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J. and Others v. Austria
European Court of Human Rights · Austria · 2017-01-17 · Regional court or body
Citation: App. no. 58216/12
Type of case: Constitutional and human rights
Outcome: Decided against the migrant side
Question
Must Austria investigate trafficking of domestic workers that mostly happened abroad before their employers brought them to Vienna?
What the court decided
No. Austria identified the women as possible victims and protected them in Austria; Article 4 did not require it to investigate acts committed abroad.
In plain language
Filipino domestic workers said they had been exploited abroad and then in Vienna, where they escaped. Austria protected them but did not prosecute. The Court said Austria had done enough.
Dalam bahasa sederhana
Pekerja rumah tangga Filipina mengaku dieksploitasi di luar negeri lalu di Wina, tempat mereka melarikan diri. Austria melindungi mereka tetapi tidak menuntut. Mahkamah menyatakan Austria sudah cukup bertindak.
Pertanyaan: Wajibkah Austria menyelidiki perdagangan pekerja rumah tangga yang sebagian besar terjadi di luar negeri sebelum majikan membawa mereka ke Wina?
What happened afterwards
- 2017-01-17: Judgment.
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Cite as: Institute for Migrant Rights (2026), Migration Jurisprudence from the South, version 0.1, https://theimr.org/court-decisions/d/echr-j-austria-2017/. This page summarizes a court decision for research and advocacy; it is not legal advice.