Description:
"During the past decade, trafficking has become an issue of growing concern in
South-East Asia. It has been conservatively estimated that at least 200-225,000 women
and children from South-East Asia are trafficked annually, a figure representing
nearly one-third of the global trafficking trade. Of the estimated 45-50,000 women
and children estimated to be trafficked into the US each year, 30,000 are believed to
come from South-East Asia. However, most trafficking occurs within South-East
Asia, and only a minority of women from the region are trafficked to other parts of
the world.
Trafficking is not a new problem for South-East Asia, and many initiatives have
been developed to combat the problem by NGOs, inter-governmental organizations,
government ministries, national and international bodies, human rights organizations
and lobby networks. This study provides an overview of these various initiatives
and the different actors involved in the fight against trafficking in the region
and an inventory of current anti-trafficking programmes and measures.
Although previous efforts have been made to compile information on a national,
regional or subregional basis on counter-trafficking measures, these compilation reports
do not provide a systematic overview of the variety of responses that have been
developed within the region. This study aims to provide such an overview as well as
to be a tool for information exchange and for further development of counter-trafficking
initiatives, as intended by the Bangkok Declaration on Irregular Migration.
The study is divided into four parts. The first part describes the historical development
of the trafficking debate and gives an analysis of the various approaches to
trafficking. Part Two focuses on trafficking patterns and responses in the South-East
Asian region. It briefly describes the trafficking situation in South-East Asia and
then lists the various trafficking responses that have been developed at the regional,
sub-regional and bilateral levels. Some attention is paid to policy responses in receiving
countries outside the region. Part Three forms the main part of the study and
describes the responses that have been developed within the South-East Asian countries.
Attention is paid to the different actors, including governments, NGOs, international
organizations and international networks, and their policies in relation to
counter-trafficking measures. The counter-trafficking measures are, where possible,
broadly divided into four categories: juridical,1 prevention, protection and return.
Part Four reviews some of the problems most often mentioned in the fight against
trafficking and discusses priority areas for the development and strengthening of
counter-trafficking programmes and initiatives..."
Source/publisher:
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Date of Publication:
2000-00-00
Date of entry:
2010-12-10
Grouping:
- Individual Documents
Category:
Language:
English