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Practical responses and examples of best practice

A significant number of resources are available, which outline aspects of best practice for different stakeholders in the areas of prevention, identification of the problem, prosecution of traffickers, and rehabilitation and support for victims. A number of toolkits and guidelines are available which outline methods for raising awareness at the levels of local communities, legal authorities and government officials

Recommended reading

People trafficking: upholding rights and understanding vulnerabilities
( M. Couldrey; T. Morris / Forced Migration Review , 2006)
This edition of the Forced Migration Review covers many aspects of the vulnerabilities of the victims of forced migration. This issue looks not only at the struggles of refugees and internally displa...
Participatory monitoring: guidelines for practitioners in the fight against human trafficking
( International Labour Organization , 2005)
This document provides tools for monitoring projects that combat trafficking of women and children. The guidelines consist of three parts including a theoretical framework for participatory monitorin...
First hand knowledge: voices across the Mekong: community action against trafficking of children and women
( International Labour Organization , 2005)
This paper is an account of the stories of children and women, and the communities to which they belong, who explain their engagement in a program designed to help prevent trafficking for sexual and l...
Rethinking masculinity: educating young men to reduce the demand side of trafficking
( J. Enriquez / The Coalition Against Trafficking in Women – Asia Pacific , 2005)
This practical guide outlines the challenges faced in changing male perceptions of paid sex with women. The document provides details of a three day course run by the Coalition Against Trafficking in ...
Empowering woman migrant workers in Asia: briefing kit files
( United Nations Development Fund for Women , 2004)
This kit explores migrant women’s experiences through real-life stories, facts about women's migration for work in Asia, accounts of gendered violations and impacts throughout the migration cycle, and...
Searching for best practices to counter human trafficking in Africa: a focus on women and children
( T-D. Truong; M. Belen Angeles / UNESDOC: Online UNESCO documents , 2005)
This report contributes to the discussions on the concept of Best Practices (BP) to counter human trafficking, and offers analytical tools to examine the use of the concept.

The paper is structured ...

Combating trafficking [of women] in South-East Asia: a review of policy and programme responses
( A. Derks / International Organization for Migration , 2001)
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 child...
Preventing discrimination, exploitation and abuse of women migrant workers: trafficking of women and girls
( L. Lean Lim / International Labour Organization , 2003)
This booklet is the sixth in a series on 'Preventing Discrimination, Exploitation and Abuse of Women Migrant Workers: An Information Guide', produced by the ILO. This section focuses on a global prob...
Trafficking in persons report 2006
( US Department of State , 2006)
This report is the sixth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report issued by the US Department of State, aimed to assist the elimination of severe forms of TIP.

In assessing foreign governments’ ef...


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