This is a guide to the issue of human trafficking in Singapore. It is developed as a public education resource to be widely shared, and adapted for specific use, with the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Singapore License. It can be also downloaded at http://www.concern.sg/HumanTrafficking
All through March and April 2006 there were several news reports about a senior official in the Ministry of External Affairs being charged for criminal conspiracy in a case of human trafficking. The case is under investigation by the CBI. Later the media drew attention to the sex racket in the State of Jammu and Kashmir, where people came out in protests seeking the names of politicians and bureaucrats involved in it. Then came the Nithari case in Noida, where possibilities of trafficking of children for sexual abuse as well as organ trade cannot be ruled out. The more recent one is the Gujarat politician Babu Bhai Katara, who was caught trying to smuggle a woman and a child out of the country, getting the two to pose as his wife and child.
HAQ: Center for Child Rights
B1/2, Ground Floor,
Malviya Nagar
New Delhi - 110017
Tel: +91-26677412,26673599
Fax: +91-26674688
Website: www.haqcrc.org
FaceBook Page: https://www.facebook.com/HaqCentreForChildRights
Child sexual abuse is an abhorrent phenomenon which occurs globally. Of focus in this report, are the legislative and procedural responses of four common law countries (namely India, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom) in the face of these heinous crimes. The protection of child rights takes a number of different forms across these common law countries and this reports aims to provide a summary of the current laws in operation dealing with child sex offences, by comparing and contrasting the position of India with those of Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. By outlining the current legal mechanisms in operation across these nations we hope to provide our partner organization (HAQ) with a substantive understanding of areas in which law reform could be considered by India and its Parliament. In our discussion we aim not only to provide information on laws and legal procedures currently operating in the specified nations, but also deliver an analysis of these mechanisms including their strengths and weaknesses. It is through this that we hope to inform discussions on law reform in India.
HAQ: Center for Child Rights
B1/2, Ground Floor,
Malviya Nagar
New Delhi - 110017
Tel: +91-26677412,26673599
Fax: +91-26674688
Website: www.haqcrc.org
FaceBook Page: https://www.facebook.com/HaqCentreForChildRights
Child Trafficking in the Context of State Reconstrution: A Case Study of HaitiRachel Belt
Over 1.2 million children are victims of trafficking every year (ILO 2012). They are exploited, a violation of child rights protected by international law (CRC 1989). Poor families in Haiti supply vulnerable children for exploitation both inside the country and across the borders. Initial promises are made to families in exchange for children, who are taken to work in domesticity, on the streets, in prostitution or placed in orphanages to be illegally adopted. The network of traffickers go unpunished despite some arrests made by the police.
All through March and April 2006 there were several news reports about a senior official in the Ministry of External Affairs being charged for criminal conspiracy in a case of human trafficking. The case is under investigation by the CBI. Later the media drew attention to the sex racket in the State of Jammu and Kashmir, where people came out in protests seeking the names of politicians and bureaucrats involved in it. Then came the Nithari case in Noida, where possibilities of trafficking of children for sexual abuse as well as organ trade cannot be ruled out. The more recent one is the Gujarat politician Babu Bhai Katara, who was caught trying to smuggle a woman and a child out of the country, getting the two to pose as his wife and child.
HAQ: Center for Child Rights
B1/2, Ground Floor,
Malviya Nagar
New Delhi - 110017
Tel: +91-26677412,26673599
Fax: +91-26674688
Website: www.haqcrc.org
FaceBook Page: https://www.facebook.com/HaqCentreForChildRights
Child sexual abuse is an abhorrent phenomenon which occurs globally. Of focus in this report, are the legislative and procedural responses of four common law countries (namely India, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom) in the face of these heinous crimes. The protection of child rights takes a number of different forms across these common law countries and this reports aims to provide a summary of the current laws in operation dealing with child sex offences, by comparing and contrasting the position of India with those of Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. By outlining the current legal mechanisms in operation across these nations we hope to provide our partner organization (HAQ) with a substantive understanding of areas in which law reform could be considered by India and its Parliament. In our discussion we aim not only to provide information on laws and legal procedures currently operating in the specified nations, but also deliver an analysis of these mechanisms including their strengths and weaknesses. It is through this that we hope to inform discussions on law reform in India.
