It will also be crucial to secure the presence of adequate political will to prioritise legislative time, enable post-legislative scrutiny, and – crucially – provide financial resources to tackling this issue. ![]() In fact, the lessons that can be drawn can be placed into six categories.Įnsuring that commitment derives from the top levels of Government will be central to the success of the NCCT. Doing so, we found that whilst some major factors inevitably contribute to the exacerbation of human trafficking – for instance, an economic downturn, or labour laws that hinder refugee workers’ access to good paying, lawful jobs – we learned that there are steps Governments can practically take to address the issues in the system. In our work to support Sudan’s National Committee for Combatting Trafficking (NCCT), we have looked to build a comparative study of anti-trafficking measures, drawing from international examples. That is what I have learnt from my experience collaborating with GPG’s anti-modern slavery team, as we have looked to identify best practice and areas of learning to help combat this heinous crime. ![]() The result is a system that misses victims and allows criminality to continue. ![]() Human trafficking is a faceless crime with millions of faces.īy this I mean that millions of people are still unable to identify victims of trafficking adequately and effectively and, cruelly, too many victims of trafficking do not themselves recognise the abhorrent nature of their plight. GPG Associate Gavin Callaghan reflects on challenges to this task and lessons learnt from our collaborations and work. Our anti-modern slavery team have recently been studying the sorts of mechanisms legislatures and governments can put in place to tackle human trafficking at the national and regional levels.
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