Review on collection of data on trafficking in human beings

Abstract

This paper discusses the ways of data collection on trafficking in human beings. There is a brief illustration of guidelines and ways of data collection prescribed by some international organizations (OUN, IOM). The authors address the issue of inadequacies of the existing approaches, since there is no unique methodology, which makes it impossible to compare available data on the international level. Therefore, the value and usage of those data for scholarly research and practical policy are limited. The guidelines for data collection on human trafficking, including comparable indicators, have been presented to the EU countries. By implementing the proposed guidelines for the EU members, more reliable data on the nature and scope of this phenomenon would be obtained.

U radu se govori o načinima prikupljanja podataka o trgovini ljudima. Dat je kraći prikaz smernica i načina prikupljanja podataka od strane pojedinih međunarodnih organizacija (OUN, IOM). Autori ukazuju na neadekvatnost tih pristupa zbog nepostojanja jedinstvene metodologije i nemogućnosti upoređivanja podataka na međunarodnom nivou. Time je vrednost i upotrebljivost tih podataka za naučna istraživanja i praktičnu politiku ograničena. U radu su prikazane smernice zemljama Evropske unije za prikupljanje podataka o trgovini ljudima, uključujući uporedive indikatore. Primenom predloženih smernica od strane država članica obezbedili bi se pouzdaniji podaci o prirodi i obimu ovog fenomena.