HAQ: Center for Child Rights
B1/2, Ground Floor,
Malviya Nagar
New Delhi - 110017
Tel: +91-26677412,26673599
Fax: +91-26674688
Website: www.haqcrc.org
FaceBook Page: https://www.facebook.com/HaqCentreForChildRights
Child Trafficking in the Context of State Reconstrution: A Case Study of HaitiRachel Belt
Over 1.2 million children are victims of trafficking every year (ILO 2012). They are exploited, a violation of child rights protected by international law (CRC 1989). Poor families in Haiti supply vulnerable children for exploitation both inside the country and across the borders. Initial promises are made to families in exchange for children, who are taken to work in domesticity, on the streets, in prostitution or placed in orphanages to be illegally adopted. The network of traffickers go unpunished despite some arrests made by the police.
As a part of the project on preventing child marriage through strengthening systems since 2012 in partnership with Jabala in West Bengal and MV Foundation, Telengana , HAQ had organized a national consultation “Come Together’ on the 12th and 13th of August 2014, to share experience, strategies, challenges and learning’s of 62 participants from 13 different states
HAQ: Center for Child Rights
B1/2, Ground Floor,
Malviya Nagar
New Delhi - 110017
Tel: +91-26677412,26673599
Fax: +91-26674688
Website: www.haqcrc.org
FaceBook Page: https://www.facebook.com/HaqCentreForChildRights
One of the main highlights in preparing an AMSHeR Progress Report had to be our 10th Anniversary. That’s 10 eventful years of promoting non-discrimination for MSM/LGBT individuals, building partnerships and achieving our mission of a healthy and empowered LGBT community in Africa. May this landmark occasion introduce an exciting new chapter of strengthening our leadership and, especially, celebrating the great contributions of our 18 members across 15 African countries, as well as our global partners.
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A unique online tracking software system is being used to protect and repatriate victims of human trafficking between India and Myanmar. The Impulse Case Information Centre Software is an online repository of cases that can be used as a transnational referral mechanism to ensure systematic documentation of human trafficking cases and address the issue of internal and cross-border trafficking. It was developed by Impulse NGO Network, an organization based in the northeast of India that has been working to stop trafficking for 20 years. With the support of the Global Development Network, Impulse NGO Network is now scaling up its anti-trafficking tracking system to be used by governments in other neighboring countries, including Bangladesh and Nepal, as part of their anti-trafficking strategies.
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ABSTRACT: All around the world, men, women and children are subject to be victimized by human
trafficking for sexual, forced labor and other forms of exploitation. Human trafficking can be defined as a
process where people being recruited in their community and country of origin and transported to the
destination where they are being exploited for purposes of forced labor, prostitution, domestic servitude,
and other forms of exploitation. The implementation of Indonesian laws and regulations as well as it‟s
enforcement personnel for fighting against human trafficking has not been evaluated in quantitative and
qualitative measures. Therefore this research will analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the Indonesian
anti human trafficking regulation and law enforcement. This research will analyze and evaluate the
effectiveness of the Indonesian anti human trafficking regulation and law enforcement. The main cause of
trafficking is the lack of information about trafficking, poverty and the low level of education and skills
possessed. The problem oftrafficking is a complex problem and needed the complex handling.
