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Overview
Lobbying Costs
30,000€
Financial year: Jan 2018 - Dec 2018
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.25 Fte (1)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
0
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
International La Strada Association (LSI)
EU Transparency Register
615877137781-55 First registered on 06 Apr 2020
Goals / Remit
La Strada International is a European NGO Platform against human trafficking, that works from a human rights perspective in support of trafficked persons. The platform aims to prevent human trafficking and to protect and realise trafficked persons’ rights. This is done by providing access to adequate assistance and support via information and knowledge exchange and capacity building of NGOs and other stakeholders and cross-sectoral cooperation. Further much focus is put on monitoring and advocacy for change to ensure accountability for the effective implementation of European Anti-Trafficking policies and regulations.
La Strada International is active at a broad European level. Currently the NGO Platform comprises 29 member organisations in 24 European countries (15 EU and 9 non-EU). All members are NGOs, operating independently and from a grass root level addressing human trafficking at European national level. General activities undertaken by platform members include direct and indirect social support and empowerment programmes for trafficked persons and risk groups including (psycho) social, medical, legal and vocational support, shelter services, long-term reintegration and employment support, provision of consultations and referral via national hotlines, prevention lectures and trainings to professional groups, awareness-raising, lobby, advocacy and media campaigns.Main EU files targeted
La Strada International follows all developments relates to policies, measures and legislation to address human trafficking, as well as related fields; e.g. policies and legislation related to human rights, women rights, migration, labour/workers'rights and prostitution, accountability of the private sector.
Legislation followed; the 2011/36/EU Trafficking Directive; new EU strategy on THB and appointment anti-trafficking Coordinator and the 2012/29/EU Victims Directive and Regulation (EU); EU Employment Sanctions Directive; revision of the Dublin treaty; EU posted workers directive etc.Address
Head Office
Law Hub - Nieuwe Achtergracht 166
1018 WV
Amsterdam 1001NJ
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People
Total lobbyists declared
1
Employment time Lobbyists 25% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.25
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
LSI runs a small secretariat. However the Platform comprises 25 organisations that vary from 5/10 till 100 staff members each.
Person in charge of EU relations
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
Person with legal responsibility
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
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Categories
Category
III - Non-governmental organisations
Subcategory
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
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Networking
Affiliation
LSI is member of the Global Alliance against Traffic of Women (www.gaatw.org), the Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (www.PICUM.org) and the International Committee on the Rights of Sex workers in Europe (ICRSE) and the Human Rights Development Network (www.HRDN.eu)
Member organisations
The following organisations are members of LSI NGO Platform: Gender Perspectives / Social Changes (Belarus), Animus Association (Bulgaria), La Strada Czech Republic, Open Gate (Macedonia), La Strada Moldova, CoMensha (The Netherlands), La Strada Poland, La Strada Ukraine, Anti-Slavery International (UK), ASTRA - Anti-Trafficking Action (Serbia), Hope Now (Denmark), Human Resource Development Foundation (Turkey), KOK (Germany), Lefö (Austria), Migrant Rights Centre Ireland, Novi Put (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Pag-Asa (Belgium), Pro Tukipiste (Finland), FIZ (Switzerland), ADPARE (Romania), FairWork (Netherlands), Ban Ying (Germany), Victim Support Finland (Finland), CCEM (France) and FLEX (UK).
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2018 - Dec 2018
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
30,000€
EU grant income for closed financial year
240,684 € (Source: Just (208.496) and AMIF (32.188))
Other financial info
For the estimation of costs, we have included 25% of the staff costs of the person, costs for travel and stay to Brussels and other costs related to attendance.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
From 2009 until 2012, La Strada International implemented the project COMP.ACT and from October 2017 until November 2019, the project Justice at Last, both these European projects provided evidence and recommendations on how to enhance access to compensation for victims of trafficking and victims of crime.
See for all La Strada international projects http://lastradainternational.org/about-lsi/projectsOther activities
La Strada International participates in the E-Platform against Trafficking in Human Beings, established by the EU Anti-Trafficking Coordinator.
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Meetings
None declared
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