1. June 2011
IOM COUNTER-TRAFFICKING PROGRAM
IN CENTRAL ASIA
IOM AND GENERAL PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE OF KAZAKHSTAN ENHANCES COUNTER-
TRAFFICKING COOPERATION IN CENTRAL ASIA THROUGH A REGIONAL DIALOGUE
IOM, together with the General Prose- streamline and standardize counter-
In this edition: cutor’s Office of the Republic of Ka- trafficking approaches in the region.
zakhstan hosted a regional dialogue
Kazakhstan: Joint Train- 2 The regional dialogue was financed by
“Enhancing Partnership of Central
ings for Labor Inspector- the USAID, the Norwegian Ministry of
ate and Migration Police Asian Countries in Combating Traf-
Foreign Affairs, the US State Depart-
ficking in Persons as a Consequence
ment’s Bureau for International Narcot-
K yrg y zst an : “189” 2 of Irregular Migration” on May 27,
Counter Trafficking Hot- ics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL)
2011 in Astana (Kazakhstan).
line Launched in and Office to Monitor and Combat Traf-
Kochkor Village of Naryn The aim of the event was to ficking in Persons (G/TIP).
Tajikistan: Round Table 3 Next regional dialogue will take place in
with Religious Leaders, Almaty in 2012 and will allow monitoring
Law Enforcements and
implementation of recommendations
NGO Partners
developed by representatives of law en-
Turkmenistan: Building 3
Capacity of CT NGOs’
Network for Effective
Assistance to Victims of
Trafficking
Uzbekistan: 10 Years 4
strengthen regional cooperation
Together. «Istikbolly
among the Central Asian law enforce-
Avlod”’s Anniversary
ment bodies and NGOs engaged in
combating human trafficking and
protecting the victims of trafficking.
forcement, General Prosecutor’s Office,
This dialogue provided a platform for migration services and CT public organi-
sharing experiences, discussing rele- zations of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Taji-
vant issues, and developing recom- kistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
mendations. It was the first regional during the first regional dialogue in As-
counter-trafficking dialogue organ- tana.
ized in the framework of the United
Recommendations of the Regional Dia-
States Agency for International Devel-
logue can be found at
opment (USAID) Counter Trafficking
www.traffikunet.kg
Project in Central Asia designed to

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Kazakhstan: Joint Trainings for Labor Inspectorate and Migration Police in Aktobe, Petropavlovsk
and Ust-Kamenogorsk
cally labor exploitation, and to improve skills to identify
During the victims of trafficking, in particular foreign victims of
period of
labor trafficking.
November
2010 - May
Three trainings were organized in close cooperation
2011, IOM
Kazakhstan with the partner NGOs Women Support Center in Ak-
provided tobe and Petropavlovsk and NGO Phoenix in Ust-
Kamenogorsk, the Ministry of Labour and Social Protec-
three two-
day intensive tion and the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Ka-
trainings on zakhstan.
Migration
Manage- During the training sessions, the participants discussed
ment and Combating Trafficking in Persons for labour in- Migration Trends in Kazakhstan, Migration and Anti-
spectors and migration police officers from West, North Trafficking Legislation, Irregular Migration issues. The
and East Kazakhstan regions. participants were trained on identification of trafficking
victims and cooperation between anti-trafficking gov-
The training programme was developed to promote policies ernmental and non-governmental actors.
and institutional procedures to respect, protect and fulfill
labour migrants’ rights throughout the migration cycle as Next two trainings will be conducted in Shymkent and
well as to increase awareness of human trafficking, specifi- Almaty in June 2011.
Kyrgyzstan : “189” Anti-Trafficking Hotline Launched in Kochkor village of Naryn Oblast
Today the Kyrgyz Republic has already gained a substantial fied 8 victims of trafficking who have got direct assis-
experience of successful functioning of “189” counter traf- tance in terms of reissuance of documents, vocational
ficking hotline. trainings, purchase of equipment to arrange business
and make profit, medical assistance etc.
