This Shadow report is produced under the framework of the operating grant: Listen the voice of
trafficked persons and fight organize crime. The purpose of this grant is to support participatory
democracy as part of North Macedonia`s European integration process. One of its objectives is
to empower civil society actors to actively monitor the government policies, to take actions in
the fight against organized crime and to become a strong victim advocate.
The Shadow Report focus is on fight against organized crime and human trafficking. The report
assesses the progress in combatting human trafficking and present recommendations for further actions. The period covered with this report is 2021 and 2022.
This report was prepared based on interview with stakeholders and desk review of policy, various reports prepared by government authorities, civil society actors and media representatives.