Migrant Smuggling

The Section Global Programme Migration and Development is a thematically oriented unit that makes use of its operational activities to make a contribution to finding a solution to the global challenges linked to labour migration, internally displaced persons, refugees, and victims of trafficking in human beings. It supports programmes on these themes both financially and by providing know-how, while contributing its experiences within the scope of multilateral dialogue on migration.

The Portuguese Government has adopted since 2007 different National Plans against Trafficking in Human Beings. The first from 2007 - 2010, the second between 2011 - 2013 and the most recent one for the 2014 - 2017 period.

Portugal has already its third National Plan against Trafficking in Human Beings in effect with five strategic areas:

The National Rapporteur reports on Trafficking in Human Beings and Sexual Violence against Children in the Netherlands. The Rapporteur’s main task is to report on the nature and extent of human trafficking and sexual violence against children in the Netherlands, and on the effects of the government policies pursued. The reports contain information on relevant regulations and legislation, as well as information on prevention, criminal investigations regarding human trafficking and sexual violence against children, prosecution of perpetrators and victim support.

The Egyptian government established in July 15, 2007 a national coordinating committee for combating and preventing trafficking in persons to serve as a national coordination mechanism and to be responsible, among its tasks, for drafting a national action plan to combat trafficking in persons. It reflects the political will of the Egyptian Government to deal in an integrated manner with this problem

The objectives of the MOU is to facilitate safe and legal migration by promoting orderly migration of workers from India to meet the growing demand for skilled and trained workers in the Danish economy and to prevent illegal migration and the smuggling of people for financial benefits.



The proposed MOU provides for cooperation between the two countries concerning the branches:

(a) labour market expansion;

(b) employment facilitation;

(c) organized entry and orderly migration, and;

Australia’s whole-of-Government Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking and Slavery includes specialist police officers; a victim support program; visa arrangements to enable suspected victims and witnesses to remain in Australia; specialist immigration officers posted in Thailand, China and the Philippines, who aim to prevent human trafficking in source countries; and capacity building activities in the region to deter human trafficking and slavery, train law enforcement officials, and assist victims under Australia’s overseas aid program.

This document was prepared by the special Commission of the Council for the Protection of the Human Being (CDDPH). The national Plan follows the determinations of the National Human Rights Plan and reflects a public policy that should be monitored by a national organ or forum dedicated to the fight against slave labour.

The National Pact for the Elimination of Slave Labour was signed in 2005 by 100 different entities, with private companies, economic groups and 11 business entities (in 2010 there were already 130 signataries).

The Pact envisages the introduction of tools that will be used for the business sector and society to prevent the use of slave labour in the productive chain.

Numerous awareness-raising campaigns that have been implemented on a local or national level, mainly initiated by non-governmental organizations and international organizations.

The Greek Government is establishing an effective, humane oriented response to the current migration challenges including the need to combat irregular migration and to address the situation of vulnerable migrants, in full respect of human rights and the EU acquis on migration and asylum. The Revised Action Plan on Asylum and Migration Management is the strategic implementation of the Government’s determination to reform the asylum and immigration processes.