TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS

Court order of mandamus and other appropriate orders for the effective implementation of the
provisions of the FEA 2007. In ‘People Forum for Human Rights (people Forum) vs. Government
Nepal’ case registered in Supreme Court in August 14, 2014, the petitioner, Mr. Shom Prasad Luitel
from People Forum, demanded the effective implementation of the provisions for i) decentralization
of foreign employment services (DoFE, FEPB and FET) as it is difficult to make complaints about fraud
or deception to those residing in remote areas; ii) application of summary procedure in – speedy
decisions in relation to cases related to foreign employment and iii) effective monitoring of
recruiting agencies and agents and their punishments per the law.
Pravasi Nepali Coordination Committee (PNCC) – Established in 2009, PNCC has been working on
safe migration areas. Its website is: www.pncc.org.np. It works in prevention, protection,
prosecution and coordination and networking and collaboration areas. As prevention activities, it
provides counselling, disseminate information regarding safer migration. In the FY 2013/14 and
2014/15, it worked in 23 districts in its SaMi Project districts (16) and PNCC 7 districts: Chitawan,
Jhapa, Mahottari, Makwanpur, Palpa, Kanchanpur, Rukum, Nawalparasi, Sarlahi, Khotang, Dhanusha,
Dang, Sindhuli, Sindhupalchok, Saptari, Sunsari, Kaski, Kailali, Ramechhap, Nuwakot, Dhading, Siraha
and Udayapur.
• Provided formal/non-formal education to 1469 persons in FY 2013/14 and 1382 in FY
2014/15
• Conducted awareness raising programs at the community level benefing to 4203 persons in
FY 2013/14, 5972 in FY 2014/15 and to 1372 persons after three months of the April
Earthquake
• Conducted lobbying and adovacy benefiting 710 persons in FY 2014/15 and 60 persons after
three months of the April Earthquake
• Provided information on safe-migration to 4203, 5972 and 2858 persons in the FY 2013/14,
2014/15 and after the three months of April earthquake, respectively, through its
Information Booths of Kaulalampur of Malaysia, Doha of Qatar and Different CDO offices of
Nepal. Among the persons received safe migration information, 1864, 1286 and 365 persons
were provided coordination services for rescue in the FY 2013/14, 2014/15 and after the 3-
months of earthquake. Similarly, a total of 32, 136 and 26 persons were provided safe
shelters in FY 2013/14, 2014/15 and after the earthquake.
Pourakhi Nepal – It is one of the leading NGOs led by migrant returnee women working on safe
migration issues in Nepal. Pourakhi has currently two projects which are directly dealt in trafficking
issues. One project entitled (CTIP) “Combating Trafficking in Person” is implementing at
Sindhupalchowk district and another one project named “Work in Freedom-Community Base
Intervention for Women Empowerment and Prevention of Trafficking in Person” is implementing at
Dolakha district. It conducted basically different prevention related programs including supporting
the formation of Village Committees for controlling human trafficking. A the national level, Pourakhi
Nepal is continuous carrying out lobbying and advocacy to increase law enforcement efforts against
all forms of trafficking; suportinng government for raising anti-trafficking efforts, activtation of the
DCCHT.
II. NGOs Mainly Involved in Anti-Trafficking, Women Empowerment Issues
Alliance Against Trafficking in Women and Children in Nepal (AATWIN) – It was established in 1997
as a network organization of NGOs working in Nepal in order to raise collective voice against the
human trafficking. Currently, there are 33 organizations in the network. AATWIN has been working
for the policy change in local, national to international level. The role of the AATWIN has also been
recognized by the GoN as reflect in the textbook of grade 10 and +2 of Population and Health
Subject. AATWIN mainly worked in areas of lobbying and campaign for the SAARC Convention on
preventing and combating trafficking in women and children; advocating in policy level to formulate
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