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As a part of the project on preventing child marriage through strengthening systems since 2012 in partnership with Jabala in West Bengal and MV Foundation, Telengana , HAQ had organized a national consultation “Come Together’ on the 12th and 13th of August 2014, to share experience, strategies, challenges and learning’s of 62 participants from 13 different states
HAQ: Center for Child Rights
B1/2, Ground Floor,
Malviya Nagar
New Delhi - 110017
Tel: +91-26677412,26673599
Fax: +91-26674688
Website: www.haqcrc.org
FaceBook Page: https://www.facebook.com/HaqCentreForChildRights
One of the main highlights in preparing an AMSHeR Progress Report had to be our 10th Anniversary. That’s 10 eventful years of promoting non-discrimination for MSM/LGBT individuals, building partnerships and achieving our mission of a healthy and empowered LGBT community in Africa. May this landmark occasion introduce an exciting new chapter of strengthening our leadership and, especially, celebrating the great contributions of our 18 members across 15 African countries, as well as our global partners.
YouthhubAfrica 2018 Report- YHA is a youth-focused organisation that provides learning platforms and connects young people to resources & opportunities.
How to tackle Human Trafficking in Timor-Leste May 2018 Elisa DaSi
This information is just to share how TL government prevent or tackling Human Trafficking in Timor-Leste. The government is trying every efforts to combat and control this criminal activity in TL. TL continues to work together with all its allies and other stakeholders to combat and to creating awareness and strengthing legislation to combat this issue.
A unique online tracking software system is being used to protect and repatriate victims of human trafficking between India and Myanmar. The Impulse Case Information Centre Software is an online repository of cases that can be used as a transnational referral mechanism to ensure systematic documentation of human trafficking cases and address the issue of internal and cross-border trafficking. It was developed by Impulse NGO Network, an organization based in the northeast of India that has been working to stop trafficking for 20 years. With the support of the Global Development Network, Impulse NGO Network is now scaling up its anti-trafficking tracking system to be used by governments in other neighboring countries, including Bangladesh and Nepal, as part of their anti-trafficking strategies.
See more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZPcHfRypJA
www.icicsoftware.com/
www.gdn.int/jsdf
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By Mr Okechukwu Chidi Ogbonna, criminology researcher at the Network of Law Enforcement and Regulatory Agencies Researchers (NETLAWR)
SWAIMS webinar held on 31st March 2021 with civil society organisations (CSOs) in Nigeria
The Effectiveness of the Indonesian Anti Human Trafficking Regulation and Law...AJHSSR Journal
ABSTRACT: All around the world, men, women and children are subject to be victimized by human
trafficking for sexual, forced labor and other forms of exploitation. Human trafficking can be defined as a
process where people being recruited in their community and country of origin and transported to the
destination where they are being exploited for purposes of forced labor, prostitution, domestic servitude,
and other forms of exploitation. The implementation of Indonesian laws and regulations as well as it‟s
enforcement personnel for fighting against human trafficking has not been evaluated in quantitative and
qualitative measures. Therefore this research will analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the Indonesian
anti human trafficking regulation and law enforcement. This research will analyze and evaluate the
effectiveness of the Indonesian anti human trafficking regulation and law enforcement. The main cause of
trafficking is the lack of information about trafficking, poverty and the low level of education and skills
possessed. The problem oftrafficking is a complex problem and needed the complex handling.
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Human Trafficking Incidence in Rwanda: Its Challenges, Prevention and ControlJohnGacinya
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Human trafficking in singapore
1. Human Trafficking in Singapore 1
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2. Definition
UN Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish
Trafficking in Persons: this is the international
agreement which comprehensively defines
human trafficking.
Building on the UN Protocol, the ILO &
European Commission jointly drafted a set of 67
strong, medium and weak indicators to quantify
what constitutes labour and sexual exploitation.
In Nov 2014, Singapore passed a Private
Members’ Bill on the Prevention of Human
Trafficking, proposed by MP Christopher De
Souza. However, there is dispute over what
constitutes labour trafficking in the Singapore
context.
Human Trafficking
in Singapore
2
3. There are 3 main variants: labour
trafficking, sex trafficking (which
is different from consensual
prostitution) and the peddling of
human organs.
