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Secretariat - Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings

Event

Conference on Human Trafficking for Labour Exploitation/Forced and Bonded Labour: Prosecution of Offenders, Justice for Victims

Date:: 16 November 2006–17 November 2006
Location:: Neuer Saal, Hofburg, Vienna
Organized by:: OSCE Special Representative on Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Alliance against Trafficking in Persons
Description:: The 5th Alliance against Trafficking in Persons Conference on Human Trafficking for Labour Exploitation/Forced and Bonded Labour: Prosecution of Offenders, Justice for Victims took place on 16-17 November in the Neuer Saal, Hofburg, Vienna.

The conference was preceded by a special event organized by the Belgian OSCE Chairmanship: Public-private partnerships in combating trafficking in human beings (see link on the right for more details of the special event).

This conference addressed practical issues in the implementation of international legal instruments and national legislation in prosecuting cases of trafficking for labour exploitation and in ensuring legal redress for victims. The agenda included presentations of concrete examples of addressing human trafficking for labour exploitation, forced and bonded labour across the OSCE region, drawing upon current experiences in investigation, prosecution and access to justice of trafficked persons.

The conference brought together governmental anti-trafficking co-ordinators, public officials (judges, prosecutors, lawyers, law enforcement agents, and labour inspectors), as well as NGOs and national experts of all the 56 OSCE participating States and Partners for Co-operation. Participants contributed by sharing their experiences based on accounts of the situation in their countries.

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Documents

Statement by the Prosecutor Ms. Florence Gouache, French Department of Social Economic and Financial Affairs

PDF English (34.2 KB), French (38.5 KB)
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Statement by Prosecutor Ms. Nadine Meunier, Labour Court Liege, Belgium

PDF French (36.1 KB)
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Statement by the Delegation of Italy on Carabinieri Command for Protection of Labour

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Statement by the National Anti-Mafia Chief Prosecutor of Italy, Dr. Piero Grasso

PDF English (27.4 KB), Italian (40.6 KB)
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Annotated agenda

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