Financing of Organised Crime: Human Trafficking in Focus

The report Financing of Organised Crime: Human Trafficking in Focus contributes to a better understanding of the financial aspects of this infamous phenomenon. The analysis explores the sources and mechanisms of the financing of trafficking in human beings, settlement of payments, access to financing in critical moments, costs of business, and the management of profits. The report draws on the findings of nine in-depth country case studies in Belgium, Bulgaria, Italy, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Romania, Spain, and the United Kingdom. Based on the results of the analysis and the examination of the current practices with regards to financial investigations, the report also suggests recommendations for tackling this crime. The report has been produced with the joint efforts of the Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD), the University of Trento, and Ghent University and in close collaboration with the French National Institute for Advanced Studies in Security and Justice. The study has also been supported by the General Directorate Combatting Organised Crime in Bulgaria, the Federal Police in Belgium, and the Central Office for Fighting Trafficking in Human Beings in France. The chapters of this report have been written by: Introduction – Atanas Rusev; Chapter 1 – Atanas Rusev, Nadya Stoynova, Fiamma Terenghi, Andrea Di Nicola, and Jelle Janssens; Chapter 2 – Fiamma Terenghi and Andrea Di Nicola; Chapter 3 – Atanas Rusev, Mois Faion, Nadya Stoynova, Anton Kojouharov, and Marian Sabev; Chapter 4 – Sigrid Raets and Jelle Janssens; Chapter 5 – Sigrid Raets and Jelle Janssens; Implications for Policy – Atanas Rusev and Nadya Stoynova.