Trafficking in Persons
Information and Reports:
US State Department Trafficking in Person Report 2010, published annually by the Office to Monitor and Combat Human Trafficking: http://www.state.gov/g/tip/
UNODC Global Report on Trafficking in Persons : http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-trafficking/global-report-on-trafficking-in-persons.html
Text of the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocols Thereto; including definition of Trafficking in Persons and People Smuggling http://www.unodc.org/documents/treaties/UNTOC/Publications/TOC%20Convention/TOCebook-e.pdf
UNIAP SIREN Reports, which provide case studies and information on trafficking in persons in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region: http://www.no-trafficking.org/siren.html
Further information on trafficking in persons: http://www.humantrafficking.org/
Campaigns
World Vision Australia’s campaign to combat slavery and human trafficking: www.donttradelives.com.au
David Batstone’s faith based campaign to abolish slavery http://www.notforsalecampaign.org/
Kevin Bales’ campaign to end slavery http://www.freetheslaves.net/
Coalition Campaign in Australia and Internationally http://www.stopthetraffik.org.au/stt/
Campaign of the UNODC http://www.unodc.org/blueheart/en/about-us.html
Australian campaign to end slavery run by Jennifer Burns at UTS http://www.antislavery.org.au/
An International campaign to end trafficking http://www.antislavery.org/english/
US-based campaign to end trafficking: http://www.polarisproject.org/
Take Action!
Write to a retailer asking corporate to investigate their supply chains to ensure they are not using slave labour:
http://www.chainstorereaction.com.au/
Videos:
BBC show Blood, Sweat and T-shirts and Takeaway
http://www.bbc.co.uk/thread/blood-sweat-tshirts/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00kmtb1
Child labour in India: http://www.worldvision.com.au/Issues/Human_Trafficking___Slavery/WhatIsThisAbout/Taking_the_sting_out_of_stitching_sports_ball.aspx
Full-length Feature videos:
http://www.callandresponse.com/
Ethical Consumerism:
Certification schemes:
http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/splash.cfm?s_src=MEMB_SP_SUB&s_subsrc=20091022
Ethical Clothing you can purchase in Australia:http://www.ethicalclothingaustralia.org.au/home/home
Ethical Shopping: http://www.ethical.org.au/
Where does Trafficking in Persons occur?
Trafficking in the Greater Mekong Subregion:
UNIAP Agency http://www.no-trafficking.org/
Coordinated Mekong Ministerial Initiative Against Trafficking http://www.no-trafficking.org/commit.html
Trafficking in the Balkans:
Anti-Slavery International Case Studies: http://www.antislavery.org/includes/documents/cm_docs/2009/f/forced_labour_in_uzbekistans_cotton_industry_july_2009.pdf
IOM Report 2000: http://www.iom.hu/PDFs/VoT%20in%20the%20Balkans.pdf
Trafficking in the Americas:
Anti-Slavery International Case Studies http://www.antislavery.org/includes/documents/cm_docs/2009/c/child_domestic_workers_in_costa_rica_july_2009.pdf
Coalition Against Trafficking in Women: http://www.catwinternational.org/factbook/LatinAmerica.php
Trafficking in Africa:
http://www.unicefusa.org/news/news-from-the-field/combating-child-trafficking-in-africa.html
UNODC Report on Trafficking in North Africa: http://www.unodc.org/documents/human-trafficking/Migrant_smuggling_in_North_Africa_June_2010_ebook_E_09-87293.pdf
International Agencies and Networks
http://lastradainternational.org/?main=home
http://www.iom.int/jahia/Jahia/counter-trafficking
http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-trafficking/index.html?ref=menuside
http://www.ungift.org/ungift/en/humantrafficking/index.html
Is there a difference between Trafficking in Persons and People Smuggling?
YES – find out more, see:
http://www.aic.gov.au/documents/F/2/2/%7BF226C525-F4D9-4AEC-B6D8-424A7E44C27B%7Dtcb002.pdf
http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-trafficking/what-is-human-trafficking.html
http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-trafficking/smuggling-of-migrants.html#What_is_Migrant_Smuggling
Tool 1.2 of http://www.unodc.org/documents/human-trafficking/Toolkit-files/07-89375_Ebook[1].pdf
Approach to Combating Human Trafficking: The 4Ps
UN Special Rapporteur for Trafficking: http://www2.ohchr.org/english/issues/trafficking/index.htm
UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slaver: http://www2.ohchr.org/english/issues/slavery/rapporteur/index.htm
Dutch Rapporteur for Trafficking (a model that countries are encouraged to adopt themselves): http://english.bnrm.nl/
Australian Government response to tackle trafficking in persons:
Australian Government Anti-People Trafficking Strategy http://www.ag.gov.au/www/ministers/RWPAttach.nsf/VAP/(966BB47E522E848021A38A20280E2386)~056+June+17+Human+Trafficking+Fact+Sheet.pdf/$file/056+June+17+Human+Trafficking+Fact+Sheet.pdf
Australian Government agencies involved in combating Trafficking in Persons:
http://www.afp.gov.au/policing/human-trafficking.aspx
http://www.ag.gov.au/www/agd/agd.nsf/Page/PeopleTrafficking_PeopleTrafficking
