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Commission for Women, is developing an “Integrated Plan of Action to
Prevent and Combat Human Trafficking with Special Focus on Children
and Women”. Three regional consultations were organized to solicit inputs
and recommendations from various stakeholders. A national consultation
was convened in August 2007 and a draft integrated plan of action has
been formulated, and which is now being examined by relevant Ministries/
Departments for their feedback.
The National Plan of Action for Children, 2005 – Prepared by the MWCD,
it commits itself to ensure that all rights of all children up to the age of 18
years are protected. Further it plans to undertake all measures and create
an enabling environment for survival, growth, development and protection
of all children, so that each child can realize his or her inherent potential
and grow up to be a healthy and productive citizen. This calls for collective
commitment and action by all sectors and levels of governments and
partnership with families, communities, voluntary sector, civil society and
children themselves.
The National Plan of
Action for Children, 2005
commits itself to ensure
that all rights of all
children up to the age of
18 years are protected.
National Policy for Empowerment of Women, 2001 of the MWCD –
The goal of this Policy is to bring about the advancement, development
and empowerment of women. Some of the objectives include creating
an environment through positive economic and social policies for full
development of women to enable them to realize their full potential;
the de-jure and de-facto enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental
freedom by women on equal basis with men in all spheres – political,
economic, social, cultural and civil; equal access to participation and
decision making of women in social, political and economic life of
the nation; equal access to women to health care, quality education
at all levels, career and vocational guidance, employment, equal
remuneration, occupational health and safety, social security and public
office; strengthening legal systems aimed at elimination of all forms
of discrimination against women; elimination of discrimination and
all forms of violence against women and the girl child; and building
and strengthening partnerships with civil society, particularly women’s
organizations.
Protocol for Pre-rescue, Rescue and Post-rescue Operations of
Child Victims of Trafficking for the Purpose of Commercial Sexual
Exploitation – A special protocol developed by MWCD provides guidelines
for enforcement agencies and NGOs involved in the rescue of victims from
their place of exploitation, medical and legal procedures to be followed and
rehabilitative measures to be provided to the victims.
Protocol on Prevention, Rescue, Repatriation and Rehabilitation
of Trafficked and Migrant Child Labour 2 – To ensure smooth rescue,
repatriation and rehabilitation of trafficked and migrant child labour,
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