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COMBATING HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN THE UAE
Treats human trafficking as part of organized crime Criminal prosecution for offenders Penalties range from six months to life in prison Financial fines from about 100,000 to one million
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Federal Law 51 (2006)
NCCHT established in 2007. Supports and implements Federal Law 51 Acts as a coordinating body at federal and local levels Committee first had 12 members – now increased to 20 Members from various ministries, police, judiciary and NGOs
National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking
Cases/Traffickers/Victims (2013)
EmirateCasesTraffickersVictims
ABU DHABI 395
DUBAI 82610
SHARJAH 6117
AJMAN 242
TOTAL195024
Case history
1020
43
58
3747
19
010203040506070
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
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Convictions (2007-2013)
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
5 6
35
5
19
31
12
National Strategy
‘Five Ps’ strategy – shift from four-pillar strategyo Preventiono Prosecutiono Punishmento Protectiono Promotion (of international cooperation)
PUBLIC AWARENESS
PUBLIC AWARENESS
Victim protection
Five holistic shelters for victims
Dubai Foundation for Women and Children – established in 2007
Under the umbrella of the UAE Red Crescent Authority, Ewa’a – Shelter for Women and Children, Abu Dhabi, opened in 2008
Two more shelters opened in Sharjah & Ras Al Khaimah in 2010
Male shelter opened in January 2013 to help prospective victims
PROMOTION (of international cooperation)
May 2007 – ratified the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime (2000)
Ratified the United Nations Protocol to prevent, suppress and punish trafficking in persons, especially women and children (Palermo Protocol)
Signed agreements with several labour-exporting countries to regulate the flow of workforce
Part of the 20-member Group of Friends United Against Human Trafficking
2013 – formal member of the Bali Process and its Ad Hoc Group to address human trafficking
PROMOTION (of international cooperation)
Donated $15 million to support the UN.GIFT Signed the Declaration on the Global Efforts to
Combat Trafficking in Persons in New York 2011 Collaboration with the International Training
Centre of the Republic of Belarus Cooperation with IOM, ILO and UNODC Part of Arab strategy to build national capacity
to combat human trafficking UN Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons,
especially women and children, visiting UAE
Dissemination of information
Annual report evolution
2008 report50 pages
2013-2014 report115 pages
www.nccht.gov.ae
Challenges
Majority of UAE’s workforce is made up of foreigners
Better coordination between worker-sending and worker receiving countries
Labour versus sexual exploitation Responsibility of private sector Private-public sector cooperation
Conclusion
The UAE admits existence of the problem in the country, like many others in the world
Government is committed to cooperating with the international community to check human trafficking
Action plan to counter human trafficking has yielded results
Realizes it needs to do more, and is keen to intensify its efforts.
Thank You