Trafficking in persons law24 hereafter atip law in which acts of human trafficking. Republic act no 9208 antitrafficking in persons act. The anti trafficking in persons law aims to prevent, and suppress the trafficking in persons as a national duty. Human trafficking takes on various forms within myanmar, including forced labor, the use of child soldiers for the myanmar government, and sex trafficking and prostitution. Being the 63rd year of the present reign his majesty king bhumibol adulyadej is graciously pleased to proclaim that. The government of myanmar reported some progress in law enforcement efforts against crossborder sex trafficking during the reporting period. Across myanmar people are on the move, both inside the. United nations office on drugs and crime vienna evidential issues in trafficking in persons cases case digest united nations.
Myanmar prohibits sex and labor trafficking through its 2005 antitrafficking in persons law, which prescribes criminal penalties that are. Whereas it is expedient to revise the law on the measures in prevention and suppression of. The anti trafficking in persons law is myanmar s domestic law addressing trafficking in persons september 2005. Altogether 25 people including seven children were victimized while 54 traffickers were charged in connection with 15 human trafficking cases in september alone. Myanmar pledges to tackle human trafficking through. Antitrafficking revised law to be instituted global new. Myanmar observes 7th antitrafficking in persons day. Myanmar has joined china, syria and south sudan as being among the countries doing least to tackle human trafficking, according to the us state departments latest annual trafficking in persons. Trafficking in persons is often linked to organized crime, and profit s from trafficking ent erprises help fuel other i l legal act1v1ty. Anti trafficking in persons law state peace and development. The growth of vase t r ansnational criminal networks supported in part by trafficking i n persons fosters official corruption and threatens the rule of law. The anti trafficking in persons revised law is expected to be approved by parliament in early 2018, said u khin maung kywel, police superintendent of the anti human trafficking police force. The anti trafficking in persons law was enacted in myanmar on in september 2005. Myanmar antitrafficking in persons law english human.
E 2551 2008 contains certain provisions on the measures in prevention and suppression of trafficking in women and children. Human trafficking is one of the most tragic human rights issues of our time. International and domestic law united states department. Myanmar is a source country for men, women, and children who are subjected to human. The act authorized the establishment of the state departments tip office and the presidents interagency task force to monitor and combat trafficking in persons to assist in the coordination of. They are also relevant to fight the human trafficking problems. Laws on human trafficking in india child trafficking defined as the procurement, recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of persons, legally or illegally, within or across borders, by means of threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability or of giving or receiving payments. Working in and across the six countries of the gms, etip is the largest anti trafficking programme of its kind, and comprises three pillar projects. Trafficking in persons law, enacted in september 2005, provides specific legal protections for victims of trafficking, including immunity from. Within the united states, the trafficking victims protection act of 2000, as amended, provides the tools to combat trafficking in persons both worldwide and domestically.
It calls for the implementation of the united nations protocol to prevent, suppress, and punish trafficking in persons, especially women and children hereafter, protocol, supplementing the united nations convention. It was also one of the first countries to establish a specialist. Vice president u henry van thio delivered a speech at the ceremony, saying that trafficking in persons was. The anti trafficking in persons law was established in myanmar in 2005 and myanmar was the first country in the mekong region to pass a comprehensive anti human trafficking law in line with international standards. This law shall be called the anti trafficking in persons law. Before enacted this law, there are 10 legislations in place already. Antitrafficking in per sons and anti smuggling of migrants act 2007 arrangement of sections pa rt i preliminary section 1. Noting that myanmar passed an anti trafficking in persons law in september 2005 that covers sexual exploitation, forced labor, slavery, servitude and debt bondage, the release said during the year, the government prosecuted 426 traffickers in 203 cases under the new law and identified 844 victims.
Myanmar prohibits sex and labor trafficking through its 2005 anti trafficking in persons law, which prescribes criminal penalties that are sufficiently stringent and commensurate with those prescribed for. The preaward compliance certification, which applies to any portion of a. Countering trafficking in persons democracy, human. Countertrafficking in persons act kenya law reports. Directorategeneral for development and cooperation europeaid migration and home affairs study on case law relating to trafficking in human beings for labour exploitation. The trafficking of persons prevention, protection and. Where do trafficked persons come from and how are they exploited. Celebration of this event was started in 20 although myanmar enacted the anti trafficking in persons law on th september 2005. Antitrafficking in per sons act of 2003 1 an act to institute policies to eliminate trafficking in persons especially women and children, establishing the necessary institutional mechanisms for the protection and support of trafficked persons, providing penalties for. The 2019 trafficking in persons report is available in pdf and html formats. Myanmar s government has undertaken a number of initiatives to combat human trafficking.
