Ahead of EU Anti-Trafficking Day on 18 October, the European Commission presented a new strategy to combat trafficking in human beings on 16 October 2026. The strategy sets out six priorities to strengthen prevention, law enforcement and victim protection, addressing emerging challenges such as the use of digital technologies by traffickers, links with organised crime and risks of exploitation in the context of migration and crises.

On the occasion of European Anti-Trafficking Day on 18 October 2024, PAG-ASA organizes the third Human Trafficking Awareness Week in Brussels. A series of events is planned from 14 October until 18 October to give the wider public the opportunity to learn about the issue, better understand its impact on victims, and gain insight into the Belgian protection procedure.

Voor de Europese dag tegen mensenhandel lanceert de Europese Commissie een bewustmakingscampagne om burgers te informeren over de realiteit van deze misdaad. De Europese Commissie nodigt alle burgers uit om de bewustwording en de kennis over mensenhandel te vergroten door deel te nemen aan de "Stop mensenhandel. Doorbreek de onzichtbare keten" campagne.

18 October is EU Anti-Trafficking Day. To mark the Eight EU Anti trafficking Day, the European Commission has published a package on Trafficking in Human Beings and civil society organizations have launched a European campaign against human trafficking and labour exploitation.

Het Cypriotische voorzitterschap en de Europese Commissie organiseren de conferentie "Working together towards the eradication of trafficking in human beings: The Way Forward' in het kader van de 6de "EU anti-trafficking day".