Trafficking in human beings usually constitutes a serious transnational crime and a blatant violation of fundamental human rights. It is a modern form of slavery, affecting all genders and ages and it may take the form of sexual exploitation, forced labour, slavery, servitude and related practices, the removal of vital organs and the recruitment for criminal acts (Europol, N.D). The most common forms of trafficking in human beings in Italy, Greece, Spain and Romania are sexual exploitation and forced labour , while beggary is the third most common form of trafficking in the latter three countries. A very large portion of the victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation are women and girls.
European Anthology of best practices and future recommendations
