As stated in the Commission Staff Working Document accompanying the document Report on the progress made in the fight against trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims: “The final objective of eradication of trafficking in human beings can only be achieved ifthe crime is prevented from happening in the first place and using the wide range of available tools at EU and national level [.] This means not only addressing the root causes th
at make people more vulnerable to trafficking – such as poverty, gender inequality and violence against women, ethnic discrimination, societal marginalisation, irregular migration – but also ens
...[+++]uring that those who profit from the crime and exploit the victims are brought to justice”.