The United Nations NGO Committee to Stop Trafficking in Persons, is dedicated to the eradication of human trafficking in all its forms, through education, advocacy, monitoring and compliance with UN Treaties, protocols, laws and resolutions.
The NGO Committee members are a powerful voice against human trafficking and achieve their goals through:
Initiating actions that impact locally, nationally and internationally.
Facilitate grassroots access to UN processes and agencies.
Advocate for stronger actions in relation to prevention, protection and prosecution.
Support efforts that provide services to survivors.
For more: NGO UN Committee to Stop Trafficking in Persons 
Prepared by Anne Kelleher, RENATE Communications Person. 

Published by UNICEF in May 2017, this 46-page publication ‘’shows how the lack of safe and legal pathways for refugee and migrant children, feeds a booming market for human smuggling and puts them at risk of violence, abuse and exploitation.
Building upon recent UNICEF policy proposals, the report sets out ways in which governments can better protect these vulnerable children.
The report is available at https://www.unicef.org/publications/files/UNICEF_A_child_is_a_child_May_2017_EN.pdf
Prepared by Anne Kelleher, RENATE Communications Person.
 

 
Speaking on the 18th of May, at the Mary Ward Centre in Toronto, Imelda said Canada has become a primary destination for victims of human trafficking in spite of various initiatives to combat the illegal trade. Imelda was in Canada the same day that Ontario passed the Anti-Human Trafficking Act. Ontario accounts for 69 per cent of reported human trafficking crimes in Canada, according to 2014 data.
About 70 per cent of these cases involve sexual exploitation. The Anti-Human Trafficking Act enables victims or potential victims of human trafficking to obtain restraining orders and also provides a means for victims to sue traffickers for compensation to rebuild their lives. The act also establishes Feb. 22 as Human Trafficking Awareness Day. Ann McGowan, director of Toronto’s Mary Ward Centre, is generally encouraged by the new law but says it fails to address the underlying issues which lead to humans being trafficked.
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Migration des victimes de la traite humaine.

Présentation faite à la Table Ronde sur les témoignages d’engagement avec les migrants par Sr. Begoña Iñarra pour présenter l’aspect de la migration abordée par RENATE-France. 1. Mon engagement aux Captifs   Comme Missionnaires de N.D. d’Afrique (Sœurs Blanches) j’ai travaillé pendant plus de 20 ans dans différents pays africains. Envoyée à Paris pour travailler contre … Lire la suite Migration des victimes de la traite humaine
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There is much learning to be had from the recent visit of the OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combatting Trafficking in Human Beings, Ms. Madina Jarbussynova, who commended Denmark for its actions taken to prevent human trafficking for forced labour, as she concluded a three day visit to the country.
Ms. Jarbussynova made particular note of guidelines developed by the Danish Centre against Human Trafficking, which she suggested would ‘’…serve as a good practice to be followed in the region and beyond.” She recommended stronger coordination and engagement with all stakeholders, which would help improve Denmark’s response to human trafficking.
In acknowledging Denmark is currently working on a new National Action Plan Against Human Trafficking, Ms. Jarbussynova suggested that increased attention to regular monitoring and evaluation would be of benefit to its development.
The publication ‘Avoid hidden forced labour – a guide for businesses and employers’ is a tool for different industries that may come into contact with human trafficking and available at:
http://www.centermodmenneskehandel.dk/materialer/guidelines-pjecer-og-vejledninger-m.v.-til-faggrupper-organisationer-og-virksomheder/guidelines-til-at-undga-skjult-tvangsarbejde
Prepared by Anne Kelleher, RENATE Communications Person.

To hear more about the factors in the western hemisphere which facilitate the exploitation of people through labour-trafficking, tune in to hear the keynote address of Ms. Denise Brennan, Professor and Chair of the Department of Anthropology, Georgetown University, Washington D.C. 
In speaking about the relationship between trafficking and the criminalisation of immigration, Professor Brennan refers to the potential impact of the alarming increase in anti-immigrant rhetoric emerging across Europe and the United States.  Her concern is that anti-immigrant policies make trafficking possible, stating ‘’Policies that push immigrants to live and work in the shadows, make them perfect prey as they fear reporting exploitation and abuse.’’
Watch it here (10:57).
All videos from the conference can be accessed here
Prepared by Anne Kelleher, RENATE Communications Person.