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4.2. STRENGTHENING THE INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK Governments and other key stakeholders have broadened the response to human trafficking beyond the legal framework in order to more effectively prevent and punish the crime by enforcing national laws and regulations and protect identified victims. The details presented here by no means constitute an exhaustive account of responses by all the actors concerned, but rather provide a snapshot of the various mechanisms currently used in this evolving response. The “Arab Initiative for Building National Capacities to Combat Human Trafficking”, launched in March 2010 by the Qatar Foundation for Combating Human Trafficking and the League of Arab States in collaboration with UNODC, aims to strengthen the institutional capacities of the region’s criminal justice systems, improve mechanisms for the appropriate identification, referral, support and protection of trafficking victims, and raise awareness of the crime and its consequences. 72 “GCC countries, due to their welfare, stability and high connectivity are very vulnerable to illegal trafficking in general and human trafficking in particular,” explained the representative of UNODC to the GCC, adding that “UNODC hopes that the Arab Initiative might help lead the already existing commitment of the GCC and Arab States in the right direction, in conformity with international standards”. 73 The ILO also recently launched a regional programme on the protection of migrant workers in the Middle East (of which the present research forms a part), with the support of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. The ILO will work with its national constituents and other key partners on improving the labour migration governance framework and protection mechanisms available in the region. The ILO also has plans for partnerships with key stakeholders in the region to pursue the fight against trafficking for labour and sexual exploitation. 72 Qatar Foundation for Combating Human Trafficking: Second Doha Forum on Combating Human Trafficking, background conference paper for the launch of the Arab Initiative for Building National Capacities to Combat Human Trafficking, Doha, 16–17 Jan. 2012. 73 Interview with the representative of UNODC for the GCC, Qatar, 16 Jan. 2012. The purpose of the initiative is to build the capacity of key stakeholders, including governmental and non-governmental bodies, to promote the development, monitoring and implementation of national strategies. The Arab Initiative is also focused on promoting the development of legal and regulatory frameworks in accordance with the Arab League strategy, establishing an anti-trafficking coalition across the Arab world, and ensuring that victim care mechanisms are more accommodating to all forms of trafficking and the gender of victims. 137
4.2.1. Delivery of training programmes for law enforcement officials With the adoption of new legislation, there has been a concerted effort to reinforce the capacity of the authorities to act effectively in enforcing it. To this end, governments have developed a series of training programmes for their staff. In the UAE, the NCCHT organized workshops and training courses for officials working in immigration, police and public prosecution, and for those managing shelters for victims. 74 The Ministry of Labour also created a specialized human trafficking unit in 2008, with four inspectors in Dubai and six in Abu Dhabi. 75 In Jordan, the ILO organized training for labour inspectors, police officers and prosecutors on how to identify and respond to cases of forced labour and trafficking in February 2013. The IOM, in partnership with the Government, also delivered training programmes on identifying victims of human trafficking. In 2011 the American Bar Association (ABA) convened several awareness workshops to build jurisprudence for judges and public prosecutors in all the governorates of Jordan; 76 it also organized, in partnership with the Sisterhood Global Institute, an awareness workshop for lawyers, civil society organizations, and Public Security Directorate personal and media representatives. In 2012 the ABA also set up awareness sessions for junior women judges. 77 In Lebanon, several NGOs, including Heartland Alliance, Caritas, World Vision and the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD), carried out issue-specific training for immigration and police officers. 78 In September 2011 Caritas also launched jointly with the GDGS a project at Beirut International Airport to improve the reception of women migrant domestic workers on arrival and prevent them from falling into trafficking during their stay in Lebanon by providing them with information about their rights and responsibilities. 79 Caritas also trained the GDGS’s 74 Interview with an official from the UAE National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking, UAE, 29 Jan. 2012. 75 Interview with an official from the Ministry of Labour, UAE, 2 Feb. 2012. 76 Interview with an official from the American Bar Association, Rule of Law Initiative, Amman, Jordan, 16 Nov. 2011 and 27 Sep. 2012. 77 Jordan, Anti-Human Trafficking National Committee: Summary of activities during the past few months, 29 Aug. 2011, http://www.ahtnc.org.jo/en/news/summaryactivities-during-past-few-months [accessed 12 Aug. 2012]. 78 The ICMPD delivered several programmes of Training to Enhance Lebanese Antitrafficking Effort (TELAE) from Oct. 2010 to Mar. 2013. One of the objectives of this project is to develop a first draft of a National Action Plan in early 2013. 79 Interview with an official of Caritas Lebanon Migrant Centre, Beirut, 17 Nov. 2011. See also Daily Star (Lebanon): “Migrant workers to get warmer welcome”, 9 Sep. 2011, http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2011/Sep-09/148324-migrant-workersto-get-warmer-welcome.ashx#axzz21pHfWw9V [accessed 24 Nov. 2011]. 138
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