IN AFRICA
MIGRATION
FOR DEVELOPMENT
II. The strategic framework for managing migration
IN AFRICA
zz Develop awareness raising and information campaigns with a focus on certain types
of trafficking that are specifically relevant to their particular State and/or campaigns
aimed at specific groups deemed vulnerable to trafficking.
zz Prevent the exploitation of women and girls in line with international human rights
law, norms and standards, recognising the increased risk of trafficking that women
and girls face due to economic factors, conflict, post-conflict contexts and natural
disasters, and when they lack nationality and identity documents.
zz Enhance research and data collection efforts aimed at enhancing analysis of the
nature and extent of trafficking in persons within different States and regions.
zz Explore opportunities to put special procedures in place for citizens working
overseas, including limiting recruitment fees; introducing licensing requirements,
contract registration and review/approval mechanisms that only allow businesses
to send workers abroad once a contract is approved by the authorities; putting
in place measures to better secure the rights of workers, including frequent
labour inspections, due payment of wages, banning deductions from wages for
accommodation, and introducing severe ban periods and fines for employers who
violate labour requirements.
iii.
Protection
zz Put specific mechanisms in place to identify and respond to groups that are
particularly vulnerable to or at risk of being trafficked, including for children.
zz Have national referral mechanisms in place, and establish national networks
of specialised centres in order to identify, refer and provide gender-responsive
and culturally appropriate services to trafficked persons, which could include
stakeholders from government, civil society and international organisations.
zz Provide assistance and protection to trafficked persons, including medical care,
psychological assistance, reflection and recovery periods, employment, education,
reintegration and/or resettlement programmes, paying for travel expenses, legal
assistance, access to compensation and remedies and accommodation.
zz Develop national protocols or standard operating procedures on victim
identification, assistance, and protection, including victims who have special
vulnerabilities or needs.
zz Member States must prioritise the best interest of the child and provide a continuum
of care and support for all unaccompanied and separated migrant children, including
trafficked children, to ensure they have access to key services including education,
family tracing and well-functioning, professional guardianship systems.
zz Provide training for various actors on identification and referral of trafficked persons,
including to criminal justice practitioners, immigration officials, border guards,
labour inspectors, social workers.
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