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Project COMP.ACT
European Action for Compensation for Trafficked Persons
COMP.ACT is an ongoing European project by La Strada International and Anti-Slavery International and their project partners to improve access to justice and guarantee compensation for trafficked people. The project started in January 2010 and has secured funding for three years.
Compensation means:
- Justice for trafficked people and recognizing their right to redress.
- Empowering trafficked people to take their future in their own hands and reducing the risk of re-trafficking.
- Hitting the traffickers where it hurts the most: confiscation of their criminal assets and using the monies to compensate victims.
Research conducted so far shows that although there is an emerging awareness about the right to compensation for trafficked persons and despite the existence of compensation mechanisms in the legal frameworks of European countries, the actual receipt of a compensation payment by a trafficked person is extremely rare.
The project itself is carried forward by a coalition of COMP.ACT partners in 14 European countries. From January 2010 – December 2012, we will be working with our partners to bring about systematic and practical changes to ensure that those trafficked in Europe receive compensation for their suffering and unpaid labour.
All project partners will conduct research on the existing possibilities and the identification of obstacles in systems and procedures that prevent those trafficked from accessing compensation. This European coalition consists of NGOs that offer direct assistance to trafficked people, the legal community, labour unions, migrant rights organisations and academics.
On the international level, the project campaign will attempt to mainstream compensation into the agenda of international bodies and ensure the commitment of international bodies to guarantee the right to compensation for trafficked people.
