Myria, the Federal Migration Centre and independent national rapporteur on trafficking in human beings, published its independent and public annual report "A chain of responsibilities" on 19 December 2023.

From 2014 to 2023, Esperanto provided shelter and support to 156 foreign minors victims of human trafficking and/or aggravated smuggling. According to Myria, who analysed the figures, just over half of these 156 young people were victims of sexual exploitation or were forced to commit criminal acts.

While not a new phenomenon, the exploitation of workers employed in the nail industry has gained increased attention in recent years. Multiple reports point to this sector as being a target of choice for human trafficking and economic exploitation.

De bijzondere parlementaire Commissie, die als taak heeft de Belgische wetgeving en het beleid inzake mensenhandel en mensensmokkel te analyseren, nam vandaag 100 aanbevelingen aan. De aanbevelingen gaan voornamelijk over de verschillende vormen van uitbuiting, waaronder: economische uitbuiting, seksuele uitbuiting, uitbuiting van bedelen, gedwongen criminaliteit, illegale adoptie, en gedwongen huwelijken.