Trafficked Third-Country Nationals: Detection, Identification and Protection in Austria

This report was prepared by the National Contact Point Austria in the European Migration Network (EMN), as a contribution to the EMN study "Third-country national victims of trafficking in human beings: detection, identification and protection". The contribution sheds light on the issue of human trafficking in Austria and, after a general introduction, deals in particular with Austrian measures to detect trafficking situations as well as to protect trafficked persons. The impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on the issue of human trafficking is also presented. The report covers the following topics:

• a)  Statistical Overview of human trafficking in Austria
• b)  Detection and identification of trafficked persons in Austria
• c)  Protection of (presumed) trafficked persons in Austria
• d)  Trafficking in human beings and Dublin III procedures in Austria
• e)  The impact of COVID-19 on human trafficking
• f)   Austria in the international fight against human trafficking
• g)  Challenges and good practices