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Identifying Victims of Trafficking in Persons Kingston, Jamaica November 18 th – 19 th 2004

Identifying Victims of Trafficking in Persons Kingston, Jamaica November 18 th – 19 th 2004. Why is Trafficking in Persons now an issue for national governments in the Caribbean?. Perspective and Context: Globalization UN Transnational Organized Crime Convention and Trafficking Protocol

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Identifying Victims of Trafficking in Persons Kingston, Jamaica November 18 th – 19 th 2004

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  1. Identifying Victims of Trafficking in PersonsKingston, Jamaica November 18th – 19th 2004

  2. Why is Trafficking in Persons now an issue for national governments in the Caribbean? Perspective and Context: • Globalization • UN Transnational Organized Crime Convention and Trafficking Protocol • International Engagement -- ILO, IOM

  3. Why is Trafficking in Persons now an issue for national governments in the Caribbean? Perspective and Context: • Human Rights • Expectation of what governments can do

  4. What does the International Community know aboutTrafficking in Persons in Jamaica? Major categories of TIP in Jamaica: • Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Jamaican Minors • Labor Exploitation of Jamaican Minors • Labor Exploitation of Foreign Migrants to Jamaica • Labor and Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Jamaican Migrants

  5. What does the International Community know aboutTrafficking in Persons in Jamaica? Major Indicators of TIP in Jamaica: • ILO-IPEC Report on Child Labor, 2001 • Child Care and Protection Act • European national government reports • US v. Bradley and O’Dell -- criminal case • Illegal migration in the Caribbean Region • Narcotics smuggling involving minors

  6. What does the International Community know aboutTrafficking in Persons in Jamaica? ILO-IPEC Report on Child Labor, 2001 • Minors in Commercial Sexual Activity: Prostitution, Pornography, Club Dancing, Massage Parlors, Escort Services • Domestic Servitude in Private Homes • Street Children

  7. What does the International Community know aboutTrafficking in Persons in Jamaica? Child Care and Protection Act of 2004 • Public Education Campaign • Criminal Procedure and Children • Child Victim Assistance

  8. What does the International Community know aboutTrafficking in Persons in Jamaica? European National Government Reports • Germany • Switzerland • Italy

  9. What does the International Community know aboutTrafficking in Persons in Jamaica? US v. Bradley and O’Dell • Four Jamaicans trafficked to New Hampshire for tree cutting business • Victims threatened, restrained • Defendant traffickers sentenced to five years and ten months, fined

  10. What does the International Community know aboutTrafficking in Persons in Jamaica? Illegal migration in the Caribbean Region • Chinese (Jamaica as a transit and destination country) • Other Asians? • Haitians? • Cubans?

  11. Is this a case of trafficking in persons? Case of Betty: Betty is a 16-year-old school girl whose mother encourages her to have a “romance” with a 45-year-old rum shop owner, Mr. Jones. Mr. Jones is kind to Betty, but treats her as an adult mistress, and pays the mother’s rent in order to keep Betty’s affection.

  12. Is this a case of trafficking in persons? Case of Wong: Wong agreed to work to pay off a $25,000 debt to a smuggling operation to be transported to New York. He travels as far as Jamaica, where he is put to work in a Chinese restaurant, laboring long hours at no pay. He never complains hoping in a year or two to be able to go on to the U.S.

  13. Is this a case of trafficking in persons? Case of Jack and Sandra: Jack is 19 and Sandra is 16. They are sister and brother. Jack meets Winston who runs a camera shop in Kingston. Winston invites Jack to be filmed in an X-rated video he is making. Jack agrees and brings along Sandra. Both participate voluntarily and are well paid for their time.

  14. Is this a case of trafficking in persons? Case of Rodney: Rodney is a 30-year-old Jamaican electrician recruited by the Smith Company to take part in a special oil pipeline project in Alaska. Rodney signs a contract and goes to Alaska. Rodney lives in an isolated camp. He works seven days a week, but is not paid.

  15. Is this a case of trafficking in persons? Rodney tries to return on the next plane to Jamaica, but he is prevented from doing so. He is told that he has to wait until next month.

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