Recent calls
On 21 May 2024, the Commission published a call for proposals under the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund. With a budget of EUR 6 million, this call aims to strengthen the assistance, support and integration of victims of trafficking in human beings who are third-country nationals.
Projects should focus on prevention and the identification of victims, on raising awareness about trafficking, and providing support to victims of labour and sexual exploitation, as well as victims of forced criminality. These actions should help integrate victims into society or ensure the safe and voluntary return to their home country, addressing the challenges identified in the Commission’s Fourth Report on the progress made in the fight against trafficking in human beings.
The call focuses on:
- the prevention of labour exploitation of third-country nationals, as well as awareness raising, including in third countries on the risks of labour exploitation and fake job offers;
- the prevention of sexual exploitation of third-country nationals, as well as awareness raising, including in third countries on the risks of trafficking in human beings, taking into account the online dimension of the crime;
- raising awareness on the demand that fosters trafficking in human beings for the purpose of labour and sexual exploitation;
- the early identification of third-country national victims trafficked for the purpose of labour exploitation, including in the context of labour inspections and through cooperation with the private sector;
- the identification of third-country national victims of trafficking, especially children, trafficked for the purpose of exploitation of criminal activities;
- specialised assistance and support, including in specialised facilities/shelters, to third-country national victims of trafficking in human beings for all exploitative purposes, considering their specific needs, such as age, sex, and the physical and psychological consequences of the form(s) of exploitation they have been subjected to.
Additionally, the call also brings into focus durable solutions for:
- the integration of third-country national victims of trafficking in human beings in the host society, which take into account the individual needs of the victims and are aimed at preventing re-trafficking; or
- the safe and sustainable voluntary return of third-country national victims of trafficking in human beings, which build upon appropriate risk assessments and prevent their re-trafficking.
Apply by 21 August 2024 via EU Funding & Tenders Portal (europa.eu)
Find out more: Asylum Migration and Integration Fund
EU Projects and Funding
The EU supports anti-trafficking actions through multiple funding streams, both within the EU and in non-EU countries and regions.
Descriptions of all EU projects addressing trafficking in human beings, past and present, can be found through a search on the European Commission’s funding portal.
For more details, please read the Comprehensive policy review of EU funded anti-trafficking projects. The Study examines how the projects contributed to the work against the trafficking in human beings at EU level, and more precisely to the priorities of the Commission in this area. This study was specifically required by the EU Strategy towards the Eradication of Trafficking in Human Beings (2012-2016).