It is different from smuggling,
because force, coercion or
deception is involved.
Human trafficking is generally
recognised as a modern form of
slavery, in which national
borders are usually crossed,
although it can happen intra-
country.
ScopeHuman Trafficking
in Singapore
3
4. Human trafficking is the 3rd
largest industry in the world,
after drugs and guns. It is also
the fastest growing.
There are no estimates on
industry size in Singapore, or
the number of victims.
Official figures by the
government only indicate the
number of cases investigated
(see box on left).
2015 figures are expected to
increase, due to the new Bill.
Year Cases with elements
of sex trafficking
Cases with
elements of labour
trafficking
2009 2 8
2010 0 67
2011 43 67
2012 52 72
2013 53 (incl 5 prosecutions) 49
PrevalenceHuman Trafficking
in Singapore
4
5. There 4 main reasons why human trafficking
continues to exist in Singapore:
1) Poverty, especially in rural communities.
2) Societal attitudes
3) Lack of education
4) Social and political instability
It is argued that these factors mainly originate
in source countries of human trafficking, which
makes it challenging for the Singapore
government to address them.
Root CausesHuman Trafficking
in Singapore
5
6. DEMAND
Lack of legitimate
opportunities for people
from developing
countries.
Information about the
opportunities of
migration, but not about
the risks.
Lax immigration controls
in source countries.
SUPPLY
Increasing demand for
foreign workers in
Singapore’s
construction industry.
Growth of the sex &
entertainment industry,
being tolerated as a
“necessary evil”.
High profit margins
available to human
traffickers.
Contributing FactorsHuman Trafficking
in Singapore
6
7. Involving victims / potential victims
in addressing the issue. A rights-
based, gender responsive approach
is needed to tackle this upstream.
The Singapore government has yet
to sign the Palermo Protocol – it
said it will do so when domestic
measures are put in place to adhere
to it.
It takes a network to defeat a
network. We need a cross-sector
approach, with coordinated action
amongst a range of stakeholders.
Increasingimportance
Critical Gaps 7Human Trafficking
in Singapore
8. US Department of State
Trafficking in Persons
Report, published since
2001. See last slide on
Singapore’s annual
rankings.
Code of Conduct for the
Protection of Children
from Sexual Exploitation
in Travel and Tourism
International InitiativesHuman Trafficking
in Singapore
8
9. 1997 - ASEAN Declaration on Transnational Crime and ASEAN Plan
of Action to Combat Transnational Crime
2004 - ASEAN Declaration Against Trafficking in Persons,
Particularly Women & Children
2004 – Mekong Children’s Forum on Human Trafficking (DFID,
Save the Children, ILO)
2001-2008 - Humantrafficking.org brought Government and NGOs
in the East Asia and Pacific together to learn from each other’s
experiences in combating human trafficking.
Jan 2002-Aug 2014 – Project Childhood brings together UNODC,
INTERPOL and World Vision to address sexual exploitation of
children in travel and tourism in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand and
Viet Nam.
2014 - United Nations Action for Cooperation against Trafficking in
Persons ensures a coordinated approach to more strategically and
effectively combat trafficking in persons in the Greater Mekong
Sub-region and beyond.
Regional InitiativesHuman Trafficking
in Singapore
9
10. Malaysia – Tenaganita
Myanmar – Women's League of Burma,
Myanmar Women Entrepreneurs
Association
Philippines – Visayan Forum Foundation
Thailand – The Mirror Foundation,
Development and Education
Programme for Daughters and
Communities, Mekong Club
Timor Leste – Alola Foundation
Vietnam - AFESIP Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh
City Child Welfare Foundation
Brunei – Human Trafficking Unit
Cambodia – NGO Coalition to
Address Sexual Exploitation of
Children in Cambodia, Chab Dai
Indonesia – Yayasan Mitra
Kesehatan dan Kemanusiaan (YMKK)
Laos – AFESIP, IOM
Regional InitiativesHuman Trafficking
in Singapore
10
11. 2010: Formation of the Inter-Agency
Taskforce on Trafficking in Persons. It
comprises 9 agencies, and is co-chaired by
the Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry
of Manpower.
