More reports of labour exploitation and too few perpetrators punished, says rapporteur

The number of reports of labour exploitation increased last year, says the National Rapporteur on Trafficking in Human Beings and Sexual Violence against Children in her annual report. This concerns in particular the exploitation of personnel in the catering industry and in agriculture. "The number of victims of labour exploitation that came into the picture increased by 13 percent compared to the year before," says National Rapporteur Conny Rijken. "In the hospitality industry, it's about a doubling the number of reports, with agriculture and fisheries almost tripling."