HUMAN TRAFFICKING RESEARCH REPORT CONFERENCE

Kopanong Hotel and Conference Centre, Jhb, 24 March 2010

RECAP OF DAY ONE – Mr Godfrey Nematenda

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Research

• Highlighted the following:1.Objectives- • identification of trafficking trends to develop

appropriate responses• Identify the purpose of human trafficking • Make recommendations based on the findings

etc.2. Research design and methodology Multi – disciplinary team of experts appointed

representing law, criminology etc

Research continued…

3. Key findings

• Victims of trafficking

• Unclear scale of the problem

• Enabling factors

• Victim assistance etc.

Human trafficking in the context of developmental state: Prof. Kondlo

Presentation captured the following:

• 1. Effects of human trafficking

• 2. Push factors

• 3. Special risks confronting women and children

• 4. New risks that may arise during FIFA 2010 World cup

Police and organised crime

• SAPS officials inability to identify offences• Lack of knowledge and training of prosecutors,

magistrates and SAPS• Victim non – co-operation• Corruption between law enforcement officials

and perpetrators• Lack of professionalism• Prejudiced approach towards the victims • Intelligence led enforcement

Organized crime…continued

• Lack of inteprators

• Lack of resources

• Lack of interaction between police divisions

• In the absence of a specific legislation, use Common law offences, POCA, Sexual Offences Act, Children’s Act

Organized crime conti…

• Policy identification and implementation

• Buy – in from all stakeholders

• Form anti – corruption units within depts.

• Extend the mandate of the ICD and capacity

• Full time specialists and investigators and prosecutors

Migration

• Status of victims makes it difficult to access health services

• Miss the opportunity for vaccination, therefore have impact on their health and possibly that of the inhabitants of this country

• Increase in strain of diseases that as a country may not be prepared for

Recommendations

• Border control• Visa control • Special permits for HT victims• Computerized systems similar the

mozambican passport installed• Monitoring of children, own travel

documents • Specialized training on HT for all port of

entry officials

Legal

• Research findings and recommendations set out the basis for national policy framework demanded by the Bill

• Lack of resource allocation for the implementation needs attention

• As a policy measure, position – recommend that directives and instructions be drafted on the same multi – sectoral collaboration basis as the national policy framework

Psycho - social

• Strengthening of agents of socialisation• Integrated service provision to the victims• Intergrated strategy beyond silos

Policy identification for implementation• Standard procedures and referral system training• Identification of the victims• Create a pool of human resource• M&E• Support ssheltersystem that need to be in place for

Health

• Service delivery • Food security • Capacity building • Expand current training on sexual assault

Crime• Service delivery• Lack of security• Corruption

Education

• Service delivery • Child development • Poor education and high dropouts • Targeted packaging training

Poverty eradication• Service delivery • Food gardening• Empowerment of the informal trade

Job creation

• Service delivery

• Economic empowerment

Vulnerabilities

Health

• Victim’s isolation – both physically and linguistic

• Access v/s enablement

• Point of entry

Crime

• Organized nature of HT• Need for cross border collaboration• Poverty • Legislative system• Corruption• Capacity of law enforcement• Fear of the unknown• Training of the service providers• Political stability • Multi – sectoral collaboration

Education

• Multi level exercise; looking at the demand side of things

• Accessibility to educational opportunites• DSD policy implementation ; al children to have

same access • Conduct more researchon education• Fastrack curriculum to be incorporated DOE• HT to be institutionalized

Poverty eradication

• Political instability

• Poverty linked to quality education

• Sustainable opportunities

• Gender inequalities and violence

Job creation

• Structural problem

• Africa stimulate investments

• Building intrepreneur

• Create models that provide access to economic opportunities