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BSPC Working Group on Trafficking in Human Beings 2009-2011

The BSPC Working Group on Civil Security, especially trafficking in human beings, presented its Final Report and Policy Recommendations to the 20th BSPC in Helsinki 28-30 August 2011.

The Working Group was chaired by Line Barfod, MP, Denmark. André O Dahl, MP, Norway, and Johan Linander, MP, Sweden, were Vice Chairmen.

Presentations from the Working Group meetings can be found on the right-hand side. The Working Group issued a number of questions to governments, to trade unions and others. The questions and the answers received can be found under “Other Documents”. Reports and other texts by the Working Group are also found to the right.

The BSPC Standing Committee in November 2011 appointed two Co-Rapporteurs on Trafficking in Human Beings: Mr Johan Linander, MP and Vice Chair of the Swedish Riksdag’s Standing Committee on Justice and Mr André Oktay Dahl, MP and Vice Chair of the Norwegian Storting’s Standing Committee on Justice. After having retired from their home parliaments, the BSPC Standing Committee appointed Mr Thomas Stritzl, MP from the German Bundestag as new rapporteur. The mandate of the rapporteurs is to follow developments within this subject area and to follow-up the implementation of recommendations of the Working Group. Their reports can be found on the webpage of the Rapporteur on Trafficking in Human Beings.

The Working Group held its inaugural meeting in Copenhagen on 3 february 2010. The Group discussed its mandate, objectives and working methods. Its main focus will be trafficking in human beings, understood as a form of modern slavery and exploitation. Eva Biaudet, former OSCE Special Representative and Coordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, and Christer Pursiainen, Senior Advisor at CBSS, gave background presentations on trafficking and civil security.

The second meeting of the Working Group was held in the Swedish Parliament on 8 april. The meeting included a hearing of three experts in the field of Trafficking in Human Beings: Anna Ekstedt, Senior Advisor, CBSS Task Force against Trafficking in Human Beings; Lars Lööf, Head of Children´s Unit, CBSS; and Patrik Cederlöf, National Co-ordinator against Prostitution and Trafficking, the County Administrative Board of Stockholm. The hearing delivered extensive information on strategic as well as operational measures in the fight against Trafficking in Human Beings.

The economic aspects on trafficking in human beings was the overarching theme for the third meeting of the BSPC Working Group on Civil Security, which was convened in Oslo on 10 June. Guest speakers at the meeting were Mr Jan Austad, Norwegian National Coordinator on Trafficking in Human Beings, Mr Harald Bøhler, Head of the Oslo Police STOP Group, Ms Bjørg Norli, the Oslo Pro Centre, and Mr Sven-Erik Nagelgaard from the Norwegian criminal police.

Line Barfod presented a midterm report from the Working Group at the 19th BSPC in Mariehamn 30-31 August 2010. The report can be found under Related Information/Reports.

The fourth meeting of the BSPC Working Group on Civil Security/Trafficking in Hamburg 25 October 2010 centered on the victims of trafficking. Expert presentations were provided by i.a. Caroline O´Reilly, Head of the Special Action programme to Combat Forced Labour, the International Labour Office; experts from the Co-ordination Office against Trafficking in Women (KOOFRA), Hamburg; and Veronica Munk, TAMPEP ,European Network for HIV/STI Prevention among Migrant Sex Workers. The Working Group was also given a status report on the CBSS Task Force on Trafficking in Human Beings by Marta Bociek, Project Officer at the Task Force.

Trafficking in children and children at risk were the themes when the Working Group on Trafficking held its fifth meeting in Helsinki on 18 January 2011. Expert presentations were provided by Lars Lööf, Head of Children’s Unit, CBSS, Niraj Nathwani, European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, and Dr Venla Roth, Senior Officer, the Office of the Ombudsman for Minorities, Finland’s National Rapporteur on Trafficking in Human Beings. The WG also commenced deliberations on the political recommendations in its final report, to be presented at the 20th BSPC in Helsinki 28-30 August 2011.

The sixth meeting of the Working Group on Trafficking addressed Police, prosecution and the court of law when the group met in Riga on 4 March. Expert presentation were provided by Dimitrijs Trofimovs, Director of Sectoral Policy Department, Ministry of the Interior, Latvia, Arturs Vaišla, Head of Unit 3 for Fight against Trafficking in Human Beings and Soutenerism, the Organised Crime Combating Board, the State Police, Latvia, Aivars Bergmanis, Prosecutor of Specialized Prosecution Office to Combat Organized Crime and Other Specific Kinds of Crime, Prosecution General Office, Latvia, and Lasma Stabina, Senior Desk Officer of Policy Implementation Division, Sectoral Policy Department, the Ministry of the Interior, Latvia. The WG also discussed a first draft of political recommendations for its final report. The meeting was well covered by Latvian media.

