating to compensation to crime victims, OJ L 261, 6.8.2004, p. 15.

Amendment 91 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Points out the need for a coordinated and coherent framework at EU level based on more efficient monitoring that guarantees the protection of victims of THB, including through coordinated implementation with the rights conferred by the Victims’ Rights Directive, the Residence Permit Directive and the Compensation Directive15; _________________ 15 Council Directive 2004/80/EC of 29 April 2004 relating to compensation to crime victims, OJ L 261, 6.8.2004, p. 15.

Amendment 92 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Points out the need for a coordinated and coherent framework at EU level that guarantees the support, assistance and protection of victims of THB, including through coordinated implementation with the rights conferred by the Victims’ Rights Directive, the Residence Permit Directive and the Compensation Directive15; _________________ 15 Council Directive 2004/80/EC of 29 April 2004 relating to compensation to crime victims, OJ L 261, 6.8.2004, p. 15.

Amendment 93 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Stresses that 70 % of trafficking victims and suspects in the EU are EU nationals[1]; [1] https://www.europol.europa.eu/publicatio ns-documents/trafficking-in-human- beings-in-eu

Amendment 94 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Commends the good work done by the 2011-2019 EU Anti-Trafficking Coordinator (EU ATC) in coordinating the EU’s response to THB and developing knowledge and findings on the various aspects of THB, including research into the gender dimension and the particular vulnerability of children; calls on the Commission to ensure the continuity of that work by appointing a full-time EU Anti-Trafficking Coordinator with a clear mandate and relevant expertise, and a network of national representatives from Member States and Civil Society to ensure consistent cooperation across the EU;

Amendment 95 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Commends the good work done by the EU Anti-Trafficking Coordinator (EU ATC) in coordinating the EU’s response to THB and developing knowledge and findings on the various aspects of THB, including research into the gender dimension and the particular vulnerability of children; considers, however, that in order to accelerate the EU’s response to THB, the mandate of the EU Anti- Trafficking Coordinator could be extended;

Amendment 96 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Commends the good work done by the EU Anti-Trafficking Coordinator (EU ATC) in protecting victims and coordinating the EU’s response to THB and developing knowledge and findings on the various aspects of THB, including research into the gender dimension and the particular vulnerability of children;

Amendment 97 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

Amendment 98 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Commends the good work done by the former EU Anti-Trafficking Coordinator (EU ATC) in coordinating the EU’s response to THB and developing knowledge and findings on the various aspects of THB, including research into the gender dimension and the particular vulnerability of children;

Amendment 99 #