Human trafficking for the purpose of labour exploitation (DH-TET)
Identified by the Secretary General as one of the major challenges in Europe, the Committee of Ministers agreed to set up the Drafting Committee on Trafficking for the Purpose of Labour Exploitation (DH-TET), which has its origins in the SG’s roadmap following the Helsinki decisions; see SG/Inf(2019)34 and SG(2020)29. Under the authority of the Steering Committee for Human Rights (CDDH), it was tasked to prepare a draft recommendation of the Committee of Ministers on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings for the purpose of labour exploitation, based notably on the Compendium of Good Practices and the Guidance Note on Preventing and Combating Trafficking in Human Beings for the Purpose of Labour Exploitation developed by the GRETA, as well as on the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights.
During its 1444th meeting of the Ministers' Deputies, the Committee of Ministers, on the basis of the CDDH’s proposal, adopted its Recommendation to member States on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings for the purpose of labour exploitation (CM/Rec(2022)21).
