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Implemented Projects
Strengthening of Comprehensive Anti-trafficking Responses in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia
Objective: The 31-month project started on 1 May 2009 and ended on 31 December 2011. The main objectives of the project were:
- to support the development of the national institutional frameworks in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia to address trafficking in human beings and their practical implementation, including victim-centred research and a National Action Plan evaluation and monitoring mechanisms
- to support the prevention of trafficking in human beings through labour market interventions and addressing potential migrants
- to assist the governments of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia to detect, investigate and prosecute criminal activities pertinent to trafficking in human beings andto improve identification, referral, protection and assistance including reintegration of victims
Summary: The main project activities included the evaluation of the current National Action Plans, the creation of a system to collect and monitor trafficking-related data, the development and improvement of national referral mechanisms, awareness raising and training for various target groups, including prospective migrants, representatives from NGOs, employment agencies and law enforcement.
Implementing Agency: International Labour Organisation (ILO)
Partners: ICMPD, International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
Duration: May 2009 - December 2011
Countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia
Training to Enhance Lebanese Anti-trafficking Effort (TELAE): Identification, Referral and Policy Responses
Objective: The 12-month project "Training to Enhance Lebanese Anti-trafficking Effort (TELAE): Identification, Referral and Policy Responses" constituted a 3-phase process aimed at training relevant anti-trafficking actors in Lebanon in the fields of victim identification and referral at the operational level and the development of a National Action Plan on trafficking in human beings at the policymaking level.
Summary: Following a comprehensive gaps and needs analysis, and the development of tailor-made training material, multi-agency training sessions were carried out for all institutions involved in the Lebanese National Steering Committee.
Implementing Agency: ICMPD
Donor: United States Department of State
Duration: October 2010 - September 2011
Country: Lebanon
Promoting Transnational Partnerships: Preventing and Responding to Trafficking in Human Beings from Brazil to EU Member States
Ojective: The objective of the project was to make a comprehensive contribution to counter-trafficking in human beings efforts by reducing the incidence of trafficking in human beings from Brazil to EU Member States, particularly Portugal and Italy, in the medium to long term. In particular, the project sought to contribute to the prevention of transnational trafficking in human beings on Brazilian territory, to build up the capacities of the Brazilian Federal Police and the Brazilian consular staff in Portugal and Italy to understand THB as a complex crime, and to strengthen the international co-operation between Brazil and the EU countries of destination.
Summary: ICMPD worked in close co-operation with the Brazilian National Secretary of Justice and the Brazilian Federal Police. The project ran for a total of 25 months.
Implementing Agency: ICMPD
Partners: Portuguese Immigration and Border Service, Portuguese Commission for Citizenship and Gender Equality and Associazione On the Road (Italian NGO)
Donors: European Commission, Portuguese Immigration and Border Service (Serviço de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras – SEF) and Portuguese Commission for Citizenship and Gender Equality (Comissão para a Cidadania e Igualdade de Género – CIG
Duration: April 2009 - May 2011
Countries: Brazil, Italy and Portugal
AGIRE: Austria, Greece, Italy and Romania
Objective: The objective of the project was to build stronger private-public partnerships in the field of identification and in supporting child victims who are at risk of being trafficked in Europe. Building on accumulated experience and updated research, the project aimed to increase transnational expertise in the field of identification and in supporting children victims or potential victims of trafficking.
Summary: In particular, the project focused on those exploited in begging, illegal activities and forced labour and those recruited through the means of new information technologies, ensuring that a child-rights based approach is applied. The project also contributed to the development of transnational and national co-operative modes between private and public actors in this field, enhancing prevention and children's protection.
Partners: ICMPD, universities, IGOs, NGOs and law enforcement agencies based in Austria, Greece, Italy and Romania
Countries: Austria, Greece, Italy and Romania
Targeting Niches in the Anti-trafficking Efforts: Customised Support for Croatia
Objective: The project aimed at providing specific support to the government of Croatia, as requested by it, to complement governmental anti-trafficking efforts.
