October 2010

1. Germany: The US Ambassador Luis CdeBaca attends an IOM/ILO conference in Berlin on human trafficking

   17 October 2010

   The conference will focus on practical ways to identify and assist victims of trafficking in Germany. It is in the framework of the projet "Berlin Alliance against Trafficking for Labour Exploitation" implemented by IOM, the International Labour Organization (ILO), the German Confederation of Trade Unions Berlin-Brandenburg and the Berlin Senate for Integration, Labour and Social Affairs.

2. A Rights-based Approach to Counter Labor Trafficking – U.S. and German Experiences

   The conference will provide a forum for U.S. and German experts to explore how government and civil society can cooperate to assist labor trafficking victims.

3. From domestic work to modern day slavery

   10 October 2010

   In her latest report to the Human Rights Council, UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery, Gulnara Shahinian highlights modern day domestic servitude as a global human rights concern.

4. USA: Human Trafficking Bill Becomes Law in California

   06 October 2010

   Companies doing business in the state will now be required to disclose whether they have policies addressing human trafficking in their supply chains.

September 2010

1. Mauritania: Report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery

   20 September 2010

   Mrs Gulnara Shahinian, conducted an official mission to Mauritania from 24 October to 4 November 2009. The main objective of the mission was to look at the effectiveness of the Mauritanian policies, laws and specific programmes to combat slavery.

2. Coordination between international agencies to combat trafficking in human beings, by Caroline O’Reilly, Strasbourg, September 2010

   16 September 2010

   Delivered at the Committee of the Parties of the Council of Europe Convention on action against Trafficking in Human Beings, 13 September 2010

3. Practical Insights into the Combat against Trafficking for Labour Exploitation

   Conference on trafficking for labour exploitation organized jointly by the Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation and the Berlin Alliance project in the framework of the ESF/XENOS-Project "Berlin Alliance against Human Trafficking into Labour Exploitation"

4. Business Leaders Award to Fight Human Trafficking - Deadline extended

   01 September 2010

   The submission date has been extended to the end of September. To honour business leaders who take an active stand against human trafficking, End Human Trafficking Now!, the United Nations Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking (UN.GIFT) and the United Nations Global Compact are jointly launching a new international award, “Business Leaders against Human Trafficking”

August 2010

1. Partnerships among international organisations active in the field of trafficking in human beings

   4th meeting of the Committee of the Parties of the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings. The aim of the debate is to determine the actions to be taken to strengthen partnerships and improve co-ordination between the different international organisations active in the field of preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims.

2. Regional Workshop for Employers’ Organisations from the Southern Caucasus and Destination Countries on Strategies against Human Trafficking and Forced Labour

   The EU funded regional project “Strengthening of comprehensive anti-trafficking response in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia” takes place in the Caucasus region covering Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia and seeks to contribute to the progressive reduction of trafficking in human beings in these three countries. The Conference is a regional component of the Project and will contribute to the development of a coherent anti-trafficking strategy for the Employers’ Organizations to take action against forced labour and trafficking in human beings