Agenda Meeting IOM Ukraine 2009

Agenda | 20 March 2009

Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark

Ministry of Interior of Ukraine

International Organization for Migration

FIFTH INTERNATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCE

“International Perspectives on Law Enforcement Co-operation in Combating Trafficking in Human Beings”

Kyiv, 31 March – 2 April, 2009

Conference Hall «President Hotel» (12, St. Hospitalna)

AGENDA

Day 1 – Tuesday, 31 March

THEME: ‘What constitutes trafficking of human beings for labour exploitation?’

Topics: Legal interpretation and evidential challenges

8:30 – 9:30

Registration of Participants

9:30 – 10:00

v Opening Remarks

v Stefan GULLGREN, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Sweden in Ukraine

v Uffe BALSLEV, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Denmark in Ukraine

v Daiva VILKELYTE, Deputy Head, International Organization for Migration Mission to Ukraine

v Representative of the Ministry of Interior of Ukraine

10:00 – 10:15

v Conference Briefing

v Paul HOLMES, Chief Rapporteur

10:15 – 11:00

Labour exploitation – International law and interpretation

Roger PLANT, Head of the Special Action Programme to Combat Forced Labour, International Labour Organization

11:00 – 11:30

Coffee Break

11:30 – 12:15

v Counter trafficking for labour exploitation – the US approach

v Robert MOOSSY, Director, Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit, Civil Rights Division, Criminal Section, U.S. Department of Justice

v

12:15– 13:00

v National situation report on counter trafficking in Ukraine

v Mykhailo ANDRIYENKO, Head of the Counter Trafficking Department, Ministry of Interior of Ukraine

13:00 – 14:30

Lunch

14:30 – 16:30

v Working Groups: Development of best practice recommendations in respect of legislation and evidence gathering in labour exploitation cases

v (Coffee served in the Working Groups)

16:30 – 17:00

v Labour exploitation – Law and evidence gathering in Ukraine

v Oleg ZAVOROTNIY, Head of the Section on Counter Labour Trafficking, Counter Trafficking Department, Ministry of Interior of Ukraine

v

17:00 – 17:30

v Report of each of the three Working Groups

v Paul HOLMES, Chief Rapporteur

v

17:30 – 18:00

v Close of Day One

v

18:00 – 20:00

Evening Reception

Day 2 – Wednesday, 1 April

Theme: ‘Victims of labour trafficking are visible: why are not more victims being identified and removed from exploitation?’

Topics: Developing labour trafficking indicators and cross-border information sharing

9:30 – 10:15

v Developing and implementing labour trafficking indicators – the UK approach

v Glynn RANKIN, Head of the Legal Services, Human Trafficking Centre, the UK

10:15 – 11:00

v Using indicators and multi-agency monitoring in labour trafficking cases in the Republic of Belarus

v Vasiliy ZORIN, Chief of the Section, Operational Department, State Border Guard Committee, Republic of Belarus

11:00 – 11:30

Coffee Break

11:30 – 12:15

v Combating trafficking for labour exploitation - The Thai approach

v Jumpon PHANSUMRIT, Expert Public Prosecutor, International Affairs Department, Office of the Attorney General, Thailand

12:15 – 13:00

v Cross border co-operation on labour trafficking – the Moldovan approach

v Valeriy BOBUTSAK, Principal Inspector of the Unit for Combating Trafficking in Persons, Chisinau General Police Commissariat, Ministry of Interior, Republic of Moldova

13:00 – 14:30

Lunch

14:30 – 16:30

v Working Groups for development of best practice recommendations on labour trafficking indicators and cross-border co-operation

v (Coffee served in the Working Groups)

16:30 – 17:00

v National situation report on counter trafficking in the Republic of Belarus

v Dmitriy TSAYUN, Head of the Section of Counter International Trafficking, Department of Drug Control and Counter Trafficking, Criminal Police, Ministry of Interior, Republic of Belarus

17:00 – 17:30

v Report of each of the three Working Groups

v Paul HOLMES, Chief Rapporteur

17:30 – 18:00

v Close of Day Two

Day 3 – Thursday, 2 April

Closing Session

9:30 – 10:00

v National situation report on counter trafficking in the Republic of Moldova

v Aleksandr BESHLIAGA, Head of the Investigation Unit of the Centre for Combating Trafficking in Persons, Ministry of Interior, Republic of Moldova

10:00 – 11:00

v Report of the Composite Recommendations

v Paul HOLMES, Chief Rapporteur

v

11:00 – 11:30

Coffee Break

11:30 – 12:30

v Chairperson’s Plenary Discussion

12:30 – 13:00

v Closing Remarks

v

13:00 – 14:00

Lunch


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