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“COORDINATING ACTION AMONGST STATE ENTITIES AND WORKING TOGETHER WITH EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES TO COUNTER LABOUR TRAFFICKING: THE EXAMPLE OF BULGARIA ” Bulgaria is a source and transit country for victims

• f trafficking. In the recent years – a country of

destination Tier 2 US State Department TIP Report for 2014;

• Root causes:
• Poverty
• Lack of information
• Lack of social experience
• Lack of education
• Lack of information on safe migration
• Methods for recruitment
• Work or study abroad;
• “Lover boy” phenomenon;
• Marriage proposals.

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HUMAN TRAFFICKING: COUNTRY OVERVIEW

• Destination countries for Bulgarian victims:
• Germany, Belgium, Austria, Netherlands
• Italy, Spain, France;
• Switzerland, Greece, Turkey;
• Czech Republic, Poland, Sweden, Portugal
• Most vulnerable:
• Young women age 18 - 24;
• Minors and children without parental care;
• Men and women in active age – for THB for

labour exploitation;

• People with disabilities;
• Foreign victims identified in Bulgaria:
• Romania, Moldova, Ukraine, Russia, Poland,

Czech republic;

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NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS, COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF BULGARIA

• Established by virtue of the Combating Trafficking in Human Being Act (CTHBA), (art. 4), under the

Council of Ministers and chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister.

• Policy development and recommendations for law amendments.
• Coordinates the activities between 12 ministries and state institutions obliged to execute the law.
• Develops and executes the Annual National Programme for Combating THB;
• Supported by Permanent Working Group (experts from governmental institutions and NGOs)
• Responsible for prevention of THB and protection of victims;
• The National Commission is the coordinator of the National Mechanism for Referral and Support of

Trafficked Persons in Bulgaria and

• Focal point of the Transnational Referral Mechanism for Bulgaria;
• Conducting multidisciplinary and specialized trainings for professionals and non-professionals.

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NATIONAL MECHANISM FOR REFERRAL AND SUPPORT OF TRAFFICKED PERSONS IN BULGARIA

• Developed by NCCTHB and Animus Association Foundation and adopted in 2010;
• NRM is a common framework through which state actors fulfil their obligations to protect and

support identified victims of trafficking.

• It consists of three parts:

1. Institutional framework 2. Leading Principles of Work and 3. Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

• The SOPs has three dimensions:

a. Identification and Referral, b. Protection and Support and c. Social Inclusion and Re-integration

• Indicators for Identification of Trafficked Persons.
• Standards and Criteria for Provision of Social Services to VOT.

 Special cases of children victims of THB - referred to the Coordination Mechanism for Protection and Care of Unaccompanied Minors and Children Victims of THB.  Special cases of third country nationals.

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LOCAL COMMISSIONS

• 9 Local Commissions in the

most risk cities in Bulgaria

• Implementing the National

Policy and Program on local level

• Executing prevention

campaigns throughout the year

• Working directly with victims

and people who have information for potential case

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STATE SHELTERS

• 2 state shelters – in Varna and Burgas
• 12 places capacity
• Crisis intervention and long term support
• 24+ women were supported

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Combating labour trafficking in Bulgaria and the role of the NCCTHB and working with the private sector

• Cooperation in Manpower Bulgaria

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e Social al R Respo sponsi sibility

Social Responsibility

Talent Developme nt Disaster Recovery Work with refugees Fighting Human trafficking

Successful, Effective, Responsible and Ethical Business Practices Good Social relations

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Combating labour trafficking in Bulgaria and the role of the NCCTHB

• Manpower is the first Company to sign the Athens Ethical

Principles towards the Eradication of THB

• Zero Tolerance Policy for working with any entity, which

benefits from Human Trafficking

• 12,000 organizations have joined till now

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Zero Tolerance towards the Eradication of THB 2013- Prevention and raising awareness- Manpower, A21 and NCCTHB

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Zero Tolerance towards the Eradication of THB - Manpower, A21 and NCCTHB

• Prevention and raising awareness- working meeting between NGO

representatives, social workers, working with disadvantaged young people, agencies and recruitment agencies (Thirty experts discussed the different aspects of the problem and concrete recommendations and conclusions were drawn: students in high school should be approached and trained about key notions such as “labour contract”).

• Business breakfast (forty representatives from the private sector in

Bulgaria, experts from governmental institutions and embassies

• participated. The Managing director of Manpower Bulgaria presented its

policy towards the fight against human trafficking and presented the Athens Ethical Principles against Human Trafficking and called for the adoption by each business company in Bulgaria.

• Re-integration and Empowerment – 5 Victims of THB were consulted

by Manpower on developing job seeking skills, writing CVs and motivation letters and included in internship programmes.

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Working with the private sector POST BANK BULGARIA

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FORESEEN ACTIVITIES IN 2015 related to combating labour trafficking and the involvement of employment agencies

• Raising awareness campaign for prevention of labour

trafficking (March-May 2015) – NCCTHB, Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, Executive Agency “Labour Inspection”, business sector, NGOs, etc.

• Trainings of labour inspectors, labour mediators, experts

from Employment Agency on the risks of THB for the purpose of labour exploitation (March- December 2015)