The work of the hotline in Naryn Oblast run by “Nurjolber”
Public Organization (PO) deserves a special mention. In the The launch of Kochkor Counter Trafficking Hotline was
period from 18 to 26 April 2011 the staff of PO running advertised in local newspaper; leaflets have been dis-
the hotline together with Mayors Office of Naryn and the tributed in the center of the district and in densely
City Department of Education have conducted a series of populated areas, in particular in the central bazaar
workshops “Prevention of Human Trafficking” for teachers (market) and in supermarkets.
and students of high schools and vocational schools. Dur-
ing the workshops the anti trafficking movie “Umutko Sa-
par” done by “Nurjolber” PO in the framework of Counter
Trafficking Information Campaign was demonstrated to the
participants.
In addition to direct consultations on the hotline the staff
of “Nurjolber” PO has found a possibility to open the
branch of hotline service in the neighboring Kochkor dis-
trict. The State District Center of Employment and Migra-
tion has provided a substantial aid to make this happen.
It provided the space and one of its land lines to have a
fully fledged anti trafficking hotline service on migration
and counter trafficking issues in the Center. Especially for The work of the branch of “189” Counter Trafficking
this brunch and State Centers of Employment and Migra- hotline in Kochkor is gathering pace; the number of
tion in Atbashi and Djumgal districts the “Nurjolber” PO has people calling to get consultancy is increasing; and that
produced banners with counter trafficking information and would inevitably ensure that potential migrants are
“189” counter trafficking hotline number. more informed on risks of irregular migration and hu-
man trafficking.
Since January 2011 the operators of hotline have identi-
IOM Kyrgyzstan

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Tajikistan: Round Table with Religious Leaders, Law Enforcements and NGO Partners
A Round Table has been organized in the framework of taking into account the growing tendency of the internal
counter-trafficking program in Central Asia, funded by IOM human trafficking, the measures and actions to prevent
through USAID, which brought together the key represen- and combat trafficking in persons in the internal market
tatives of the power structures, law enforcement officials, should be enhanced. Within the discussions, strong exam-
religious leaders, and Government. ples were given out of the basis of the religion of Islam and
Prophet Muhammad, confirming the condemnation of slav-
The particular success of the Round Table was the partici-
ery in Islam. Religious figures and Imam-Hatibs expressed
pation of their readiness to fruitful cooperation. They suggested ini-
the Chair- tiation of the regular TV and radio programs with experts,
man of the
professionals and religious leaders on the issue of human
Ulamo
trafficking.
Council in
Sogd oblast Show of the video trailers had a strong impression on the
and Imam- participants who valued the job of the creative group and
Khatibs of suggested to broadcast them widely through local TV chan-
the major nels.
and biggest
mosques in Participants were encouraged to suggest organization of
Khujand - the outside training courses and study tours and visits to
study good practices in combating human trafficking and
Sheikh
Muslihitditdin and Noori Islam mosques, whose speech application of gained knowledge and skills in their work. It
and presentations impressed the audience with the con- was decided to establish a working group responsible to
arrange the activities of the anti-trafficking coordinating
structive dialogue and profound knowledge of the prob-
lem. Big attention was paid to the trend of the internal structure.
trafficking that has been confirmed by the impressive This event was a successful indicator of the high motiva-
examples and stories from the life of our citizens. The tion of the officials in cooperation and strengthening the
participants confirmed that despite the considerable ex- effectiveness of the fight against human trafficking. It was
perience in combating human trafficking obtained within the first event, conducted on the oblast level with a wide
the years, much of the information provided has been range of the key representatives who pledged to consoli-
new for them and is the real cause for alarm. Actually, date their capacities, knowledge, experience and re-
Turkmenistan: Building Capacity of CT NGOs’ Network for Effective Assistance to
Victims of Trafficking
On 22-23rd of April, 2011 the Mission of International During the training, representatives of the NGOs’ network
Organization for Migration (IOM) conducted training in had the opportunity to learn Uzbek experience of VOTs
Ashgabat on “Rehabilitation and Reintegration Programs reintegration and assistance in ensuring the economic
for Victims of Trafficking”. The training was organized for stability of
members of CT NGO Network, which represents NGOs victims of
and public organizations of Turkmenistan involved in rais- trafficking
ing public awareness on TIP issues as well as providing though pro-
rehabilitation and reintegration assistances to victims of viding finan-
trafficking (VOTs). cial credits
for organiz-
The two experienced trainers and leading experts on pro- ing small
viding direct assistance to victims of trafficking were in- business.
