BACKGROUND
Human trafficking is a complex crime where men, women and children can be trafficked for a wide range of exploitative purposes including forced labour and slavery like practices, sexual exploitation, domestic servitude and removal of organs among other circumstances. There are reports of less skilled, semi-skilled worker categories employed in the Asian and Gulf regions in domestic, manufacturing and construction work being subject to forced labour and slavery like practices. If the labour supply chains are not sufficiently monitored or regulated, this could heighten the risks of human trafficking. Apart from transnational trafficking, women and children can also be trafficked within the country, from rural to urban areas after being promised lucrative employment opportunities for forced labour or sexual exploitation. Trafficking in Persons (TiP) has become one of the fastest growing and most lucrative criminal activities taking place worldwide and having a negative effect on vulnerable individuals. According to global estimates of modern slavery, globally, an estimated 40.3 million people were victims of modern slavery in 2016.
Effective action to prevent and combat trafficking in persons requires a comprehensive international approach in the countries of origin, transit and destination that includes measures to prevent such trafficking, to prosecute the traffickers and to protect the victims of such trafficking by protecting their internationally recognized human rights.
Twenty years have passed since the adoption of the United Nations Protocol to prevent, suppress and punish trafficking in persons, especially women and children, 2000 (Palermo protocol). 178 countries have ratified the protocol and made commitments to transpose the protocol provisions to national legislations. It is important to understand how international and national commitments are practically implemented, challenges encountered and share the best practices to effectively prevent human trafficking, prosecute traffickers, identify and protect victims.
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SESSION DESCRIPTION
Led by IOM Sri Lanka, this event will detail the root causes and impact of human trafficking, importance of monitoring the labour supply chains, challenges to identification, protection of victims and prosecution of perpetrators. The panel will discuss broad-ranging implications of trafficking in different regions , in particular the Asian and Gulf regions which ultimately will reflect what needs to be done to move toward better inclusiveness for survivors of trafficking; as well as good practices being implemented in terms of policies and/or programmes to mitigate the risks and vulnerabilities to human trafficking.
SESSION OBJECTIVES
The key objectives of the session include:
- Sharing of information on current trends and good practices that can be drawn from anti-trafficking activities
- Understanding the business imperative to ensure effective supply chain human rights due diligence
- Exploring best practices related to ethical and transparent recruitment and fair labour practices
- Comprehending the challenges in identifying victims of trafficking and meeting the evidentiary threshold prosecuting the perpetrators
- Identifying the strengths and unique needs of survivors of trafficking and strengthening national referral mechanisms
- Exploring how government and non-government organizations can more systematically integrate a human rights-based approach to combating trafficking into their activities and programmes
- Understanding the importance of data and tools for evidence-based policy making and advocacy
EVENT REGISTRATION
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Registration on or before Monday 27 July 2020
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