Enhancing a Victim-Centered Approach: Identification, Assistance and Protection of
Trafficking Victims in the Asia-Pacific Region 21-24 November 2017 (Jeju-do, Korea)
“Human trafficking takes many forms. Women and girls in
particular are targeted again and again and again. We see brutal sexual
exploitation, including forced prostitution, forced marriage and sexual
slavery. We see the appalling trade in human organs. Let us also remember
that modern manifestations of servitude may touch and even implicate us
all. Global supply-chains have transformed many lives for
the better – but not always without costs. In some situations - clothes,
food, smartphones, jewelry and other consumer goods may bear, wittingly or
unwittingly, the traces of exploitation. Gleaming new skyscrapers may owe
some of their shine to the sweat of bonded laborers. Human trafficking thrives
where the rule of law is weak or nonexistent. Situations of armed
conflict are especially virulent breeding grounds for human trafficking.”
UN
Secretary General António Guterres
I. Background
Trafficking involves the act of recruiting,
transporting, transferring, harbouring or receiving a person through the use of
force, coercion or other means, for the purpose of exploitation. Virtually
every country in the world is affected by trafficking for sexual exploitation,
forced labour, servitude, and removal of organs
as a country of origin, transit or destination. Every year, thousands of men, women and
children fall into the hands of traffickers, in their home countries and
abroad.
While estimates of the number of persons trafficked
vary, ILO research indicates that an estimated 20.9 million persons, around 3
out of every 1,000 people globally, are subjected to forced labour. Even this
staggering figure is largely considered a conservative estimate given the
clandestine nature of the crime, and the strict methodology applied. The
Asia-Pacific region records by far the highest rates of human trafficking in
the world. The same ILO report as mentioned above, estimates that some 11.7
million people from the region are in conditions of forced labour at any given
point in time. UNODC’s 2012 Global Report on Trafficking in Persons demonstrated that, while human trafficking is
truly a global phenomenon, it most commonly occurs intra-regionally, with each
region and sub-region experiencing unique and geographically-characterized
patterns for origins and destinations.
The Republic of Korea is a member of the Bali Process
on People Smuggling, Trafficking in Persons and Related Transnational Crime
(Bali Process). Since 2002, the Bali Process has effectively raised regional
awareness of the consequences of people smuggling, trafficking in persons and
related transnational crime, and developed and implemented strategies and
practical cooperation in response. This voluntary forum includes 45
participating countries, as well as IOM, UNHCR and UNODC. The core objectives
of the Bali Process are to combat people smuggling and trafficking in persons
by developing more effective cooperation and information sharing between Bali
Process members and other relevant organizations; to raise public awareness and
educate vulnerable population about the crime of people smuggling and
trafficking in persons; to build capacity across Member States and facilitate
the sharing and implementation of best practices; and to advance the
facilitation of the 2011 Bali Process Regional Cooperation Framework as a means
of adopting a comprehensive and holistic approach towards combating people smuggling
and trafficking in persons.
The Regional Support Office of the Bali Process (RSO)
was established in 2012 to operationalize the Bali Process’ Regional
Cooperation Framework (RCF) to reduce irregular migration in the Asia-Pacific
region. Drawing on the engagement created among the Bali Process Member States
on issues related to countre Trafficking, the RSO supports practical
cooperation on refugee protection and international migration, including human
trafficking and smuggling. Its activities are supported by the knowledge,
expertise, and experience of Member States and international organisations,
including IOM and the UNHCR.
CIFAL in affiliation with UNITAR has become a
knowledge hub and platform for promoting city-to-city cooperation. Through this
approach, CIFAL directs its capacity building efforts towards local actors.
CIFAL Jeju / Jeju International Training Center (JITC) focuses on the thematic
area of social inclusion, especially focuses on the human trafficking issues
which impact on the capability of human beings to drive their own lives and
decide their own future. Cities in the Asia-Pacific region can substantially
improve the situation by focusing and sharing experiences on the prevention of
trafficking, prosecution of traffickers and the protection and reintegration of
victims of trafficking. Therefore, this training aims at strengthening the role
of local authorities and actors in the Asia-Pacific region to better identify
and protect victims of trafficking.
