The present report examines the situation of human rights in Ecuador with a focus on the persistence of contemporary forms of slavery. The report presents the legal framework pertaining to the prohibition and eradication of contemporary forms of slavery at the international, inter-American and national levels, underscoring some gaps in the implementation of existing laws, and noting policies which should benefit from a human rights approach. The Special Rapporteur presents major challenges, highlights good practices of cooperation among stakeholders and makes recommendations. Major challenges addressed in the report include the implementation and knowledge gap, child exploitation for economic purposes, the situation of migrants asylum-seekers and refugees, worst forms of child labour, domestic servitude and labour exploitation in slavery-like situations.
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Showing posts with label trafficking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label trafficking. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Friday, September 17, 2010
U.S. Government Continues Campaign to Combat Human Trafficking
I think this is an excellent example on how to educate the public on human trafficking and how reach the victims. However, it still remains to be seen how victims are protected in practice, once they are identified and how essential is their collaboration for effective intervention and protection. G.S.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is reaching out directly to the American public and soliciting their help in the agency’s latest initiative in combating the crime of human trafficking.
As part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) “Blue Campaign” launched in July, ICE has continued its efforts to educate the public about the plight of human trafficking victims. ICE has designed and placed an anti-trafficking message in foreign language newspapers across the United States. These advertisements highlight some of the indicators of human trafficking and encourage the public to report suspected instances of trafficking.
The cornerstone of the Blue Campaign is to identify potential human trafficking victims, empower them to seek help, provide information and referrals, rescue them from their traffickers and connect them to services and support that are available to them. ICE is making every effort to prevent human trafficking in the United States by prosecuting the traffickers and rescuing and protecting the victims. The greatest challenge facing law enforcement in the fight against human trafficking is victim identification. Therefore, it is key that the public be educated about trafficking in order to recognize and report the potential victims that live and work among us.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
OSCE Special Representative calls for enhanced partnership among international organizations and civil society to better tackle human trafficking
STRASBOURG, 13 September 2010 - Partnership among public institutions, non-governmental organizations, and international organizations is essential to effectively fight trafficking in human beings, said the OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, addressing a high-level meeting at the Council of Europe today.
During the meeting of the Committee of the Parties to the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings, Giammarinaro announced the plans to expand the Alliance against Trafficking in Persons, a unique platform of over 40 partner organizations, to address more effectively the new features of trafficking.
During the meeting of the Committee of the Parties to the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings, Giammarinaro announced the plans to expand the Alliance against Trafficking in Persons, a unique platform of over 40 partner organizations, to address more effectively the new features of trafficking.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
UN expert on human trafficking launches fact-finding mission to Latin America
September 2010
GENEVA – The UN Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, will begin her first official visit to the Latin America region on 6 September. During her 12-day fact-finding mission, Ms. Ezeilo will visit Argentina from 6 to 12 September, and Uruguay from 13 to 17 September.
“I hope to engage in productive dialogues with all stakeholders in Argentina and in Uruguay to examine progress that has been made and the substantial challenges that remain in addressing human trafficking,” said Ms. Ezeilo.
GENEVA – The UN Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, will begin her first official visit to the Latin America region on 6 September. During her 12-day fact-finding mission, Ms. Ezeilo will visit Argentina from 6 to 12 September, and Uruguay from 13 to 17 September.
“I hope to engage in productive dialogues with all stakeholders in Argentina and in Uruguay to examine progress that has been made and the substantial challenges that remain in addressing human trafficking,” said Ms. Ezeilo.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
UN launches global plan of action against human trafficking
El primero de septiembre entró en vigor el Plan global de medidas de la ONU contra el tráfico de personas. Este fue aprobado por los delegados de la última Asamblea general de la ONU, y está llamado a erradicar esta lacra del siglo XXI. El secretario general de la ONU, Ban Ki-Moon, llamó a los Estados a hacer aportes para el Fondo de la ONU para las víctimas de la trata de personas.1 September 2010 - The United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons was adopted by the General Assembly on 30 July to urge Governments worldwide to take coordinated and consistent measures to try to defeat the scourge.
