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Teema: Info Austrias toimuva inimkaubanduse teemalise koverentsi kohta
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Kirjutan teile Austria Suursaatkonnast, et edastada info 13. oktoobril
Austrias toimuva inimkaubanduse teemalise konverentsi kohta.
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Austria Suursaatkond Tallinnas
Kristiina Kivilaan
Vambola 6, 10114 Tallinn
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Vienna Conference on combatting Trafficking in Human Beings
No Future for Trafficking
Concept Note
Combating human trafficking is, in most cases, reactive rather than proactive: perpetrators are
tracked down, proceedings are conducted, victims are supported and data is collected. In
addition, the manifestations of human trafficking are changing rapidly with current world
events as well as the advance in digitalisation. As a result, we are facing new challenges. At the
same time, however, new opportunities are emerging to pre-empt perpetrators and protect
vulnerable populations. For instance, with new digital campaigns, such as for displaced persons
from Ukraine, we are increasingly able to warn of the dangers of trafficking. The question
remains: What developments are yet to come and what possibilities do we have to counteract
human trafficking at all levels in order to ensure a future without this grave violation of human
rights?
With the title "No Future for Trafficking", the Vienna Conference on Combatting Trafficking in
Human Beings will attempt to move from reaction to action. Held annually on the occasion of
the EU Anti-Trafficking Day, this year's conference aims to build on the themes of the last three
years - digitalisation, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the financial aspects of trafficking - to
identify how human trafficking will develop in the future and how it can be prevented. This
year's conference will once more take place in a hybrid format; physically, at the Vienna School
of International Studies as well as virtually, to allow as many experts as possible to participate.
Consisting of one panel discussion and five thematic workshops (two of which are due to the
current situation dedicated to the Ukraine and displaced persons from this country), the event
seeks to find out how anti-trafficking stakeholders can stay one step ahead of perpetrators. To
guarantee a comprehensive approach, the event will engage intergovernmental institutions,
international organisations, NGOs, and representatives from business and academia.
The fight against human trafficking has been a priority of Austrian foreign policy since the
establishment of the Task Force on combating Human Trafficking in 2004. The Task Force has
organised the conference since 2007 and is again being held in cooperation with the Vienna
Institute for International Dialogue and Cooperation (VIDC), the International Organization for
Migration (IOM), the OSCE and once again with the Principality of Liechtenstein.
Workshop 1
Smuggled, Trafficked, Persecuted? Structural Vulnerabilities and Protection Gaps in
Migration and Asylum Processes (English)
Moderation: Isabella Chen, LEFÖ-IBF; Katie Klaffenböck, International Organization for Migration
(IOM)
Experts: Heather Komenda, International Organization for Migration; Petya Nestorova, Council
of Europe; Karoline Preißler, Austrian Federal Office for Immigration and Asylum; Evelyn Probst,
LEFÖ-IBF; Martin Stiller, European Migration Network
The primary objective in terms of anti-trafficking prevention measures is to address the root
causes that lead to predicaments and vulnerabilities. The risk of exploitation and human
trafficking exists for all those groups that have already experienced marginalization and
discrimination prior to their flight and migration. These groups include women, children, the
chronically ill and people with disabilities, the elderly, those affected by racism, Rom*nja and
LGBTIQ+. Vulnerabilities are composed of an interplay of structural and socio-economic factors.
In particular, migration practices, laws, or policies can be the source of such structural problems.
These vulnerabilities can become acute in a short period of time during states of political
emergency and turmoil. Most recent examples include the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in
Ukraine. This workshop will discuss precisely these issues of structural protection gaps for
migrants and displaced persons in a global and European context, with a focus on the EU and
Austria. In a panel of national and international experts, we will discuss ways to protect migrants
from exploitation and trafficking in current migration systems.
