Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking and Slavery

Date Shared:

Thursday, January 2, 2014 - 16:45

Title:

Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking and Slavery

Countries and areas:

Australia

Partner(s):

National Government of Australia

Thematic Area:

Governance of migration and coordination of dialogue, Policy coherence and mainstreaming, Strategies for addressing irregular migration and enabling regular migration

Tags:

Trafficking in Persons, Trafficking and Human Smuggling, Capacity Building, Legal Frameworks on Migration, Empowerment and Rights of Migrants

Summary:

Australia’s whole-of-Government Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking and Slavery includes specialist police officers; a victim support program; visa arrangements to enable suspected victims and witnesses to remain in Australia; specialist immigration officers posted in Thailand, China and the Philippines, who aim to prevent human trafficking in source countries; and capacity building activities in the region to deter human trafficking and slavery, train law enforcement officials, and assist victims under Australia’s overseas aid program.

GFMD Source:

GFMD 2013-2014 - Roundtable 3.1 "Empowering migrants, their households and communities for improved protection of rights and social development outcomes"

GFMD 2008 - Report of Proccedings, Roundtable 2.2 "Managing Migration and Minimizing the Negative Impacts of Irregular Migration" / Roundtable 3.2 "Policy and Institutional Coherence within Government"

Link:

For more information:

http://www.ag.gov.au/humantrafficking