The seventh and final meeting of the Working group was held in the Lithuanian Parliament on 16 June 2011. The meeting was devoted to awareness raising on trafficking, and the Working Group got information, experiences and inspiration from Ms Marianne Gulløv, External Communications Manager, the Body Shop, Mr Anthony Jay, Head of Media and Communications, CBSS Secretariat, and Ms Giedre Blazyte and Ms Ona Gustiene, Missing Persons Families Support Centre, Lithuania. The Working Group also finalized its political recommendations on trafficking, which will be included in the final report of the group and conveyed to the BSPC Drafting Committee as input to the 20th BSPC Draft Resolution.
Points of contact for the Working Group:

Thomas Fraser
Adviser
Nordic Council Secretariat
International Department
Stortinget, The Norwegian Parliament
Phone +47 23 31 35 91
Mobile +47 40 45 54 50
Fax +47 23 31 38 62
thomas.fraser@stortinget.no

Jan Widberg
Head of BSPC Secretariat
C/o Nordic Council
Ved Stranden 18
DK-1061 Copenhagen
Denmark
+45 24 699446
jw@norden.org

November 10, 2011

BSPC WG Trafficking Final Report in Print

The final report of the BSPC Working Group on Trafficking has just been released in a paper version. A limited number of copies are available thorugh the BSPC Secretariat. The report is also published in PDF format on the WG webepage.

June 16, 2011

Final Meeting of the BSPC WG on Trafficking

The seventh and final meeting of the Working Group was held in the Lithuanian Parliament on 16 June. The meeting was devoted to awareness raising on trafficking, and the Working Group got information, experiences and inspiration from Ms Marianne Gulløv, External Communications Manager, the Body Shop, Mr Anthony Jay, Head of Media and Communications, CBSS […]

March 5, 2011

Police action against Trafficking

Police, prosecution and the court of law were the main themes when the BSPC Working Group on Trafficking held its 6th meeting in Riga on 4 March. Expert presentation were provided by Dimitrijs Trofimovs, Director of Sectoral Policy Department, Ministry of the Interior, Latvia, Arturs Vaišla, Head of Unit 3 for Fight against Trafficking in […]

January 18, 2011

Child Trafficking in Focus

Trafficking in children and children at risk were the themes when the Working Group on Trafficking held its 5th meeting in Helsinki on 18 January. Expert presentations were provided by Lars Lööf, Head of Children’s Unit, CBSS, Niraj Nathwani, European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, and Dr Venla Roth, Senior Officer, the Office of the […]

October 26, 2010

WG Civil Security discusses Victim of Trafficking

The victims of trafficking in human beings were at the centre of deliberations at the fourth meeting of the BSPC Working Group on Civil Security/Trafficking in Hamburg 25 October. Expert presentations were provided by Caroline O´Reilly, Head of the Special Action programme to Combat Forced Labour, the International Labour Office; Veronica Munk, TAMPEP, European Network […]

June 14, 2010

WG Civil Security discusses economic aspects on Trafficking

The economic aspects on trafficking in human beings was the overarching theme for the third meeting of the BSPC Working Group on Civil Security, which was convened in Oslo on 10 June. Guest speakers at the meeting were Mr Jan Austad, Norwegian National Coordinator on Trafficking in Human Beings, Mr Harald Bøhler, Head of the […]

April 9, 2010

Hearing in the WG on Civil Security

The second meeting of the BSPC Working Group on Civil Security, especially Trafficking in Human Beings, was held in the Swedish Parliament on 8 April. The meeting included a hearing of three experts in the field of Trafficking in Human Beings: Anna Ekstedt, Senior Advisor, CBSS Task Force against Trafficking in Human Beings; Lars Lööf, […]

February 23, 2010

Victims of Trafficking Need Help, Not Rejection

”It is crucial that we start treating victims of trafficking as victims in need of help and assistance, not as illegal immigrants that should be kicked out of the country as soon as possible” said Line Barfod, Member of the Danish Parliament and Chairperson of the BSPC Working Group on Civil Security in her address […]

