Employment, vocational training opportunities and migration policy measures to prevent and reduce trafficking in women in Albania, Moldova and Ukraine (Phase II)

Overall Aim: This second phase of the project (1 April 2006 to 31 March 2008) will continue tackling the issue of the combat against trafficking in human beings in Albania, Moldova and Ukraine from a long-term perspective. It is designed to strengthen national capacity in implementing the National Action Plan Against Trafficking in Human Beings, and stresses the gender and labour dimensions of trafficking. It proposes measures addressing the root causes of trafficking through awareness raising, socio-economic support services and better migration management. It intends to build on ongoing ant-trafficking initiatives in the country that have been initiated by the ILO as well as initiatives undertaken by other international and national organizations. Objectives of the 2nd phase Overall, the second phase will follow the same line of work as the first phase, but since the project developed at a different pace in each country, some of the outputs will be implemented only in one or two countries. Immediate objective 1. At the end of the project, the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, other relevant national institutions, and tripartite partners would have strengthened capacities to prevent and reduce trafficking into labour exploitation of women at risk. The objective will be achieved through technical assistance and guidance provided to the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs and relevant social partners in improving national legislation, policy, administration and practical measures for management of labour migration. Immediate objective 2. At national level, gender sensitiveness of migration policies and its linkages with vocational training and employment policies would have been improved. Immediate objective 3. At national level, the information on labour migration and trafficking in women disseminated among specialists in migration and countering trafficking, as well as the general public. Immediate objective 4. At the community level a pilot project, integrated to the national employment and training strategy, would have been developed and established in a selected community. Immediate objective 5. At the end of the project, between 40 and 80 women victims of trafficking in each country would have been identified and provided with vocational training or micro-enterprise development training in the selected city or community. Target groups and beneficiaries Target group - Potential victims of trafficking or identified as actual victims of trafficking with the main emphasis on young women. The age group covered will range between the ages of 14 to 32 years old. With regards to the kind of labour they have been forced to do, consideration will be directed towards a larger range of labour exploitation rather than prostitution and/or pornography-related work. Direct Beneficiaries At least 200 to 250 (40 to 100 per country) at-risk individuals (mainly women) including victims of trafficking assisted through community outreach activities in the chosen project locations. They will receive personal support (vocational training counseling and referrals for specialized micro-enterprise development services) through the National Referral Mechanism. They will benefit from one of the following forms of economic empowerment assistance: employment, vocational and life skills training, business development funding and related activities. Indirect beneficiaries At least 150 to 300 (50 to 200 per country) government officials, representatives of workers’ and employers’ organizations as well as NGOs will benefit from the capacity building activities of the project.

Project symbol

RER/05/04/IRL

Admin unit

DWT/CO-Budapest

Start date

01/04/2006

End date

31/10/2008

Total allocation

918094

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

918094

Development Partners

Ireland, Irish Aid

Country/Countries

Central and Eastern Europe

Outcomes

Labour Migration