Belgium – 2nd – Forced labour

NB: This breakdown is based on the simplified English version of the 2^nd NAP 

1. 1. HUMAN RIGHTS AND DUE DILIGENCE (HRDD): LEGISLATION AND SUPPORT

Action	Actors involved	Anticipated period
3. Contribution to the approach to the use of forced labour in the global value chains	Federal government (FPS Economy, FPS Justice, FPS Employment, FPS Foreign Affairs, FPS Finance, including Customs administration)	In accordance with the discussions at an EU level

1. 12. COMBATING HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND COMBATING SOCIAL FRAUD AND SOCIAL DUMPING

Action	Actors involved	Anticipated period
46. Raising awareness and training first-line actors on the rights of victims of economic exploitation, in particular from third countries	Federal government (Social Intelligence and Tracing Service, FPS Employment, NSSO, TSW, FPS Home Affairs)	2022-2024
49. Improving knowledge on the use of new technologies in human trafficking	Federal government (FPS Justice)	Ongoing
50. Statistics on human trafficking so as to combat this better	Federal government (FPS Justice)	Ongoing

1. 16. VARIOUS ACTIONS

Action	Actors involved	Anticipated period
67. Ratification of the optional Protocol to the Treaty Convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment and establishment of an independent verification mechanism for respecting human rights	Federal government (FPS Justice and all other departments involved (politics, asylum and migration, public health, defence, youth, etc.) Flemish government Wallonia-Brussels Federation German-speaking Community	Ongoing