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Monday, November 12, 2012
Prevent migrant smuggling to reduce human trafficking
http://www.unodc.org/eastasiaandpacific/en/2012/11/bali-process/story.html
SOURCE:UNODC
Bali (Indonesia), 12 November 2012 - Today, the Bali Process on People Smuggling, Trafficking in Persons and Related Transnational Organized Crime celebrated its 10 years of existence at the Tenth Anniversary Commemorative Conference that took place in Bali.
Covering 46 countries in Asia and the Pacific, the Bali Process is a unique forum bringing states together in response to human trafficking and migrant smuggling.
Speaking at the inaugural session, Gary Lewis, UNODC Regional Representative for East Asia and the Pacific, called on Bali Process members to "end impunity and put the criminals out of business."
In his scene-setting speech Mr. Lewis focused on human trafficking in Southeast Asia - specifically the Greater Mekong Sub-region - and the challenges posed by the related crimes of human trafficking and migrant smuggling.
Mr. Lewis noted that "migrant smuggling has become a major driver in the process of irregular migration. As such, it makes people vulnerable to human trafficking. But the flip side is this, if you prevent migrant smuggling you can contribute to preventing human trafficking."
Mr. Lewis concluded with nine practical recommendations to tackle human trafficking and migrant smuggling in the region.
Background:
With respect to human trafficking and migrant smuggling, UNODC's mandate is to promote global adherence to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and its protocols against migrant smuggling andhuman trafficking, and to assist states in implementing these instruments. UNODC is already engaged with many countries in the regions covered by the Bali Process and is providing practical support to the development of intelligence-led policing practices, specialist investigative skills, and victim-centered approaches to combating human trafficking.
For example, in Southeast Asia, UNODC's PATROL Project facilitates cross border law enforcement cooperation through Border Liasion Offices and providing hands-on training to the border guards, police and immigration officers posted to equip them with knowledge and skills to better detect and respond to human trafficking and migrant smuggling.
Another example of UNODC's work is the Voluntary Reporting System on Migrant Smuggling and Related Conduct (VRS-MSRC) in support of the Bali Process. The VRS-MSRC is an internet-based, secure system to collect, share and analyse data on irregular migration and migrant smuggling.
SOURCE:UNODC
Bali (Indonesia), 12 November 2012 - Today, the Bali Process on People Smuggling, Trafficking in Persons and Related Transnational Organized Crime celebrated its 10 years of existence at the Tenth Anniversary Commemorative Conference that took place in Bali.
Covering 46 countries in Asia and the Pacific, the Bali Process is a unique forum bringing states together in response to human trafficking and migrant smuggling.
Speaking at the inaugural session, Gary Lewis, UNODC Regional Representative for East Asia and the Pacific, called on Bali Process members to "end impunity and put the criminals out of business."
In his scene-setting speech Mr. Lewis focused on human trafficking in Southeast Asia - specifically the Greater Mekong Sub-region - and the challenges posed by the related crimes of human trafficking and migrant smuggling.
Mr. Lewis noted that "migrant smuggling has become a major driver in the process of irregular migration. As such, it makes people vulnerable to human trafficking. But the flip side is this, if you prevent migrant smuggling you can contribute to preventing human trafficking."
Mr. Lewis concluded with nine practical recommendations to tackle human trafficking and migrant smuggling in the region.
Background:
With respect to human trafficking and migrant smuggling, UNODC's mandate is to promote global adherence to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and its protocols against migrant smuggling andhuman trafficking, and to assist states in implementing these instruments. UNODC is already engaged with many countries in the regions covered by the Bali Process and is providing practical support to the development of intelligence-led policing practices, specialist investigative skills, and victim-centered approaches to combating human trafficking.
For example, in Southeast Asia, UNODC's PATROL Project facilitates cross border law enforcement cooperation through Border Liasion Offices and providing hands-on training to the border guards, police and immigration officers posted to equip them with knowledge and skills to better detect and respond to human trafficking and migrant smuggling.
Another example of UNODC's work is the Voluntary Reporting System on Migrant Smuggling and Related Conduct (VRS-MSRC) in support of the Bali Process. The VRS-MSRC is an internet-based, secure system to collect, share and analyse data on irregular migration and migrant smuggling.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
More to be done on human trafficking
Stephen Lunn, Social affairs writer | September 04, 2009
Article from: The Australian
AUSTRALIA might have been a key player in the decade-long effort to stamp out human trafficking in Asia, but the problem is worse and the criminal networks more sophisticated than ever, a new Unicef report finds.
Australia's anti-trafficking agreements with Laos, Cambodia, Burma and Thailand and its role as co-founder of the Bali Process on people-smuggling and human trafficking are laudable but Unicef believes it could be doing more. In its report Child Trafficking in East and Southeast Asia, released yesterday, Unicef finds that while countries are willing to introduce laws on human trafficking, implementation and enforcement have been thin on the ground. It also argues Australia should be supporting preventive programs to protect vulnerable children in greater measure across the Asian region as a way to beat the criminal networks.
"We have a situation now where there are dozens of child trafficking programs in the region, but there are also dozens of child labour, sexual exploitation, child violence and neglect, and juvenile justice programs as well," the report says.
"The core vulnerabilities that put children at risk in these situations should really be addressed together rather than separately."
Unicef says child trafficking, where children are either bought or taken from their families and sold for cheap labour or sexual servitude, is one of the fastest-growing, and most lucrative, criminal activities in the world.
Children and their families are often unaware of the dangers of trafficking, believing better employment opportunities and safer lives lie in other countries.
It notes some estimates put the number of people trafficked worldwide as high as 4 million a year.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,26023845-5013871,00.html
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