In a sweeping international crackdown, Frontex helped identify nearly 1 200 victims of human trafficking during Operation Global Chain 2025 . This week-long effort brought together nearly 15 000 officers from 43 countries in a coordinated strike against one of the world’s most exploitative crimes. Behind the numbers are real human stories of women, children, and men from 64 countries, forced into sexual exploitation, criminal activity, and begging. Some were trafficked across multiple countries,