Tackling human traffickingin the greater mekong subregion. In 2005, myanmar enacted the anti trafficking in persons law, which outlines penalties of between five years and life in prison. Human trafficking in mya nmar despite recent governmental actions to curb modern day slavery in myanmar, human trafficking remains a common practice throughout the country. Asianlii databases myanmar laws anti trafficking in persons law state peace and development council law no 52005. It is also hoped that criminal law and other practitioners may be able to learn from the actual cases which are presented, both by understanding that they.
Trafficking in children into the worst forms of child labour. Trafficking in persons from cambodia, lao pdr and myanmar to. Anti human trafficking taskforce selfevaluates the taskforce will try to find the weakness in the preventive measures we take for suppressing human trafficking, police lieutenant colonel thet naung said at an anti human trafficking day ceremony in nay pyi taw on september. This law regulates how myanmar combats trafficking.
Cambodia, lao pdr and myanmar, are the main pull factors that draw migrant workers to thailand. Under myanmar s 2005 anti trafficking in persons law, people who smuggle women and children were sentenced to at least 10 years or up to lifetime sentence or fine. Human trafficking is the second largest criminal industry worldwide with over 40 million people enslaved, and more than 70 percent of these being women and girls. United nations interagency project on human trafficking. I advise the anti human trafficking network on vot victims of trafficking case consultation, including the thai myanmar bilateral meeting on border cooperation on anti trafficking in persons bcatip mechanism to communicate with crossborder counterparts on case assistance and referral system. Rescued persons will be produced before a magistrate or child welfare committee in case of child victims. Legal remedies for victims of internal sex trafficking in myanmar. Antitrafficking revised law to be instituted global new light of. The 2005 anti trafficking in persons law criminalizes all forms of sex and labor trafficking using definitions that are generally consistent with international law.
This issue of myanmar laws contains six myanmar laws including the. The work on the unodc model law agains t trafficking in persons has been carried out by the organized crime and criminal justice section of the division for treaty affairs in cooperation with the anti human trafficking and migrant smuggling unit of the division for operations and the statistics and surveys. Busayapa srisompong human rights lawyer and founder. World visions end trafficking in persons etip programme, a regional anti trafficking programme is being implemented from, october 2011 to september 2016. Significant levels of corruption also contributes to the trafficking situation in myanmar, creating further difficulties for anti trafficking actors in the region. Commentary on cambodia anti trafficking law article 1 this article explains the general objective of this law. An act to provide for the prohibition of trafficking in persons, creation of offences, prosecution and punishment of offenders, prevention of the vice of trafficking in persons, protection of victims of trafficking in persons, and other related matters. In 2004, myanmar signed the united nations convention against transnational organized crime and protocol to prevent, suppress, and punish trafficking in persons palermo protocol, and in 2005, it enacted the anti trafficking in persons law, which. This law shall have jurisdiction on any person who commits any offence cognizable under this law in the union of myanmar, or on board a vessel or an aircraft registered under the existing law of the union of myanmar, or on a myanmar citizen or foreigner residing permanently in the. At the district level, the state government will appoint anti trafficking police officers and constitute anti trafficking units for one or more districts to rescue persons and investigate offences.
The 7th anti trafficking in persons day was held at the thingaha hotel in nay pyi taw yesterday. The amended law has been submitted to hluttaw and it is likely to be approved in early 2018, he said. The pdf is available as a complete onepiece file and as individual sections for easier download. His meticulous efforts to socialize zimbabwes 2014 anti trafficking law with community leaders and law enforcement officials and organize trainings and. This law shall have jurisdiction on any person who commits any offence cognizable under this law in the union of myanmar, or on board a vessel or an aircraft registered under the existing law of the. Prevailing law part ii council for antitrafficking in per sons and anti smuggling of migrants 6. Myanmar among worst places for human trafficking, us. The proposed rule changes exceed current state and federal law disclosure requirements with regard to human trafficking. Fraudulent recruitment agencies and criminal gangs are active perpetrators in the trafficking of myanmar nationals, and many victims are sold into exploitative situations by their. It splinters families, distorts global markets, undermines the rule of law, and spurs oth. The union of myanmar the state peace and development.
This law shall have jurisdiction on any person who commits any offence. The union of myanmar the state peace and development council the anti trafficking in persons law. Myanmar anti trafficking in persons law english free download as word doc. Can myanmars libraries help combat human trafficking. Myanmar laws definition of human trafficking derives from the.
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