📋 Tender Overview
Human trafficking is a serious crime and an attack on fundamental human rights. Exploitation in human trafficking affects the victims very hard, and human trafficking that targets children is particularly serious. The Government has now decided to develop a strategy against human trafficking.
The strategy work is being initiated under the leadership of the Ministry of Justice and Public Security, in cooperation with several other ministries. The work will involve cooperation between different sectors and actors, including public agencies, NGOs, and international actors. The aim is to combat human trafficking in a comprehensive and effective manner. The strategy will be presented in the spring of 2025.
In Norway, we see that human trafficking is mainly carried out by organised crime networks, and in many cases as part of work-related crime. Human trafficking threatens key societal interests and affects victims who are exploited, including for prostitution or other sexual services, and for forced labour or services.
Norway has acceded to a number of international conventions that oblige the authorities to prevent and combat human trafficking, and to assist and protect victims. Of particular importance is the Council of Europe's Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings.
The tasks of preventing and combating human trafficking are currently carried out by several different authorities and organisations. For several years, however, Norway has been criticised, including by the Council of Europe's expert body GRETA, for failing to follow up on our convention obligations. The efforts are considered to be fragmented, and there is a call for more effective coordination and coordination of the efforts.
Effective combating of trafficking in human beings requires close cooperation between several central authorities with different sectoral responsibilities and NGOs that have measures in the field.
The purpose of the Government's strategy is to achieve better coordination and coordination of efforts, and to provide more predictable assistance to victims of exploitation. There is a need for better structures related to prevention, detection of crime, identification of victims, assistance and protection for those affected, and the police's efforts to prosecute perpetrators.
