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, 169 http://ec.europa.eu/antitrafficking/entity.action?path=EU+Projects%2FHOME_2011_ISEC_AG_THB_4000002251 64

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