February 9, 2010

BSPC Launches Working Group on Civil Security

The BSPC Working Group on Civil Security held its inaugural meeting in Copenhagen on 3 February 2010. The Group discussed its mandate, objectives and working methods. Its main focus will be trafficking in human beings, understood as a form of modern slavery and exploitation. The Group can also address other aspects of civil security. Eva […]

November 27, 2009

New BSPC Working Groups

BSPC has just launched two new Working Groups. The Working Group on Civil Security, especially Trafficking, will be chaired by Line Barfod, Denmark. The Working Group on Integrated Maritime Policy, especially Infrastructure and Logistics, will be chaired by Jochen Schulte, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The Working Groups will commence their activities in early 2010. All BSPC member parliaments […]

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Reports

  • Final Report Speech at 20 BSPC August 2011
  • Final Report to 20th BSPC 2011
  • Midterm report to 19. BSPC 2010
  • Final report print version PDF

Documents

  • Members of the WG Civil Security 18.3.2010
  • Overview of International organizations Active in the Fight Against THB (April 2010)
  • Article by the WG in Balticness Journal Nov 2010
  • Briefing on WG for the CBSS TF THB 16.3.2010

Mandate

  • Mandate BSPC WG Civil Security

Presentations

  • Speech by Eva Biaudet at the 18th BSPC, Nyborg 2009
  • Presentation Pursiainen WG CS 1st Meet 3.2.2010
  • Presentation Anna Ekstedt WG CS 2nd Meeting 8.4.2010
  • Presentation Sven-Erik Nagelgaard WG CS 3rd Meet 10.6.2010
  • Presentation Veronica Munk WG CS 4th meet 25.10.2010
  • Presentation Nathwani WG CS 5th meet 18.1.2011
  • Presentation Venla Roth WG CS 5th meet 18.1.2011
  • Presentation Dimitris Trofimovs WG CS 6th meet 4.3.2011
  • Presentation Arturs Vaisla WG CS 6th meet 4.3.2011
  • Presentation Anthony Jay WG CS 7th meet 16.6.2011
  • Presentation Giedre Blazyte WG CS 7th meet 16.6.2011

Other Documents

  • Question 2010-03 about overall situation on Trafficking
  • Question 2010-05 to trade unions, employers
  • Question 2010-11 about trafficked persons
  • Question 2010-11 to trade Unions
  • Question 2011-02 about training of lawyers etc
  • Question 2011-03 about skilled personnel
  • Report by Denmark on THB March 2010
  • Report by Estonia on THB March 2010
  • Report by Finland on THB March 2010
  • Report by Hamburg on THB March 2010
  • Report by Latvia on THB March 2010
  • Report by Latvia on THB March 2011
  • Report by Lithuania on THB March 2010
  • Report by Mecklenburg-Vorpommern on THB March 2010
  • Report by Norway on THB March 2010
  • Report by Sweden on THB March 2010
  • Report Trade Unions June 2010
  • Answer by DK Govnmt Dec 2010 on reflection period
  • Answer by DK Govnmt Mar 2011 on cooperation on THB
  • Answer by DK Govnmt Mar 2011 on training for lawyers etc
  • Answer by DK Govnmt Mar 2011 on witness protection
  • Answer by DK Govnmt May 2010 on financing CBSS TF THB
  • Answer by FI Govnmt Mar 2011 on question 2011-02
  • Answer by LAT Govnmt Feb 2011 on question 2011-01
  • Answer by LAT Trade Union Confed Feb 2011 on question 2010-11
  • Answer by LIT Govnmt Mar 2011 on overall question on THB
  • Answer by Me-Vo Govnmt Jan 2011 on question 2011-01
  • Answer by NCM on NC new quiz Feb 2011
  • Answer by NCM on NC quiz E48 2010 ENG
  • Answer by NO Govnmt Feb 2011 on question 2011-01
  • Answer by NO Govnmt Nov 2010 on financing CBSS TF THB
  • Answer by NO Trade Union Congress Feb 2011on question 2010-11
  • Answer by SWE Govnmt Feb 2011 on question 2011-02
  • Answer by DK Govnmt May 2011 on retaining personnel
  • Answer by Sch-Hol Minister April 2011 on quiz from Amtsberg
  • Answer by Hamburg Govnmt on quiz on THB June 2011
  • Answer by Hamburg Govnmt on quiz on Victims 2011

Keep in touch

BSPC Secretary General Bodo Bahr | Schlossgartenallee 15 | 19061 Schwerin | Germany | +49 171 5512557 | bodo.bahr@bspcmail.net

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