This report presents the activities carried out by the European Commission in 2007-08 to fight discrimination on the grounds of racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation as regards to employment and occupation. It describes the policy and partnership aspects, the state of play in the legislation and its implementation .at national level including some case law and the various activities conducted to communicate equality.
This study aims to look specifically at the gender dimension of trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation.The study addresses the five priorities of the EU Strategy: identifying, protecting, and assisting victims of trafficking: stepping up the prevention of trafficking in human beings: better law enforcement: enhanced coordination and cooperation among key actors and policy coherence: and increased knowledge of an effective response to emerging concerns.