vited to conduct the training: Elena Morgun from Ukraine
and Nazifa Kamalova from Uzbekistan. Trainers familiar-
ized participants with the methods of identifying potential The NGOs’
victims of trafficking and shared their experiences on as- network dis-
sessing reintegration needs of VOTs , conditions and pe- cussion took
culiarities of providing direct assistance to victims of traf- place at the final part of the training, where participants
ficking. had an opportunity to raise and discuss the issues from
their practice and receive trainers’ recommendations on
The training participants were introduced into the Na- the direct assistance to victims of trafficking.
tional Referral System (NRS) for VOTs and continued by
developing NRS plan in small working groups based on a
real trafficking case. At the end of the training participants emphasized that
provided knowledge, information and handout materials
Trainers introduced participants with the existing best are very useful for them, particularly in providing effective
practices of NGOs’ cooperation with law enforcement rehabilitation and reintegration assistance to trafficked
agencies to identify the victims of trafficking and to pro- victims as well as for raising public awareness on IOM’s
tect their rights, as well as cooperation with the many assistance programs to victims of trafficking.
other organizations and state agencies in the process of
victims’ rehabilitation and reintegration.

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Uzbekistan: 10 Years Together
On May 16, 2011 NGO “Istiqbolli Avlod” trafficking have been assisted in return to
Tashkent celebrated its 10-year anniver- their motherland.
sary. “10 Years Together” - was the slo-
Apart from state structures there is an im-
gan chosen for the celebration. This slo-
pressive list of international organizations,
gan had been chosen for a reason – for
with which NGO “Istiqbolli Avlod” Tashkent
the whole period of its active work in the
has been cooperating – IOM, USAID, INL,
field of combating human trafficking in
OSCE, UN, US Embassy, World Bank,
Uzbekistan, NGO “Istiqbolli Avlod” Tash-
Mama Cash, VIVERE, Global Fund for
kent has established an effective partner-
Women, Fair Fund. A special place in this
ship with a multitude of state, non-
list belongs to the most significant strate-
governmental, international organiza-
gic partner – the International Organization
tions, and even with business structures,
for Migration (IOM), with which “Istiqbolli
in order to implement a variety of projects
Avlod” has been collaborating since 2002,
in this field. It is especially necessary to
implementing the USAID funded project
note joint work with the Ministry of Inter-
“Combating Trafficking in Persons in Cen-
nal Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan
tral Asia”. During this time, over 3,000
– in the framework of the established
people-survivors of human trafficking have
cooperation with this ministry, joint action
been assisted. Over 100,000 people, who
plans to prevent human trafficking and to
called the hotlines of NGO “Istiqbolli Avlod”
provide direct assistance to those who
Tashkent and its partner organizations in 8
have suffered from this crime are signed
regions of the country, received free of
annually. Another old and crucial partner
charge and confidential consultations on
of the organization is the Women's Com-
the issues of legal employment abroad and
mittee of the Republic of Uzbekistan, to-
measures to prevent themselves of be-
gether with which a plethora of round
coming a victim of human trafficking. A
tables and seminars on this problem
large number of information materials on
have been conducted, as well as many
this problem has been published and dis-
women victims of human trafficking have
seminated at all the events, conducted in
been assisted. Together with the Consu-
lar Department of the Ministry of Foreign the framework of this project.
Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan, and We wish NGO “Istiqbolli Avlod” Tashkent
with embassies and consulates of Uz- prosperity and success, and hope to cele-
bekistan abroad many victims of human brate its 20-year anniversary together.
