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Mekong Children’s and Youth Forums on Human Trafficking provided a venue for children and young people from the Greater Mekong Sub-region to collectively articulate their perspectives on the issue of trafficking. It was a collaborative effort between ILO-IPEC and its NGO partners to bring the voices and views of children into the anti-trafficking debate. The first forum was held in 2004 and then again in 2007 in which the name was later changed to Mekong Youth Forum on Human Trafficking since participants included children and youth. A series of national and provincial forums in the six GMS countries Cambodia, China, Lao PDR, Myanmar (by Save the Children), Thailand and Viet Nam preceded the regional level forums. During these events, discussions were held with senior government officials and in each case a set of national recommendations was drafted and presented to the governments. In 2007, recommendations that resulted from the MYF were presented at the Coordinated Mekong Ministerial Initiative against Trafficking (COMMIT) meeting held in Beijing, China. The MCF/MYF highlight the importance in regularly consulting children and young people on issues that affect them. Additional information about these forums is also available at www.mekongyouthforum.com
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