Campaign to mainstream the combat against human trafficking
At the World Social Forum that took place in January 2007 in Nairobi, Kenya, IMADR and its network NGOs launched the “Campaign Against Exploitative Migration and Human Trafficking: Towards Just and Sustainable Development.” This international campaign aims to “mainstream” the combat against exploitative migration, including trafficking in women and children.
Specifically, the campaign plans to undertake the following activities with the involvement of a wide range of NGOs working not only in the field of anti-trafficking and migrants’ rights, but also in different issue areas such as conflict resolution, refugee protection, HIV/AIDS, village development and poverty eradication:
1. Share and accumulate experiences and projects which would lead to the elimination of human trafficking and sustainable migration through a series of international and regional meetings, as well as online communication and a jointly developed database; and
2. Compile together a report on global exploitative migration, analyzing the problems and proposing concrete solutions to them, and present it on occasions where migration policies are discussed internationally, including the 2008 G8 Summit in Japan.
News
- Joint proposal on exploitative migration and human trafficking issued on the occasion of the 2nd Global Forum on Migration and Development
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Government officials, representatives of inter-governmental agencies, trade unions and civil society groups gathered from around the world to discuss issues relating to "migration and development," at the 2nd Meeting of the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD), held October 27-30, 2008 in Manila, Philippines.
- IMADR and its partner NGOs submit to the G8 Heads of States a joint proposal on exploitative migration and human trafficking
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For the occasion of the G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit (July 7-9, 2008), IMADR, together with NGOs and scholars around the world, prepared a comprehensive proposal on exploitative migration and human trafficking.
Through these actions, the campaign aims to develop a broad community of NGOs concerned with the problem, thereby building awareness among civil societies in sending, transit and receiving countries, as well as among various sectors including national governments, international agencies, business communities and the media.
For further information, please contact IMADR’s International Secretariat.
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Related Information
- An Appeal to States and NGOs attending the Global Forum on "Migration and Development"(July 2007, Brussels)
- Record of IMADR’s workshops on trafficking at the World Social Forum 2007 (Connect Vol.11 Issue.1)（PDF448KB)
- A Call for the Campaign Against Exploitative Migration and Human Trafficking (February 2007) （PDF60KB)
