Portugal is in the midst of a crackdown on human trafficking after numbers of known victims more than doubled in the last few years. Most of the Portuguese cases are in the field of labor trafficking, with agricultural workers accounting for many of the victims.
Czech PM and billionaire businessman Andrej Babis has for years stoked anti-migrant sentiment in his country. But many foreigners, who came to the Czech Republic under dubious circumstances, work for his companies.
A report by the German Institute for Human Rights says German labor laws are utterly inadequate in protecting foreign workers' rights. Foreign laborers are often forced into hardships out of fear of losing their jobs.
Migrants and asylum-seekers failed by Italy's integration system often end up in places like Castel Volturno. There they risk being exploited, but they also find solidarity, reports Michele Bertelli.
The Palermo police have discovered a criminal network exploiting unaccompanied migrant minors taken from reception facilities and used in pizzerias and fields for very low wages.
Some 15,000 people are involved in the practice of subjecting migrants to exploitation with 'gang masters' in Italy. The individuals are part of a hierarchy that goes from drivers up to the bosses and are linked to organized crime groups specializing in human trafficking.
Due to tough immigration laws, many migrants in Spain find themselves selling products on the streets illegally. Local initiatives like 'DiomCoop' offer migrants the opportunity to design clothes and sell them legally - thereby paving the way for empowerment and integration.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has launched the idea of an interactive map to help businesses fight human trafficking.
Italian authorities have uncovered a serious case of exploitation, after it was found that migrants were being forced to work under terrible conditions and were being tracked by their employers using GPS devices.
Degradation, marginalization, and no real solutions from institutions are hallmarks of the life of thousands of migrant day laborers on farms in Calabria. The NGO MEDU has called for actions from the authorities to resolve the situation.
The International Labor Organization (ILO) and the UN refugee Agency, UNHCR, have teamed up to help Syrian refugees in Jordan. Under the project, refugees at the Azaraq camp will be given permission to leave the camp for work opportunities and job training.
The Workers' Commissions (Comisiones Obreras) trade union reported that the number of migrants without a regular permit in Catalonia rose 54.6 percent in 2017 compared to the previous year. The union said one of the main reasons for the rise is that migrants have a hard time renewing their work permits.