Contemporary Forms of Slavery

The Employer Sanctions Directive sets out rules to target employers who employ irregular migrants. For example, employers hiring undeclared workers would face sanctions, including fines and paying back wages to their workers. In some cases – such as repeated or conscious hiring of undocumented migrants, or hiring of children or victims of human trafficking – the employers could be punished under criminal law. Furthermore, the legislation includes protection measures in favour of non-EU workers, especially those exploited by unscrupulous employers.

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.