Tool No. 8: Background studies

Background studies will help assess the situation in the country and allow partners to make decisions on the strategy, scope, timeframe, format and contents of the NAP to be put in place. The more knowledge regarding the situation is collected, the more likely partners are able to easily design a realistic, implementable and effective NAP on forced labour. A background study will also provide useful information in order to define the NAP’s coordination and implementation set-up and its oversight mechanism, to build the cost estimate and to monitor progress and measure impact.