Seminars

On December 4, 2010 The Center for Migration, Identity and Rights Studies held a one-day seminar for professionals working in the field of prevention of trafficking in human beings and assistance to victims of trafficking.

The seminar included the following modules:

1. Human trafficking. Definitions.

The module analyses the following regulatory acts: Protocol on prevention and repression and punishment for trafficking in persons, especially women and children, supplementing the UN Convention against transnational organized crime and Council of Europe Convention on action against trafficking in human beings. The module also analyses human trafficking from perspectives of organized crime, migration, labor and violation of human rights as well as preconditions, which make the population more vulnerable to the phenomenon.    

2.  Human trafficking. Main actors. Types of manipulation and control

The module is based on description and analysis of main criminal acts (recruitment, transportation, receipt), means (coercion, abduction, fraud, etc) and exploitation. A special attention is paid to the manipulation and control exercised throughout trafficking experience and physical and mental consequences of it. 

3. Victims’ identification.

The module focuses on the process of identification, contact points for identification of victims, the importance of identification in assuring the access of the victims to necessary assistance, and causes of reluctance of the victims.

4. Prevention.

The module describes the purpose of prevention and awareness raising activities, principles of the prevention and education campaigns, as well as analysis of preventive/awareness raising campaigns conducted in countries of origin and destination.

The seminar was created based on the expectations of the participants (by completeing a pre-seminar evaluation and needs assessment questionnaire) and included a session for further training needs identification. Such training needs included: training on design and conduction of the preventing and awareness-raising campaign, training on victims’ identification, and  alike.

 The Center for Migration, Identity and Rights Studies will continue its activities and research in human trafficking with similar initiatives under its seed funding project funded by the European Union.