Flesh trade action plan adopted

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                                        November 5, 1998 
                   HUMAN RIGHTS

 Flesh trade action
 plan adopted

 Globalisation seen as cause for concern

 Anjira Assavanonda

 Government and non-government representatives from 15
 Asia-Pacific countries adopted the Bangkok Accord and Plan of
 Action to combat trafficking in women at national, regional and
 international levels at the end of a regional conference yesterday.

 The two-day conference was organised by the Economic and Social
 Commission for Asia and the Pacific (Escap), in collaboration with the
 International Labour Organisation (ILO), International Organisation
 for Migration (IOM), Thailand's National Commission on Women's
 Affairs (NWCA), and the Asian Women's Fund (AWF).

 According to the accord, participants vowed to support all
 fundamental principles enshrined in any convention or declaration
 concerning human rights, and elimination of discrimination against
 women and children.

 They expressed the view that globalisation of the world economy had
 given rise to a global sex industry, and concern was raised on the
 effect of the present economic crisis in the region on women
 trafficking.

 The accord also stated that organised crime and easy money were
 important factors in trafficking in women, and research and studies
 should be conducted on all important aspects of women in
 development.

 The adopted Plan of Action is divided into two main sections - at the
 national level, and at the sub-regional/regional/multi-lateral levels.

 The national-level Plan of Action includes measures concerning
 prevention, protection and humanitarian treatment of victims,
 repatriation and reintegration, information and monitoring mechanisms,
 action against exploiters, medical and psychological intervention, and
 participation of concerned parties.

 Examples are establishment of multi-sectoral national mechanisms
 consisting of government agencies, NGOs, and other members of civil
 society, allocation of financial and human resources to implement the
 plan, law enactment on trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation
 of women, establishment of special units to handle cases of trafficking
 in women, and developing a community-based partnership to deal with
 the problem..

 Prevention measures also include provision of basic education and
 training for women and girls, provision of employment opportunities to
 women and children of appropriate age.

                                                       
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