Summary: The project was comprised of four components:
- an assessment of the situation of trafficking in Croatia with particular attention to trafficking for labour exploitation,
- raising awareness on the issue of trafficking for labour exploitation among labour inspectorates and employees of the Ministry of Interior in charge of supervision by inspection of the work performed by foreigners,
- supporting the Ministry of Interior in maintaining and building up the capacity of the specialized police officers trained to handle THB cases and
- supporting the Border Directorate with additional trainings with regard to the conduct of a safe return of victims of trafficking
Donor: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Duration: November 2009 - October 2010
Programme for the Enhancement of Anti-trafficking Responses in South-Eastern Europe: Data Collection and Information Management (DCIM) - Phase 2: Data Processing, Maintenance and Analysis
Objective: The DCIM Phase 2 project aimed to extend continued technical support to the 12 dedicated participating institutions from the preceding project. Specifically, the project aimed to ensure that the participating institutions are able to better analyze the data, assess the real scope of the trafficking problem and thus, have the basis for the development of more effective interventions and policies. The project also contributed to the deepening of the degree of cooperation between countries in the region in terms of exchanging data and increased the transfering of records relevant to THB.
Summary: The 21-month "Programme for the Enhancement of Anti-trafficking Responses in South-Eastern Europe, Data Collection and Information Management (DCIM) – Phase 2: Data Processing, Maintenance and Analysis" was the follow-up project to DCIM Phase I. It combined capacity building relevant to the presentation, maintenance and analysis of the information contained in the databases, with a study concerning the transnational exchange of THB records. A feasibility study was produced on the possibility of exchanging records through a module to be integrated into the existing DCIM software, which would be carried out in a future project, should it be deemed legally feasible.
Partners: Europol, SECI Centre, Bureau of the Dutch National Rapporteur, MARRI Regional Centre and IOM
Donor: Norwegian Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Duration: September 2008 - August 2010
Countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia Montenegro and Serbia
Development of a Transnational Referral Mechanism for Victims of Trafficking Between Countries of Origin and Destination (TRM – EU)
Objective: The "TRM – EU" project aimed at developing a functional, institutionalised transnational referral mechanism for victims of trafficking between EU and non-EU countries (destination/origin countries) and thus, contributed to a more effective and sustainable national and EU-wide anti-trafficking response. In October 2009, the European Commission approved a no-cost extension of the project for four months until the end of February 2010.
Partners: Department for Equal Opportunities, Italy; Office of the National Coordinator for the Fight against Trafficking, Albania; National Anti-Trafficking Commission, Bulgaria; Department of Crime Prevention of the Ministry of the Interior, Czech Republic; Ministry of Justice and Law Enforcement, Hungary; National Commission for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Macedonia; Commission for Citizenship and Gender Equality, Portugal; National Agency against Trafficking in Persons, Romania as well as the Italian NGOs; Associazione On the Road; ECPAT Italy; Dedalus; Mimosa; Comunità OASI 2
Donor: European Commission
Duration: December 2007 - February 2010
Countries: Albania, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Macedonia, Romania and Portugal
Development of Comprehensive Anti-trafficking Responses in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia
Objective: The objectives of the 24-month project were:
- to revise and enhance National Action Plans against THB in all the three countries, establishing a supporting network for their implementation, including regional and international co-operation,
- to prevent THB through awareness raising and involvement of labour market institutions in preventive action,
- to increase the capacity of national authorities to detect criminal activities linked to THB, based on a victim-centred approach of investigation and prosecution and
- to improve identification, protection and assistance, including socio-economic reintegration measures of victims trafficked both for the purpose of sexual and labour exploitation.
Implementing Agency: International Labour Organization (ILO)
Partners: ICMPD and Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
Donor: European Commission
Duration: December 2006 - December 2008
Countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia
