MFS-EMMAUS took part in the regional conference “The fight against labor trafficking in Europe: standards, reality and new action strategies” held in Belgrade on September 20 and 21, 2022, within the framework of the joint program of the European Union and the Council of Europe Horizontal Facility for Western Balkans and Turkey.
By raising awareness and increasing understanding of the scope and nature of human trafficking in the region and beyond, the challenges and strategies to combat this crime, and through a debate on challenges and approaches including examples of encouraging practices and practical solutions to overcome the obstacles, MFS-EMMAUS will, together with other participants from Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia and Serbia and representatives of the Group of Experts of the Council of Europe for Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA), the European Court of Human Rights, the European Union (EU), the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) contribute to the efforts of the Council of Europe to strengthen action against human trafficking for the purpose of labor exploitation.