A/HRC/42/44/Add.2 the IOM and Europol, there are also cultural mediators, who can facilitate the communication. 5. Furthermore, by recalling section B.8 of the above document, entitled: "Provision of comprehensive information on the functioning of the international protection procedures as well as on relocation and assisted voluntary repatriation", it is possible to highlight how these activities are intended for an informed knowledge of the applicant for international protection. 6. Article 18 of the TUI provides for a special residence permit, which can be issued to victims of trafficking. Pursuant to paragraph 6-bis of Article 18 of the TUI, this provision is applicable, as compatible, also to citizens of Member States of the European Union who are in a situation of serious and actual danger. 7. In this respect, it is to be recalled Legislative Decree No. 24/2014, which, by translating European Directive 2011/36/EU concerning the prevention and repression of trafficking in human beings and the protection of victims, integrated the aforementioned Article 18 of Legislative Decree No. 286/1998. This provides that a single program of emergence, assistance and social integration is applied to foreigners victims of trafficking, on the basis of the national action plan against trafficking and the serious exploitation of human beings2, as established by Decree of the President of the Council of Ministers, together with the Minister of Interior, the Minister of Labor and Social Policies, and the Minister of Health3. 8. Furthermore, on December 3, 2018, it was published in the Official Journal No. 281, Act No. 132/2018 (in force since 4 December 2018), establishing the conversion into law with amendments of Law-Decree No. 113/2018 (in force since 5 October 2018). These pieces of legislation, impacting on international protection and immigration, fall within national legislation which has been amended, inter alia, by superseding the stay permit for "humanitarian reasons" and the parallel introduction of special cases of a residence permit which, in any case, guarantee particular forms of protection against expulsion from the national territory, in an exceptional situation in which a foreigner is. 9. At the same time, some types of residence permits, which in any case made direct reference to humanitarian reasons, took the name of residence permits for special cases: among these ones, it is to be mentioned also the aforementioned residence permit referred to in Article 18 (stay permit for social protection reasons), the most important features of which are reported below. 10. Article 18 of the TUI concerning the residence permit for social protection purposes, as mentioned, aims to the protection of victims of trafficking in human beings. This permit has a duration of six months and can be renewed for a year term or for a longer period as required for justice reasons, besides being revocable when the requirements that justified its release no longer exist. 11. The aforementioned permit also entitles to access to welfare and study services, as well as the registration in the employment lists and the performance of paid employment, subject to the minimum age requirements. If, on expiry of the residence permit, the person concerned appears to have an employment relationship in progress, the permit may be further extended or renewed for the duration of the this labour relationship. Furthermore, the residence permit under reference can be converted into a residence permit for study purposes if the holder is enrolled in a regular course of study. 12. The residence permit for special protection is also issued to victims of trafficking, upon proposal of the Public Prosecutor or the Social Services of the local authority, to allow the victim to exit from violence and to participate in an assistance and integration program. The release of the residence permit under reference is not subject to the victim's willingness 2 3 The National Plan of Action against Trafficking in Human Beings and Serious Exploitation, 2016 – 2018, was adopted by Council of Ministers on 26 February 2016. Decree, dated 16 May 2016. 3