It focused on governmental policies and partnerships with the private sector that may have an impact on reducing exploitation in these sectors. On 2 December, in co-operation with the Greek MFA, Office of the National Rapporteur on Combating THB as well as the International Centre for Black Sea Studies in the framework of Hellenic Black Sea Economic Co-operation 40 (BSEC) Chairmanship-in-Office, the OSR/CTHB organized a conference in Athens on enhancing the anti-trafficking response in the Black Sea region. The conference gathered anti-trafficking practitioners from 12 BSEC Member States to discuss a wide range of issues, including building more effective frameworks to identify and assist trafficked victims, preventing THB in supply chains through public procurement, and the power of technology in combating THB.