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Does administrative data on Trafficking in Persons are enough? Methodological proposal to measure the phenomenon.
Fri, September 5, 2:00 to 3:15pm, Deree | JSB Library, Floor: Main level, JSB Library Conference Room [LCR]Abstract
In January 2025 the IC-TIP (International Classification Standard for Administrative Data on Trafficking in Persons) was finalised and has been submitted for endorsement at the 56th session of the United Nations Statistical Commission. The framework allows to enhance the quality of data collection and reporting by improving data harmonization and comparability based on standardized definitions, by using standard definitions and categories that are open enough to fit within reasonable national standards across the board. The goal of the ICS-TIP is to standardize administrative data collection so that governments can collect the same highly relevant indicators in the same way.
The main innovation of the IC-TIP lies in the new elements introduced, besides the “event” (as also ICCS does) that describe the victim, the perpetrator and the reporting entity (which refers to organizations that identify and assist victims, collect data and are otherwise involved in the TIP event). This new perspective allows us to analyse the phenomenon better. Nevertheless, the referral systems to identify the potential victims often differ among the reporting entities. The characteristics and the target of the various forms of trafficking increase the complexity of the measurement.
International experiences in this field have shown the soundness of estimates made using the Multiple Systems Estimation (MSE) to collect data on victims of human trafficking, involving various sources (institutional and non-institutional) in addition to administrative and survey data.
The paper aims to describe the straightness and weaknesses of this proposal methodology in Italy, starting with the measurement results focused on specific targets.