European Commission - Directorate General for Migration and Home Affairs

02/25/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 02/25/2026 02:03

Invisible no more: EU launches campaign against human trafficking

Today, the European Commission has launched an EU-wide awareness raising campaign to tackle human trafficking. Around 10 000 people are identified as trafficking victims each year in the EU, with many more going unnoticed and unprotected. Victims include both citizens from EU countries and those from outside the EU, who are forced into sexual or labour exploitation, forced criminality or other forms of human trafficking.

The campaign "End Human Trafficking. Break the Invisible Chain" aims to shed light on this often invisible crime and to enable citizens and victims to recognise the signs, report a suspected case of human trafficking and get support.

You can get involved by:

  • Learning 10 signs that someone may be a victim of human trafficking.
  • Knowing where to report suspected trafficking cases and offer support to trafficking victims.

Join the campaign by spreading the word and by using multilingual campaign materials. Together we can put an end to human trafficking.

Find out more about End Human Trafficking campaign

Learn about EU actions to stop human trafficking

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Publication date
25 February 2026
AuthorDirectorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs

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