Name of Resource

Decision No. 8/07 Combating Trafficking in Human Beings for Labour Exploitation

Type

International political commitments

Country / jurisdiction

OSCE area

Organization

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe

Initiative launch date

30 November 2007

Description

The decision calls on the OSCE participating States to: consider ensuring that contractors who knowingly use subcontractors involved in trafficking for labour exploitation can be held accountable for that crime; develop programmes to curb the fraudulent recruitment used by some employment agencies that can make persons more vulnerable to being trafficked; ensure effective sanctions when employers or recruitment agencies create situations of debt bondage; ensure effective complaint procedures where individuals can report in a confidential manner circumstances that might be indicative of a situation of trafficking for labour exploitation, such as exploitative working and living conditions.

Availability

DEU, ENG, FRA, ITA, RUS, SPA: https://www.osce.org/mc/29464