EXCERPT FROM INTRODUCTION:

“The Seminar on Co-operation to Prevent Trafficking in Human Beings in the Mediterranean Region organized by the OSCE Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, offered a unique opportunity for an in-depth dialogue on the complexities of human trafficking in the region. Hosted in Rome by the Italian Chamber of Deputies on 8 February 2013, the Seminar was attended by representatives of 22 OSCE participating States, six Mediterranean Partners and one Asian Partner for Co-operation, as well as civil society representatives from the OSCE region, North Africa, and the Middle East. This report presents the key issues and challenges drawn from the interventions and discussions of key players at the event. Indeed, the Seminar helped in identifying priority areas for possible enhanced co-operation between participating States and the Mediterranean Partners for Co-operation ‘to address the multiple challenges of a strategy aimed at eradicating modern slavery’ in the Mediterranean Region.”