ABSTRACT
This chapter presents the Italian anti-trafficking framework, that provides the normative basis for social protection programmes in the country. It will look at its evolution, since the early 2000s, when the first programmes were implemented, up to the most recent years, which followed the introduction of the Anti-trafficking National Plan. Attention will be given to provisions for adults as well as unaccompanied minors. We will argue that despite positive elements, such as the introduction of art. 18 and of the Zampa Law, critical issues are evident in the anti-trafficking system, concerning the implementation of norms and their integration with the asylum system. The chapter will then outline the anti-trafficking project of the north-eastern Italian Veneto Region, the N.A.Ve, by describing the steps that led to its establishment. It was one of the first projects supporting people identified as victims of trafficking in Italy and it is regarded as a promising practice in the EU. A final section will describe the profiles of N.A.Ve’s beneficiaries, with a focus on Nigerian women.
