Currently, there is no evidence that this will have any impact on the prevention or prosecution of human trafficking and is likely to have severe harmful effects on victims and related vulnerable groups.2 La Strada International regrets that the proposed amendments only go as far as addressing some of the shortcomings highlighted in the evaluation and progress reports; the legislative changes do n. [...] In the fall of 2022, a working group of experts was established by La Strada International to review the current text of the Directive, to see how the Directive could be strengthened to better protect the rights of trafficked persons and to prevent human trafficking in all its forms. [...] Today, we set out our initial reaction to the proposed changes by the European Commission: Forced marriage and illegal adoption to be mentioned among the types of exploitation the definition of the Directive covers La Strada International believes that the inclusion of different types of exploitation in the definition of the Directive can help to provide more guidance and ensure more uniform appli. [...] Formal National Referral Mechanisms to improve early identification and referral for assistance and support for victims, which will create the basis for a European Referral Mechanism by the appointment of national focal points La Strada International supports the aim to improve procedures for early identification and support for victims in EU Member States, including by establishing and strengthen. [...] La Strada International believes the revision of the EU Trafficking Directive should not lead to a binding provision criminalising the knowing use of services of trafficked persons, as this not only seems to have very limited impact on combatting human trafficking, but inevitably implies the conflation of human trafficking and prostitution, and is very likely to have severe harmful effects on vict.
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