Reducing labour exploitation of children and women: Combating trafficking in the Greater Mekong Subregion, Phase II

Development Objective: To contribute to the elimination of labour exploitation of children and women, and in particular the trafficking of children and women in the GMS, through the development, implementation and monitoring of effective and integrated sub-regional and national strategies and actions. Purpose: To substantially reduce trafficking in children and women for labour exploitation through the development, implementation and monitoring of effective and integrated sub-regional and national programmes and strategies. Immediate Objective 1: By the end of the project, multi-national/bilateral, national and/or local frameworks, structures, policies, processes and capacity to address trafficking in children and women within a broader migration framework will have been developed and strengthened. (Multi-national/bilateral, National and/or Local Policies: Capacity Building) Immediate Objective 2: By the end of the project, the knowledge base relating to trafficking and labour migration will have been supplemented with new and updated information. (Knowledge Base) Immediate Objective 3: By the end of the project, the general public, key project stakeholders and the project’s target groups (children and young women) in the five countries will have been better informed and mobilized to prevent trafficking in children and women. (Advocacy and Mobilization) Immediate Objective 4: By the end of the project, source-side and destination side vulnerability factors will have been identified and reduced through direct assistance, and the most effective interventions will have been replicated for amplified reach. (Direct Assistance)

Project symbol

RAS/03/04/UKM

Admin unit

RO-Asia and the Pacific

Start date

01/05/2003

End date

31/10/2008

Total allocation

11274052

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

11274052

Development Partners

United Kingdom, Department for International Development

Country/Countries

Asia and the Pacific - regional

Outcomes

Skills Development