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Labour Dimensions of Human Trafficking: Understanding the Issue & Effective Responses – Lessons from the Greater Mekong Sub-Region

• Learning Objectives
• Content

Objectives The training aims at:

• enhancing an advanced

understanding of trafficking for labour exploitation; and

• building capacity among ILO

constituents and key stakeholders to ensure more effective responses in the Mekong-Sub-Region.

Specifically the Training Course aims at:

• Clarifying conceptual framework and

increasing understanding of migration and trafficking of children for labour;

• Sharing knowledge about international

strategies and responses to address migration and trafficking of children for labour;

• Preparing the participants for their

development of strategies to address migration and trafficking of children for labour in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region.

At the end of the course participants will be able to identify gaps in current responses and remedial action and it is expected that the workshop will leave participants with:

• An advanced understanding of trafficking: legal and

conceptual frameworks.

• An understanding of action interventions from an

international perspective.

• An understanding of action interventions from a Sub-

regional perspective.

• Ideas for anti-trafficking initiatives (prevention,

protection and prosecution) and mainstreaming into current plans.

Content The main subject areas to be covered in the workshop are:

Understanding trafficking:

• Understanding Risk factors and vulnerability at source, in

transit and at destination.

• Learning from victim profiles; targeting the target group;

reaching the hardest to reach; addressing risk factors, vulnerability and root causes incl. Demand side perspectives.

Content The main subject areas to be covered in the workshop are:

Understanding trafficking:

• Review of concepts of forced labour, worst forms of child

labour, exploitation. Core Labour Standards (rights/discriminations).

• Review of concepts Trafficking, Human Smuggling, and

migration and the interconnectedness.

• Review the GMS legal and policy framework.

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Action at policy and outreach level:

• Learning Prevention strategies such as:
• Employment, livelihood and skills training
• Awareness raising and advocacy;

Public/Behaviour change campaigns addressing exclusion, discrimination; Travel Smart – Work Smart

• Safe, legal migration & Decent work; Monitoring

recruitment, movement & exploitation; Mekong Guidelines on Recruitment

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Action at policy and outreach level:

• Reviewing counter trafficking and labour exploitation

strategies related to Labour monitoring, factory raids, Victims identification Migrant outreach, and complaint mechanisms.

• Review Victim Assistance – recovery, rehabilitation &

reintegration incl. The Guiding principles; the stages of the rehabilitation process; what packages/services are needed; Child friendly guidelines; Multi-disciplinary approach, referral mechanisms and Economic - Empowerment of returned victims of Trafficking.

• Review Law Enforcement incl. Punishment of traffickers

and recording cases

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Matters of process:

• Advocacy, mobilization and building partnerships –

including with communities, media, workers’ (e.g. in transport sector, judiciary) and employers organizations;

• Discuss Partnerships and Cooperation incl. tripartism,

Stakeholder analysis & social mobilization.

• Monitoring, impact & documenting learning. Are we

making a difference?; Indicators of impact; Documenting good practices & weaknesses.

• Discuss next steps. What can we do? Strategic counter-

trafficking measures by Governments, Employers and Workers Organisations and Civil Society.