HUMAN TRAFFICKING – CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

Abstract

The aims of the current research are to present human trafficking and its negative influence on the modern world. The focus of the publication is on the challenges and opportunities in combating the criminal activity associated with it. To achieve that, the authors perform an analysis of the normative base, a documentary analysis and a comparative analysis. Statistical data related to the manifestation of human trafficking are also presented and analyzed. Based on the analysis, recommendations and conclusions were formulated.
The article consistently outlines:
 human trafficking as a global problem - analyzes, reports and current data with information on the topic are considered, analyzing and comparing various indicators related to the relevance of the topic and its display;
 actions and good practices for prevention – an effective regulatory framework at the European Union (EU) level is presented. The foreign experience outside EU is also outlined as follows: in the United Kingdom (the creation of the Modern Slavery Human Trafficking Unit and the National Referral Mechanism in Identifying and Referring Potential Victims of Modern Slavery), the United States of America (the National Action Plan in Preventing Human Trafficking and the Anti-Trafficking Coordination Team Initiative), Canada (National Strategy to Combat Trafficking);
 opportunities to overcome human trafficking in the Republic of Bulgaria - proposals were made to improve the combatting human trafficking by updating the current actions and implementing behavioral analysis instruments to identify victims of human trafficking and traffickers involved in its execution.
The conducted research highlights the need to combat human trafficking and overcome the challenges associated with it.