II. Event objectives The capacity
building training workshop will: ·
Demonstrate the linkages
between human security and the victim-centered approach to addressing
trafficking in persons; ·
Explain and apply standards
and exchange good practices in identifying, assisting and protecting victims of
trafficking; ·
Analyze how anti-trafficking
strategies, policies and frameworks can be adapted for local implementation and
present inter-agency/governmental coordination methods; and ·
Promote information sharing and
exchange of best practices between central/provincial governments and
NGOs/local actors.
III. Learning objectives By the end of the training,
participants will be able to: ·
understand the basic concepts related to trafficking
in persons and the difference between human trafficking and human smuggling,
forced labour and other related exploitation; ·
have increased awareness on human security and human
trafficking, especially women, children, and refuges in the region; ·
be able to identify key challenges and recognize best
practices and lessons learned to address human trafficking and, as well as
policy measures for enhancing human security at the local level; ·
be able to identify key challenges, recognize and
apply practical solutions to ensure that victims of trafficking are protected
base of identified needs; ·
be able to apply presented tools and methods in their
responsibilities; ·
apply UNITAR-developed CityShare methodology[1] to rate and compare each
other’s anti- trafficking policies, and make specific action plans for local
implementation and follow-up of lessons learned (via city-to-city cooperation,
awareness raising activities, inter-governmental coordination, and other
practical implementation examples); and ·
be able to build professional networks, exchange
information and knowledge.
IV. Content and structure The workshop contents are
composed of the following: · Module
1: Introducing the concepts and current trends in trafficking in persons ·
Module 2: Identification
of victims of trafficking ·
Module 3: Global
approach to addressing trafficking in persons ·
Module 4: Refugees and
trafficking in persons ·
Module 5: Providing
assistance to victims of trafficking ·
Module 6: Prosecution ·
Module 7: Prevention ·
Module 8: Monitoring
and Evaluation ·
Module 9: Cityshare
Methodology
V. Methodology The training will be comprised
of: ·
lectures and presentations by experts ·
practical exercised and group discussion ·
UNITAR CityShare Methodology ·
action plan presentation ·
study visit
VI. Target audience This
training is open to local government officials and other related personnel from
NGOs and institutions who directly work with the victims of trafficking.
VII. Event detail
VIII. Requirements Selected applicants
are required to: ·
submit necessary documents on time,
i.e., registration form etc. ·
complete and submit pre-training
readings and assignments, i.e. case studies etc. ·
actively participate in the training
program ·
be fluent in written and
spoken English
IX. Application and deadline Send the following 7 documents to cifaljeju.jitc.1@gmail.com by 12th September 2017 (Tuesday) (Deadline extended to 30th September):
1.
Download forms or guidelines from http://cifaljeju.org/ ①
Application ②
Case study description (see guidelines) ③
Letter of nomination ④
Letter of commitment ⑤
Acknowledgement, waiver and release of
liability ⑥
Consent to collection,
usage and disclosure of personal information 2.
Curriculum vitae (CV) –
form of your own ※ Late application will
not be accepted.
* Note ·
Application without required documents
will NOT be considered. ·
Participation is subject to approval of
the application by UNITAR CIFAL Jeju/JITC. ·
Selected applicants will be notified
individually.
X. Assistance with travel expenses ·
UNITAR CIFAL Jeju/JITC provides a LIMITED financial assistance with the airfare to
Jeju-do, Republic of Korea.
·
Local expenses (transportation, accommodation and meals)
during the workshop will be covered by UNITAR CIFAL Jeju/JITC except for
arrival and departure days. ·
All other expenses (local transportation in their country, visa fee) are the
responsibility of the participants. [1] The UNITAR-developed CityShare
methodology aims at optimizing peer learning between local officials. It
consists of various processes of self-assessment, distillation and transmission
of experiences and good practices. It is also composed of several tools which
provide a common framework for the evaluation of experiences made by the participating
cities and countries and offer a common language for the exchange and
assimilation of contextualised experiences, as well as a roadmap for action and
progress. |