Combating Child Trafficking for Labour and Sexual
Exploitation (Phase II, Sri Lanka Chapter)
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Donor(s) |
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Duration: 36 months
Starting date: October 2002
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US Department of Labour (USDOL) |
The regional project to combat child trafficking for labour and
sexual exploitation (TICSA project, Phase II) was launched in October
2002. The project aims at supporting the participating countries
(Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Thailand, and Indonesia)
in taking concerted action at the national and regional levels to
combat the problem of trafficking of children and take up the rehabilitation
of the survivors of trafficking.
In each of the participating countries, a Project Steering Committee
(PSC) has been established to review and endorse action programmes
and research proposals and to coordinate actions against trafficking.
The PSC is chaired by the secretary of the focal ministry and its
membership includes relevant government agencies, employers' and
workers' organizations, and NGOs dealing with trafficking issues.
The overall objective of the project is to contribute to the reduction
of incidence of trafficking for labour and sexual exploitation.
The project strategy in Sri Lanka under Phase II is as follows:
- Policy development and capacity development: Support to national
coordination mechanisms and legal frameworks, including an enhanced
information system;
- Prevention: Support to the reduction of the vulnerability of
communities, families and their childrenin high risk areas;
- Rescue, rehabilitation and reintegration: Support to improving
the services to rescue, intercept, rehabilitate and reintegrate
child and adolescent survivors of trafficking.
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