What is Denmark doing?
The coordinated effort to assist victims of human trafficking is outlined in the Danish government’s Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking.
The long-term goals of the Action Plan are to combat human trafficking and reduce the number of individuals trafficked to Denmark.
The Action Plan focuses on four areas:
- to promote effective implementation of existing legislation and law enforcement, to ensure the identification and prosecution of traffickers
- to support victims, by improving the social assistance available to them in Denmark
- to increase public awareness, so as to prevent human trafficking by limiting the demand
- to prevent human trafficking by improving the international cooperation, including developing preventative efforts in home countries
The objective of the social dimensions of the new Action Plan, are meant to insure a holistic, nationwide coordinated effort in offering support to victims of human trafficking.