Roundtable meeting in Skopje

OSCE Mission to Skopje and ICMPD organise roundtable meeting on role of National Anti-Trafficking Rapporteur institution

SKOPJE, 1 July 2009 - Representatives from the state's anti-trafficking institutions and civil sector will discuss the role of the National Rapporteur institution during an OSCE-supported roundtable meeting that started today. The Rapporteur is a recently established institution aimed at strengthening the country's response to human trafficking. The discussions will focus on practical recommendations on how the National Rapporteur institution can better gather and process data for the relevant anti-trafficking bodies. The meeting is organised by the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje in co-operation with the National Commission to Combat Human Trafficking and Illegal Migration, and ICMPD. Read more on the OSCE website

Final TRM Seminar

The Final Seminar of the TRM ( Programme to Support the Development of Transnational Referral Mechanisms for Trafficked Persons in South-Eastern Europe) Project was held in Ohrid, Macedonia on June 4. More than 120 participants agreed that the established Transnational Referral Mechanisms constitute a step forward towards creating an effective anti- trafficking network. Please refer to the TRM project details for more information about the Final Seminar and links to all presentations made.

New ILO Publication

'Combating Forced Labour - a Handbook for Employers and Business' provides tools and guidance how to detect and prevent forced labour situations. You can download the ILO publication here (pdf, 1,9 MB)

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ICMPD’s principles of work are...

...first, that a comprehensive human rights and victim-centred approach should underlie all anti-trafficking activities. Second, that all relevant actors including civil society should be involved in designing and implementing anti-trafficking responses both at the national as well as on the regional level - we call it multi-agency approach. The third principle is a strong government ownership of anti-trafficking activities. Fourth, anti-trafficking activities must be sustainable.

Gottfried Zürcher, Director General, ICMPD

Handbook on Anti-Trafficking Data Collection

The Handbook on Anti-Trafficking Data Collection in South-Eastern Europe: Developing Regional Criteria was developed in the framework of the Programme for the Enhancement of Anti-trafficking Responses in South-Eastern Europe - Data Collection and Information Management. It contains a list of indicators for the collection of data on trafficking in human beings - both on the victim side and on the criminal justice side. These indicators have been developed in close co-operation with governmental partners and in consultation with international experts and representatives of international and non-governmental organisations. Read more (under publications) or download it here (.pdf, 995 KB)