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Human Trafficking & Modern-day Slavery In the early years of the 21st Century gvnet.com/humantrafficking/Barbados.htm
Barbados is a destination country for women
from the Dominican Republic, Guyana, and Jamaica trafficked for the purpose
of sexual exploitation; it is also a destination for men from China, India,
and Guyana trafficked for the purpose of labor exploitation in construction
and other sectors. Reports from 2005 indicated that girls and women within
Barbados and from other Caribbean countries were trafficked for the purpose
of domestic servitude. - U.S. State Dept
Trafficking in Persons Report, June, 2009 [full country report] |
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FEATURED ARTICLE *** Human trafficking in Caribbean Net News, www.caribbeannewsnow.com/caribnet/2005/03/18/trafficking.shtml [accessed 21 January 2011] Human
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ARCHIVES *** Human Rights
Reports » 2006 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2006/78879.htm [accessed 21 January 2011] TRAFFICKING
IN PERSONS
– The constitution and laws do not specifically prohibit trafficking in
persons. Although laws against slavery, forced labor or other crimes could be
applied, no trafficking cases were prosecuted. There were reports that
persons were trafficked to the country. A 2005 assessment
by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) stated that persons
were trafficked both to work as prostitutes and as domestic workers. Persons
also reportedly were trafficked to work in the construction and garment
industries, where they were subject to low wages and false contracts. The IOM
noted that in cases where trafficking may have occurred, the government
typically deported the persons suspected of being trafficked and failed to
investigate or prosecute the alleged traffickers. The government has no
dedicated facilities to assist victims and does not provide funding to
antitrafficking NGOs. No big role in human trafficking Tony Best, Nation News, 6/17/08 barpublish.bits.baseview.com/291942300309363.php [accessed 4 September 2011] NOT UNTOUCHED - But the island
didn't entirely escape unscathed. It was among the Caribbean countries the
report mentioned as accepting Guyanese as victims of human trafficking. "Reporting
from other (Caribbean) nations suggest Guyanese women and girls are
trafficked for sexual exploitation to neighbouring countries such as
Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Brazil, Suriname, Venezuela, and that Guyanese
men and boys are subject to labour exploitation in construction and
agriculture in these same countries. UN reviews Barbados' Human Rights report Nicholas -- Source:
www.barbadosadvocate.com/NewViewNewsleft.cfm?Record=30579 www.infosud.org/spip.php?breve297 [partial access 21 January 2011] With respect to
human trafficking, the UNHRC wanted to see more policy and legislative responses
to the problem to ensure that victims have access to the provision of support
and assistance. In addition, the State party should criminalise the
trafficking of human beings in consultations with CARICOM, the organisation
said. The Protection Project
- The www.protectionproject.org/human_rights_reports/report_documents/barbados.doc [accessed 2009] FACTORS
THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE TRAFFICKING INFRASTRUCTURE – An increase in tourism to the island nation has
reportedly resulted in an increase in sex tourism. Furthermore, the seaport
in the capital, Bridgetown, provides a steady demand for commercial sex. Regional 'hub' for trafficking www.nationnews.com/story/322339253697505.php [access date unavailable] The trafficking
of Guyanese women and girls to But Barbados isn't
alone in receiving Guyanese women and teenage girls for the sex trade,
according to the State Department. However, Barbados
wasn't singled out in the document for any special mention as a place that
was central to human trafficking in the Caribbean and Latin America. TACKLE ISSUE: - Earlier this year,
the island had to answer questions about trafficking when a United Nations
human rights panel examined the island's latest human rights report.
Barbados' representative told the experts that authorities back home were
trying to do something about it. Human Rights Committee Examines Issues
Concerning Human Trafficking, Juvenile Justice, Access To Legal Aid, As It
Concludes Review Of Report By Human Rights Committee, Eighty-ninth
Session, 2440th Meeting (AM), 22 March 2007 www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2007/hrct689.doc.htm [accessed 21 January 2011] Owing
to its geographical location, the So,
on the trafficking question, Barbados’ authorities had met with the Caribbean
Community (CARICOM) members and had evolved several initiatives, apart from
information campaigns. Among those had been the establishment of victim
protection programmes for the various jurisdictions involving all the
islands. Steps had also been taken to firm up a task force to deal with
scouting and exploration of the waters of the Caribbean Sea. The
matters had first been brought to the attention of the region at a meeting in
Guyana in April 2005, when the idea of mapping out a regional plan had come
into being. The region also had cooperation with the International
Organization of Migration. He
said, “It troubles us. What more can I say? We are working
actively on it. It is not yet a big problem… but it probably is
happening.” He added, “We are trying to nip it in the bud by
approaching it at a local and regional level.” Human trafficking in Caribbean Net News, www.caribbeannewsnow.com/caribnet/2005/03/18/trafficking.shtml [accessed 21 January 2011] Human trafficking
is a reality in Human trafficking
is a reality in BPW Barbados collaboration to prevent human trafficking Monica McNeil, At one time this article had been archived
and may possibly still be accessible [here] [accessed 4 September 2011] BPW Barbados
partners with the Bureau of Gender Affairs in a project sponsored by the
International Organization of Migration (IOM) since year 2005. IOM wanted to
alert the Barbadian Public as to the nature and characteristics of Human
Trafficking. It wanted to put Barbados on guard, to prevent the island from
being used as a point of distribution for human trafficking. A coalition was
formed, made up of representatives of the agencies/organizations. Planning
meetings were held. Three public campaigns were held in Speightswn, Oistins
and Bridgetown. In 2006, two officers of IOM came to the island and conducted
a workshop on Human Trafficking, its implications and ramifications. The
outcome of the workshop was that participants arranged to set up mechanisms
to do empirical research and to set up a watch- dog operation to scrutinize
events or actions that resembled human trafficking and report to IOM. Freedom House
Country Report - Political Rights: 1 Civil Liberties: 1 Status: Free 2009 Edition www.freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2009/barbados [accessed 26 June 2012] All
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