ANNUAL POLICY REPORT 2012
with the EU, UN, OSCE, IOM and the Council of Europe, the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs ensures Greece's participation in the World Action Plan for the Fight
Against Human Trafficking. The informal National Rapporteur participates
actively
and
is
accountable
to
the
Network
of
National
Rapporteurs/Coordinators of EU for the fight against human trafficking, which
meets regularly in Brussels. The National Rapporteur also participates in
International Organizations that bind Greece via Conventions and Action Plans
against the human trafficking (UN G.I.F.T, UNODC: Palermo Protocol; OSCE:
Alliance against human trafficking; Council of Europe: Convention against
human trafficking).
The operational basis for the prevention and the fight against human
trafficking, including enhanced persecution of traffickers is outlined in the
primary goals of the Anti-crime Policy Programme (2010-2014) of the Ministry
of Public Order and Citizen's Protection and the Hellenic Police Force. Specific
measures include a) updated reports on various parameters of trafficking in
human beings in the region, b) education/training of staff employed in Police
task forces for aliens' control and passport check-points aiming at enhancing its
knowledge and sensitivity on the issue at stake, c) endorsement and
coordination of the task of the 14 regional Hellenic Police Anti-trafficking Task
Forces
and
the
Anti-trafficking
Group
at
the
Hellenic
Police
Headquarters/Division of Public Security d) collection and clearing of relevant
information and the planning of and realizing special operations against
organized crime rings, including trafficking in human beings.
Police authorities have specific guidelines in managing cases of human
trafficking with respect to victims in cooperation with state and non-state
actors. In this field the National Centre for Social Solidarity (E.K.K.A.-Hotline
197), since March 2012 under the Ministry of Labor and Social Insurance, acts
as national coordinator for the cooperation among state and non-state actors.
Foreign diplomatic missions and the International Migration Organization in
Greece also contribute in assisting victims of trafficking and their return.
Furthermore, the abovementioned National Rapporteur/National Coordination
Mechanism at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs participates in the Programme
Towards a Pan-european Monitoring System of Trafficking in Human Beings
(2012-2014), along with other EU member-states and international
organisations169.
Non-state actors have also been working towards the same direction. Their
activities relate to all the phases of fighting trafficking in human beings
(prevention, combat, information, identification-assistance-protection for
victims of trafficking, legal aid to victims against traffickers). In this field, of
crucial importance is the establishment of the 1109-Human trafficking resource
Line (3rd April 2012) by A21, an NGO active in many countries in the field of
awareness-raising campaigns, prevention, assistance to the victims of human
trafficking, legal aid against the traffickers. Besides 'Hotline 1109', A21 has
organized wide range awareness-raising campaigns in public schools,
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