Workshop 2
Labour Market Integration of Displaced Persons and Refugees as Prevention of
Human Trafficking for the Purpose of Labour Exploitation? (English)
Moderation: Maria Velizarova, Consultant; Nadja Schuster, Vienna Institute for International
Dialogue and Cooperation (VIDC)
Experts: Kateryna Cherepakha, Head of the NGO La Strada Ukraine; Zvezda Vankova,
Law Faculty, Lund University; Sarah Strobel, The Network — Companies integrate
displaced persons
Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine has caused a wave of displaced persons of over five
million people in just two months (24.2.-25.4.2022). In comparison, one million people fled to
Europe in the so-called "refugee year 2015". Displaced Persons are among the most vulnerable
groups targeted by people with criminal and exploitative intentions to make supposed offers
of help and work to them. Ukrainian displaced persons are composed of 90% women and
children, often with low levels of education, who are among the most vulnerable groups in the
context of trafficking.
In addition to covering basic needs, easy, direct access to work and the labour market is of
great importance for the prevention of trafficking for labour exploitation. The easier the access
to work and the more successful the labour market integration, the less "attractive" are dubious
job offers or irregular employment opportunities. In this workshop, international experts will
discuss how displaced persons can be supported in their labour market integration and what
contribution the state and the private sector can make to this.
Workshop 3
New Forms of Exploitation – Forced Criminality, including Identity Fraud and other
fraudulent Acts (German)
Moderation: Manfred Buchner, MEN VIA
Experts: Silke Albert, UNODC; Psychosocial advisor LEFÖ-IBF; Psychosocial advisor MEN VIA
Victims of trafficking are highly vulnerable to exploitation. Once trapped by traffickers, the
technologies of the 21st century drastically increase opportunities to exploit victims in a
targeted manner. Identity abuse and theft, as well as fraudulent actions are some of the ways
in which those technologies can be used. For example, victims can be pressured, threatened,
or misled into signing contracts. Forcing trafficking victims to commit crimes is a way for
criminals to make victims liable and discourage them from seeking protection.
How is trafficking for the purpose of forced criminality actually conducted? Who are the
potential victims and how can new forms of exploitation be prevented in the age of
digitalisation?
Workshop 4
Safe Places for Trafficked Children? Promising Practices of Specialized Shelters for
Children (English)
Moderation: Astrid Winkler, ECPAT Austria; Helmut Sax, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of
Fundamental and Human Rights.
Experts: Najat M’jid, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General on Violence against
Children; Olivier Peyroux, Director of Centre „Koutcha“ for underage victims of Human Trafficking,
France; BBU (Austrian refugee support agency)
The establishment of a shelter for child victims of human trafficking in Austria is already
underway. Given the ongoing war in Ukraine and the millions of displaced persons (including
children), this matter is of great importance. The purpose of this workshop is to identify
promising practices from already existing (international) models for shelters for trafficked
children and relevant child protection systems, and to discuss the implications of lessons
learned for the process in Austria and other countries.
Workshop 5
Displaced Persons from Ukraine – a Business Model? (German)
Trafficking in Human Beeings with a Focus on Ukraine from a Police Perspective
Moderation: Gerald Tatzgern, Bundesministerium für Inneres (BMI); Horst Schiller,
Bundeskriminalamt (BKA)
Experts: Christian Wehrschütz, ORF-Correspondent; Ilias Chatzis, Chief Human Trafficking
and Migrant Smuggling (UNODC); Kataryna Bobal, BBU
Due to the Russian war of aggression, displaced persons from Ukraine are particularly targeted
by criminal organisations, according to information from Europol. Women and children in
particular present ideal victims for the perpetrators as findings from other countries suggest.
They are exploited sexually and as labourers, but also for begging. Minors, especially
unaccompanied, who are sent to the EU by their families should be at the centre of all efforts.
Particular attention needs to be paid at borders, at arrival, reception and registration centres,
mass accommodation facilities, as well as train stations. In these places, perpetrators will try to
recruit their victims. Preventive measures will serve as a tool to raise awareness among the
displaced of the ever-increasing danger that Ukrainian women and children could become
victims of human trafficking.