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"Madam President, although slavery was abolished in the nineteenth century, there are still many children, and some women and men, who fall victim to human trafficking in Europe every day. We are talking about domestic slaves, prostitutes, beggars and clandestine workers who live through a genuine ordeal of physical violence, humiliation and, at every stage of this hell, anger. Moreover, in nearly 40% of cases this phenomenon involves children. Totally powerless, these people are taken away, held against their will, beaten, subjected to sexual abuse and other forms of torture and inhumane and degrading treatment, and deprived of their rights.
The Union and its Member States have a historic responsibility, as you have reminded us, Commissioner, and we must act together to face up to this criminal activity which flouts the whole spectrum of human rights, particularly those of women. Above all, though, it is of course up to the Union to protect children, the weakest and most vulnerable people in our society.
In relation to this cooperation, Commissioner, although the directive does of course represent an advance and a step forward, it is your task to exert strict supervision of the Member States’ responsibilities through specific and tangible measures, so that we can eliminate this veritable cancer which contravenes the foundations of our democratic societies and the values that have been cemented by European integration.
What will you do in relation to the Member States’ obligation to transpose the directive? The second question is: what news is there of the information and awareness campaign? Finally, what about the collection of information relating to trafficking in human beings, and what actions could be taken precisely on the basis of this data collection?"@en1
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