The Plan calls for integrating the fight against human trafficking into the United Nations' broader programmes to boost development and strengthen security around the world.
It also calls for the setting up of a United Nations voluntary trust fund for victims of trafficking, especially women and children.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that the Plan of Action should serve as "a clarion call" to Member States, international organizations and civil society groups of the need to take immediate steps "to stop this terrible crime against human dignity, which shames us all".
The United Nations has estimated that more than 2.4 million people are currently being exploited as victims of human trafficking.
Monday, July 19, 2010
Swedish law on prostitution evaluated
Legalising prostitution is not the answer
An evaluation of Swedish law shows that criminalising the purchase, but not the sale, of sex has been a great success
A new report backs the effectiveness of an 11-year-old Swedish law that criminalises those who pay for or attempt to pay for sex.
It is rare to have academic consensus on controversial areas of study, but currently in the UK it seems that the vast majority of academics studying prostitution and the sex industry are in agreement. It is almost impossible to find even a handful involved in this massively expanding area of study that will deviate from the opinion that the sex industry should be legalised or decriminalised, and that penalising sex buyers has a negative effect on those selling sexual services. Most academic studies produced in the past few years conclude that little harm is caused to those involved in prostitution, despite the thousands of testimonies on record of survivors of this abusive trade.
Seduction, Slavery and Sex
An article by Nicholas D. Kristof.
Against all odds, this year’s publishing sensation is a trio of thrillers by a dead Swede relating tangentially to human trafficking and sexual abuse.
Against all odds, this year’s publishing sensation is a trio of thrillers by a dead Swede relating tangentially to human trafficking and sexual abuse.
“The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” series tops the best-seller lists. More than 150 years ago, “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” helped lay the groundwork for the end of slavery. Let’s hope that these novels help build pressure on trafficking as a modern echo of slavery.
Human trafficking tends to get ignored because it is an indelicate, sordid topic, with troubled victims who don’t make great poster children for family values. Indeed, many of the victims are rebellious teenage girls — often runaways — who have been in trouble with their parents and the law, and at times they think they love their pimps.
Because trafficking gets ignored, it rarely is a top priority for law enforcement officials — so it seems to be growing. Various reports and studies, none of them particularly reliable, suggest that between 100,000 and 600,000 children may be involved in prostitution in the United States, with the numbers increasing.
Friday, July 16, 2010
Campaña de la UGT por un trabajo digno, contra la explotación laboral.
“En momentos de crisis económica y laboral como el actual, situaciones de vulnerabilidad de los derechos humanos, laborales y sindicales cada vez son más frecuentes en nuestro entorno, no sólo en los países subdesarrollados”, destacó la Responsable de Migraciones de UGT, Ana María Corral, en un seminario de este año.
Estamos acostumbrados y normalmente hablamos de la trata con fines de explotación sexual, dejando “aparcado” la trata laboral. Países como Estados Unidos o los países de la Unión Europea son cada vez más conscientes de una realidad que va creciendo y de un fenómeno cada vez más visible. Sin embargo, en España existe un gran desconocimiento sobre el fenómeno de la trata con fines de explotación laboral. Detectamos este problema desde los sindicatos y desde las ONGs. En mi experiencia con la ONG Accem, impulsamos y realizamos el primer seminario sobre el tema en España (2006) y el primer estudio realizado sobre la trata de seres humanos con fines de explotación laboral (que se puede encontrar en este blog).
Desde ya hace años, los sindicatos, y en particular la UGT, y desde la Red Española contra la trata de personas, y en particular Accem, hemos demandado una estrategia y mecanismos que permitan la asistencia y la protección de las víctimas de la explotación laboral.
En el 2008, se anunció la elaboración de un Plan de Acción para combatir la trata con fines de explotación laboral. Durante el 2009 y el 2010, se ha anunciado que dicho trabajo está en proceso. Hasta la fecha, no se conocen resultados al respecto, ni se conocen quienes están elaborando dicho Plan ni como se ha prevista la participación de los sindicatos y de las ONGs en este proceso.
La campaña de la UGT:
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