Monitoring of the implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings
Netherlands
Signature and ratification
- Signed: 17 November 2005
- Ratified: 22 April 2010
- Entry into force: 1 August 2010
Netherlands - 4th Evaluation Round | In progress
Focus: Vulnerabilities to human trafficking and measures taken by States Parties to prevent them, detect and support vulnerable victims, and punish the offenders, including a focus on the use of information and communication technology
(done)
GRETA Fourth round questionnaire
EN - FR | sent 17 February 2026
(GRETA may add country-specific questions, indicated where applicable in the reply to the questionnaire below)
(done) 
Government's Reply to GRETA's Questionnaire
EN | received 15 September 2026
(working) 
GRETA Monitoring visit to the Netherlands
7-11 December 2026
GRETA's Report and Government’s Comments
Recommendation of the Committee of the Parties
Government's Reply to the recommendation of the Committee of the Parties
Netherlands – 3rd Evaluation Round | Completed
Focus: Access to justice and effective remedies for victims of trafficking in human beings
GRETA Third round questionnaire: EN - FR | sent 29 October 2021
Government's Reply to GRETA's Questionnaire: EN | received 25 April 2022
GRETA Monitoring visit to the Netherlands: EN - FR | 19 to 25 October 2022
GRETA's Report and Government’s Comments: EN - FR | 9 November 2023
Recommendation of the Committee of the Parties: EN - FR | adopted 15 December 2023
Government's Reply to the recommendation of the Committee of the Parties: EN | Received 9 February 2026
Focus (2nd Round): Impact of legislative, policy and practical measures on the prevention of trafficking in human beings, the protection of the rights of victims of trafficking, and the prosecution of traffickers | (1st Round) Overview of the implementation of the Convention
(done) Reply from Aruba to GRETA's Questionnaire
EN| received 15 August 2023
(done) GRETA Monitoring visit to Aruba
EN - FR | 24 to 27 October 2023
(done) GRETA's Report and Government’s Comments
EN - FR | Published on 12 November 2024
(done) Recommendation of the Committee of the Parties
EN - FR | Adopted on 29 November 2024
Government's Reply to the recommendation of the Committee of the Parties
Deadline: 29 November 2026
Netherlands - 2nd Evaluation Round - Completed
Focus: Impact of legislative, policy and practical measures on the prevention of trafficking in human beings, the protection of the rights of victims of trafficking, and the prosecution of traffickers
GRETA Second round questionnaire: EN - FR | sent 1 February 2017
Government's Reply to GRETA's Questionnaire: EN| submitted 19 September 2017
GRETA Monitoring visit to the Netherlands: EN - FR| 11 to 15 December 2017
GRETA's Report and Government’s Comments: EN - FR| published 19 October 2018
Recommendation of the Committee of the Parties: EN - FR| adopted 9 November 2018
Government's Reply to the recommendation of the Committee of the Parties: EN | submitted 13 November 2019
Netherlands - 1st Evaluation Round - Completed
Focus: Overview of the implementation of the Convention by each state party
GRETA First round questionnaire: EN - FR | sent 31 January 2012
Government's Reply to GRETA's Questionnaire: EN - Appendix I [EN] - Appendix II [EN] | submitted 4 June 2012
GRETA Monitoring visit to the Netherlands | 3 to 7 June 2013
GRETA's Report and Government’s Comments: EN - FR| published 18 June 2014
Recommendation of the Committee of the Parties: EN - FR| adopted 7 July 2014
Government's Reply to the recommendation of the Committee of the Parties: EN | submitted 16 February 2017
Round-table meeting to discuss the Netherlands’ progress in combating human trafficking
The Council of Europe Anti-Trafficking Convention is the first international legal instrument to take a human rights-based approach to the fight against human trafficking.
An important added value of the Council of Europe Anti-Trafficking Convention is the monitoring mechanism set up to supervise its implementation by State Parties
Levels of urgency of GRETA recommendations
GRETA uses three different levels of recommendations in its reports:
“URGE” - when GRETA assesses that the national legislation or policies are not in compliance with the Convention, or when it finds that, despite the existence of legal provisions and other measures, the implementation of a key obligation under the Convention is lacking.
“CONSIDER” - when GRETA assesses that it is necessary to make further improvements to fully comply with a provision of the Convention
“INVITE” - when GRETA assesses that the measures taken to comply with a provision of the Convention are already in place and should be continued and fully implemented in practice