2012-2015: A National Plan of Action
launched with 31 initiatives under 4
categories: Prevention of TIP, Prosecution
of offenders, Protection of TIP victims,
and Partnerships to combat TIP.
Nov 2013: MOM changes
Employment Act to reflect a 25%
cap on deductions to employees
salaries for accommodation,
amenities, and services.
2013 & 2014: Police set up
specialist teams to enforce sex
trafficking and labour trafficking
respectively.
SG Public Sector InitiativesHuman Trafficking
in Singapore
11
12. Stop Trafficking SG: A coalition comprising AWARE, HOME, TWC2, MARUAH,
Project X, UN Women Singapore Committee, they submitted a petition with
at least 1,050 signatures, from migrant workers and Singaporeans.
SG People Sector InitiativesHuman Trafficking
in Singapore
12
Various other NGOs, social enterprises and projects are involved in
addressing the human trafficking issue.
13. Microsoft developed a Child
Exploitation Tracking System and
PhotoDNA , to support child sex
abuse investigations.
Carlson is a founding member of
the Global Business Coalition
Against Human Trafficking (gBCAT).
There are few private sector
initiatives originating from
Singapore, although some
companies have started training
their staff on the issue.
SG Private Sector InitiativesHuman Trafficking
in Singapore
13
14. Apr 2005: Conference on Tackling
Demand for Child Sex Tourism and Sex
Trafficking in East and Southeast Asia.
Sep 2009-Sep 2011: STOP Sex
Trafficking of Children and Young
People campaign, a partnership
between HOME, UN Women Singapore,
ECPAT International, and The Body Shop
Singapore.
Feb 2014: Businesses Against Trafficking
in Persons conference, organised by UN
Women Singapore and HOME,
sponsored by Inter-Agency Taskforce on
Trafficking in Persons.
Cross-Sector CollaborationHuman Trafficking
in Singapore
14
15. Write: Joint
Operations
Management Team,
Joint Operations
Division, Ministry of
Home Affairs, New
Phoenix Park, 28
Irrawaddy Road,
Singapore 329560
Call: Anyone who
comes across a
possible trafficking
victim can contact the
police information
hotline at 1800 235
0000.
Petition: Sign the Stop
Trafficking SG petition
Tweet:
@StopTrafficking,
#stoptraffickingsg
Pinterest: Human
Trafficking infographics
Email:
TIP_Bill@mha.gov.sg
Pray: The Scarlet Web
church network meets
to pray against TIP.
IndividualsHuman Trafficking
in Singapore
15
16. Ambassador Chan
Heng Chee
(Singapore rep to
ASEAN Inter-
Governmental
Committee on
Human Rights)
Ng Yeow
Boon (Co-
chair, Inter-
Agency
Taskforce)
Kandhavel
Periyasamy
(Director, Joint
Operations
Directorate,
Ministry of
Manpower)
Christopher de Souza (Member of
Parliament, former government
lawyer who worked on sex trafficking
cases, in the anti-vice branch of the
Attorney-General’s Chamber.
