SC (05/2) 7 E Original: English SUPPLEMENTARY ITEM DRAFT RESOLUTION ON COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS Principal Sponsor Doris BARNETT Germany WASHINGTON D.C., 1 TO 5 JULY 2005

SUPPLEMENTARY ITEM ON COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS Draft Resolution by Doris Barnett, Germany The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly 1. Referring  to  the  resolution  on  the  subject  of  trafficking  in  human  beings  adopted  by  the OSCE  Parliamentary  Assembly  at  the  Annual  Session  in  Edinburgh  in  2004  and  calling  to mind the adoption of the OSCE Action Plan on Trafficking in Human Beings in July 2003; 2. Concerned  that  despite  continuous  political  efforts  over  the  past  ten  years  trafficking  in human beings, including children, continues to be a problem in the OSCE region; 3. Convinced  that  an  approach  to  combating  trafficking  in  human  beings  is  to  be  seen  in  an improvement of the living and working conditions of the potential victims; 4. Concerned  that  the  deeper  causes  of  trafficking  in  human  beings,  which  are  to  be  found first  and  foremost  in  the  countries  of  origin,  are  not  being  given  enough  consideration,  in particular  causes  such  as  poverty  and  unemployment,    weak  social  and    economic structures,  an  unstable  security  situation,  violence  against  women  and  children,  as  well  as discrimination, in particular as a result of gender, race, or ethnic background; 5. Aware  that  the  countries  of  destination,  too,  make  trafficking  in  human  beings  possible through  a  continuing  demand  for  sexual  exploitation  as  well  as  cheap  and  easily exploitable labour without social security protection; 6. Welcoming  the  Council  of  Europe  Convention  on  Action  against  Trafficking  in  Human Beings, the aim of which is to combat trafficking in human beings in all its forms, both at the  national  and  international  levels,  whether  there  is  a  connection  to  organized  crime  or not, to focus on the protection of victims, and to ensure  compliance with its provisions by the parties to the convention through independent monitoring mechanisms, The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly 7.    Calls upon the OSCE participating states to take effective measures in the countries of origin to combat the causes that result in victims of trafficking in human beings, among other things by engaging in close socio-economic cooperation, providing development assistance, expanding economic cooperation, promoting   the   creation   of   jobs   for   women,   in   particular   by   creating   favourable conditions for the start-up of small and medium-sized businesses, guaranteeing  freedom  of  association  for  employers  and  employees  as  well  as  freedom  of activity for such associations, 8.   Calls  upon  the    OSCE    participating    states  to    improve    school    and    career  training opportunities  as  well  as  access  to  the  labour  market  for  those  groups  that  are  threatened  by trafficking in human beings (children, women, ethnic minorities),

9.   Calls  upon  the  OSCE  participating  states,  as  well  as  the  countries  of  origin,  the  countries  of transit,  and  the  countries  of  destination  of  the  victims  of  trafficking  in  human  beings  to conclude  agreements  on  legal  and  police  cooperation  as  well  as  on  the  humanitarian aspects of this problem; 10. Calls  upon  the  OSCE  participating  states  to  help  create  public  awareness  of  the  problem through  information  campaigns  and  draw  media  attention  to  the  different  forms  of trafficking in human beings, focusing on specific target groups one at a time; 11. Calls  upon  the  OSCE  participating  states  to  sign  the  relevant  ILO  core  agreements,  if  this  has not been done already, and to implement and apply them at the national level with a  view to achieving a minimum standard of financial and social security for the working population; 12. Proposes  regular  evaluation  of  and  reporting  on  the  progress  being  made  in  implementing  the ILO   minimum   standards   in   the   OSCE   participating   states   with   a   view   to   promoting international cooperation in support of the realization of these minimum standards and, as such, effectively combating trafficking in human beings in a core area. 13. Appeals  to  all  OSCE  participating  states  to  sign  and  quickly  ratify  the  Council  of  Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings.

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