20 Amendments of Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES related to 2020/2029(INI)
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas trafficking in human beings (THB) constitutes modern-day slavery and isa violation of human dignity, of the physical and psychological integrity of a human being, a modern-day slavery surrounding us in our everyday life, and a profound violation of fundamental rights, as outlined in Article 5(3) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas trafficking in human beings is a highly gendered crime, with nearly three quarters of all victims in the EU being women and girls, mainly trafficked for sexual exploitation;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas trafficking in human beings is a form of organised crime and thus demand and profit driven; whereas the reduction of demand, also with regards to the sexual exploitation of women and girls, needs to be a focus in the fight against trafficking;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas physical, psychological and sexual violence are constitutive elements of trafficking for sexual exploitation and violence against women and the EU ratification of the Istanbul Convention could complement EU und Member States efforts in the fight against trafficking in human beings;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A e (new)
Recital A e (new)
Ae. whereas the last years have shown that migrants and asylum seekers are particularly at risk of being trafficked; whereas, among these, unaccompanied minors and women are a special target group for trafficking networks;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A f (new)
Recital A f (new)
Af. whereas all monitoring reports show that almost 10 years after the Directive’s adoption obstacles to its full implementation on Member States’ level remain with most victims remaining undetected and prosecution and convictions of perpetrators remaining low;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out the need for a coordinated and coherent framework at EU level that guarantees the protection of victimsstrengthening of the prevention of THB and the protection of victims of THB with the aim of a complete elimination of THB, including through coordinated implementation with the rights conferred by the Victims’ Rights Directive, the Residence Permit Directive and the Compensation Directive15 as human trafficking is a global crime and cannot be dealt with at national level only; _________________ 15 Council Directive 2004/80/EC of 29 April 2004 relating to compensation to crime victims, OJ L 261, 6.8.2004, p. 15.
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights that the lack of consistent and detailed data continues to hamper the adequate assessment of trends in THB; calls on the Member States to collect more up-to-date data disaggregated by age and gender and including internally trafficked people, by compiling statistical information in cooperation with civil society; and relevant international organisations while respecting the rights of trafficked persons to privacy and autonomy and to protect their personal data;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights that the early identification of victims remains one of the main challenges to implementation, and is one of the most crucial in terms of enabling victims to exercise their rights; calls on the Member States to give more actors responsibility and awareness raising possibilities for identifying victims of THB at all stages of the process, including civil society representatives, immigration and asylum officials, labour inspectors, law enforcement officers and social workers or healthcare staff;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on all Member States to effectively guarantee the rights of victims and to support them with a gender- sensitive approach while ensuring complementarity with the Victims’ Rights Directive; notes that the Anti-Trafficking Directive prohibits the criminalisation of victims of THB calls therefore for a deeper analysis of the effects of this pandemic on potential victims of THB and the structure and functioning of THB in general in order to create specific measures to eliminate THB;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Highlights that sexual exploitation remains the most prevalent form of trafficking in the EU since 2008, as 60 % of victims are trafficked for sexual exploitation; notes that more than 90 % of these victims are women and girls, and that more than 70 % of traffickers are male thus reflecting power structures in our societies;
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Urges therefore the Member States to adopt specific measures to address violence against women and, structural gender inequalities and gender stereotypes as the root causes of trafficking; recommends that the Commission strengthen and develop the gender dimension in the monitoring of the implementation of EU anti-trafficking legislation;
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Urges the Member States to focus on the recurring and emerging patterns of THB for sexual exploitation, such as the increasing exploitation of children and women and the use of the ‘lover boy’ method as the most frequent means of recruiting victimsattracting and making victims compliant by using online technologies;
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Highlights the importance of gender-sensitive training programmes for all officials attending victimsthat are dealing with trafficking cases, investigations, and potential victims in order to enhance the early identification of those who are victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation and encourages Member States to adopt measures to support victims, such as exit programmes, social and professional reintegration or sexual health servicepsychological support measures, decent social and professional reintegration opportunities or access to sexual and reproductive health services and related rights; underlines in this regard as well the importance of awareness programmes for the general public in order to identify and protect potential victims;
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Emphasises that migration flows can increase the risk for migrants of becoming victims of trafficking within the EU20 ; points out that there has been a sharp increase in the number of women and girls trafficked through the Central Mediterranean route for sexual exploitation in the EU21 ;calls on the Member States and the EU to find these women and girls and to prevent similar cases in the future by using a coherent and coordinated rights-based and gender-sensitive approach to prevent and address human trafficking; _________________ 20Second progress report, COM(2018)0777; Europol, European Migrant Smuggling Centre (EMSC), 4th Annual Report, 2020; Europol, Situation Report ‘Trafficking in Human Beings in the EU‘, 18 February 2016. 21 Second progress report, COM(2018)0777, p. 3.
Amendment 341 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Member States to ensure a coherent application of the provisions set out in the Dublin III Regulation, the Anti-Trafficking Directive and the Residence Permit Directive to prevent the practice employed in some Member States of transferring victims of human trafficking to the country where they were exploited when they first arrived, thereby leaving them more exposed to the risk of being re-trafficked and retraumatised;
Amendment 424 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Points out that not all Member States have introduced legislation relevant to Article 18 of the Anti-Trafficking Directive27 ; notes that the differing legal landscapes on criminalising the use of services exacted from victims may hampers efforts to reduce demand; reiterates its urgent call on the Member States to establish the act of knowingly using the services of victims of human trafficking as a criminal offence; _________________ 27 Second progress report, COM(2018)0777, p. 29.
Amendment 470 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Calls on the Commission to amend the Anti-Trafficking Directive with a view to updating its provisions, including the establishment of specific measures for the prevention and prosecution of trafficking for sexual exploitation as the largest area of THB, to address the use of online technologies in both the proliferation and the prevention of THB, to conduct evidence-based research on risk factors for potential victims as well as in societal structures and policies like labour market governance or migration and mobility policies that intersect with trafficking in persons in risk sectors, to improve measures for prevention and the early identification of victims, and to strengthen a horizontal gender perspective across all forms of trafficking, as well as to ensure that Member States explicitly criminalise the use of all services which involve exploitation;
Amendment 484 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Emphasises the importance of a coherent approach to improve the identification of potential victims in the context of migration flows and in the hotspots, of improving access to asylum procedures and of ensuring their complementarity with the procedures related to trafficking; calls on the Commission to regularly assess the implementation of the Anti-Trafficking Directive by the Member States, introduce infringement procedures where there has been a lack of effective implementation, report to the European Parliament and to come forward with proposals to revise it;