K Jayaprema
(Ex-President,
Association of
Employment
Agents)
Radha Basu
(Senior
Correspondent,
The Straits
Times)
Nirmal Ghosh
(Indochina
Bureau Chief,
The Straits
Times)
Nadhirah
Borhanudin
(Founder,
Traffick Lights)
Key PeopleHuman Trafficking
in Singapore
16
17. Pia Bruce & Mrinalini
Venkatachalam
(Staff, UN Women
Singapore
Committee)
Melissa Kwee &
Saleemah Ismail
(Ex-Presidents, UN
Women Singapore
Committee)
Sallie Yea (Asst
Prof, NTU-NIE &
Director, IDEALS
consulting)
Bindu Sharma (Asia-
Pacific Policy
Director,
International Centre
for Missing and
Exploited Children )
Sylvia Lee
(Founder,
Emancipasia)
Jolovan
Wham &
Bridget
Lew
(HOME)
Alistar Cook
(Research Fellow,
S. Rajaratnam
School of
International
Studies)
Rachel Chhoa-
Howard
(Singapore
Institute for
International
Affairs)
Key PeopleHuman Trafficking
in Singapore
17
18. Human Trafficking Articles lists 107
articles published in Singapore
mainstream and alternative media.
It is part of the Human Trafficking
SG dropbox folder.
Key PublicationsHuman Trafficking
in Singapore
18
19. 3.50 is a feature film co-
production by Singapore and
Cambodia, produced by and
starring Eunice Olsen.
Innocence for Sale (2006),
WKWSCI, on child sex workers
in Batam.
Relevant international films:
Taken, starring Liam Neeson,
which has 2 sequels
Traffic: An MTV Exit Special,
presented by Lucy Liu
Nefarious, Merchant of Souls,
award winning documentary
Christopher de Souza tells
Rachel Au-Yong why he
started a Private Member’s
Bill on human trafficking.
Key VideosHuman Trafficking
in Singapore
19
Singapore has launched its
National Plan of Action
against Trafficking in
Persons aimed at taking a
more holistic fight against
human trafficking.
Featuring Suresh Damodara,
Saleemah Ismail, Timothy
Weerasekera, Braema Mathi,
Shih Shu Hui
20. Year US State Department
TIP Report ranking for
Singapore
2001 Tier 2
2002 Tier 2
2003 Not ranked
2004 Tier 2
2005 Tier 2
2006 Tier 1
2007 Tier 2
2008 Tier 2
2009 Tier 2
2010 Tier 2 Watchlist
2011 Tier 2
2012 Tier 2
2013 Tier 2
2014 Tier 2
Year Singapore events
2004 ASEAN Declaration Against Trafficking in Persons,
Particularly Women & Children
Apr 2005 Tackling Demand for Child Sex Tourism and Sex
Trafficking in East and Southeast Asia conference
Sep 2009-
Sep 2011
STOP Sex Trafficking of Children and Young People
campaign
2010 Inter-Agency Taskforce on Trafficking in Persons
2012 National Plan of Action for 2012-2015
2013 Police set up sex trafficking specialist team
Feb 2013 3.50 movie launched
Nov 2013 MOM changes Employment Act
Feb 2014 Businesses Against Trafficking in Persons
conference
2014 Police set up labour trafficking specialist team
Nov 2014 Private Members’ Bill on Trafficking in Persons
Timeline SummaryHuman Trafficking
in Singapore
20
Editor's Notes
Image source: Used with permission of Zech Koh.
“United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocols Thereto”, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 2014, www.unodc.org/documents/treaties/UNTOC/Publications/TOC%20Convention/TOCebook-e.pdf, see Article 3on Pg 42-43.
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“United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocols Thereto”, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 2014, www.unodc.org/documents/treaties/UNTOC/Publications/TOC%20Convention/TOCebook-e.pdf, see Article 3on Pg 42-43.
Human trafficking should be differentiated from child sex tourism, in which the criminal and not the victim crosses an international border.
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Original source of statistic: Opening Statement of Pino Arlacchi Under-Secretary-General Director-General to the International Seminar on Trafficking in Human Beings, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 28-29 November 2000, www.unodc.org/unodc/en/about-unodc/speeches/speech_2000-11-28_1.html
In 2012, 151 FDWs residents of the HOME shelter participated in FDW Trafficking Report conducted by HOME. In 98% of the cases, all three elements of the definition of human trafficking – action, means and purpose – were present.