ГОРЯЧИЕ ЛИНИИ МОМ ПО ПРОТИВОДЕЙСТВИЮ ТОРГОВЛЕ
IOM COUNTER-TRAFFICKING HOTLINES IN CENTRAL ASIA
ЛЮДЬМИ В ЦЕНТРАЛЬНОЙ АЗИИ
Kazakhstan
Казахстан
8000 8000 15(landline)
8000 8000 15(с наземных
линий)
11616 (mobile phones)
11616 (с мобильных теле-
Kyrgyzstan
фонов)
189 (inside the country)
+ 996 312 641364
Кыргызстан
Tajikistan страны)
189 (внутри
+ 918-85-34-34
+ 996 312 641364
Turkmenistan
+ 99 312 463514
Таджикистан
Uzbekistan
+ 918-85-34-34
+99871 276 94 44
Туркменистан

5. THE IOM
COUNTER- Charity and Creativity: IOM’s Main Principles in Providing Rehabilita-
TRAFFICKING tion Assistance to Victims of Trafficking
PROGR AM IN
CENTR AL ASI A
In 2009 the mother of Alina applied
to NGO “Istiqbolli Avlod” asking for
assistance in repatriating her
Mr. Zlatko Zigic daughter from the UAE. But a few
days later the mother came to the
IOM Regional Coordinator for NGO office again and took all the
Central Asia application documents saying that
Tel:+7 7172 990521 her daughter had called her and
said that she was fine, and if the
zzigic@iom.int mother applied anywhere Alina
would have many problems.
REGIONAL CT STAFF
Ms. Bermet Moldobaeva In April 2011 Alina’s mother applied to NGO “Istiqbolli Avlod” again and informed
tel:+ 996 312 612456 that her daughter’s health worsened badly, and she finally decided to escape
bmoldobaeva@iom.int from the woman who had been exploiting her all that time. Alina also informed
that her trafficker’s daughter would help her escape. The psychologist of NGO
“Istiqbolli Avlod” contacted Alina directly on the phone (Alina had already been
KAZAKHSTAN
informed by her mother and was waiting for her call), Alina told her that they were
Ms. Aliya Alikova planning to escape in 2-3 days and then to apply to the UAE police. The NGO psy-
tel: + 727 2913973 chologist suggested her to apply to the representatives of the Orthodox Church in
aalikova@iom.int the UAE providing assistance to Russian speaking girls victims of trafficking. At
that moment Alina did not believe anybody and therefore firmly decided to apply
KYRGYZSTAN to the police only. A few days later the NGO psychologist contacted Alina again.
Ms. Janna Salieva This time her trafficker’s daughter answered her informing that Alina was already
tel:+ 996 312 612456 in one of the immigration prisons of the UAE. The information was immediately
forwarded to the representatives of the Orthodox Church in the UAE, who in their
jsalieva@iom.int
turn visited the victim in that prison. In cooperation with NGO “Istiqbolli Avlod” the
repatriation process started.
TAJIKISTAN
Mr. Bahrom Rahmatjonov
tel: +992 37 221 03 02 Alina returned home in May 2011. At present, in the framework of the USAID
funded “Counter Trafficking Project in Central Asia” she is receiving legal assis-
brahmatjonov@iom.int
tance – the NGO lawyer is accompanying her to the local law enforcement bodies,
for writing and submitting a statement against her trafficker. Alina is also receiv-
TURKMENISTAN ing medical and psychological assistance in IOM shelter.
Ms. Mahym Orazmuhamedova IOM’s counter-trafficking program in Central Asia is generously supported by the Nor-
tel: +99312 420817 wegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the United States Agency for International Develop-
morazmuhamedova@iom.int ment (USAID), the U.S. State Department Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in
Persons (G/TIP) and the U.S. State Department International Narcotics and Law En-
forcement Bureau (INL).
UZBEKISTAN
Ms. Nodira Karimova
tel: + 99871 252 60 21
nkarimova@iom.int