AMIF – Assistance, support and integration of third country national victims of trafficking in human beings

CALL 4

Deadline of the call: 21/08/24 17:00 (CET/CEST, Brussels time)

Location: EU Member States (except Denmark), the Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) linked to the
Member States, countries associated to the AMIF (associated countries) or countries which are in ongoing
negotiations for an association agreement and where the agreement enters into force before grant signature.

Objective:

This call aims at strengthening the actions of relevant stakeholders in the context of the implementation of the revised Anti-trafficking Directive and the Strategy on Combating Trafficking in Human Beings 2021-20257 , in particular, in relation to victims. The call is expected to contribute to enhanced identification, assistance, support and integration of third-country national victims of trafficking in human beings, addressing the challenges identified in the Commission’s Fourth Report on the progress made in the fight against trafficking in human beings and in trends observed through the EU-wide data collection. The specific objectives of this call are to:

• Facilitate the prevention of labour exploitation of third-country nationals, as well as awareness raising,
  including in third countries on the risks of labour exploitation and fake job offers;
• Facilitate the prevention of sexual exploitation of third-country nationals, as well as awareness raising,
  including in third countries on the risks of trafficking in human beings;
• Raise awareness on the demand that fosters trafficking in human beings for the purpose of labour and
  sexual exploitation;
• Facilitate the early identification of third-country national victims trafficked for the purpose of labour
  exploitation;
• Facilitate the identification of third-country national victims of trafficking, especially children, trafficked
  for the purpose of exploitation of criminal activities;
• Provide specialised assistance and support, including in specialised facilities/shelters, to third-country
  national victims of trafficking in human beings for all exploitative purposes, considering their specific
  needs, such as age, sex, and the physical and psychological consequences of the form/s of exploitation
  they have been subjected to;
• Facilitate durable solutions for the integration of third-country national victims of trafficking in human
  beings in the host society, and the safe and sustainable voluntary return of third-country national victims
  of trafficking in human beings.