Interdepartmental Working Group on Trafficking in Persons explained
The Interdepartmental Working Group on Trafficking in Persons (IWG-TIP) was the body responsible for the development of public policy related to human trafficking in Canada[1] until the organization was replaced by the Human Trafficking Taskforce in June 2012.[2] The IWG-TIP was established in 1999 and was co-chaired by the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development and the Department of Justice.[3] Seventeen agencies and departments of the Government of Canada participated in the working group.[4] The group produced a pamphlet in 14 languages with the intention of educating at-risk women about how they might avoid being trafficked.[5] This pamphlet was distributed internationally.[6] The IWG-TIP promoted the idea that victims of human trafficking should be primarily served by community organizations.[7] In 2004, the IWG-TIP was mandated to create a national anti-human-trafficking plan, and both politicians and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) proceeded to remind the IWG-TIP of this unfulfilled mandate for the following eight years.[8] The IWG-TIP continued to promise to establish such a plan throughout these years.[9] On March 31, 2004, the IWG-TIP website was updated to state that it was having a meeting with academics and NGOs "to discuss various elements of a potential federal anti-trafficking strategy," but no more updates were made to the website over the following four years.[10]
Notes and References
- Book: 2610. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2008. Jeffrey T. Bergner. Diane Publishing. 2008. 978-1437905229.
- Web site: Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution, and Child Pornography . 2 . . October 5, 2012 . October 21, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131022054200/http://rightsofchildren.ca/wp-content/uploads/CCRC-Response-to-List-of-Issues-on-OPSC.pdf . October 22, 2013 .
- Book: 99. Combatting Trafficking in Persons: A Handbook for Parliamentarians. United Nations. 2009. 16.
- Book: 82–83. Toolkit to Combat Trafficking in Persons. United Nations. 2008. 978-9211337891.
- News: View Magazine. Human Traffic: Foreign Girls are Paying for Canada's Laxed Laws. June 24–30, 2004. November 28, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131203003804/http://www.viewmag.com/view-story.php?id=2075. December 3, 2013. dead.
- Web site: Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling. May 23, 2013. Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development. November 28, 2013.
- Book: 379. The Voices of NGOs: Demand and Supply for Protection Services for Victims of Trafficking. Jacqueline Oxman-Martinez. Jill Hanley . Marie Lacroix . Presses de l'Université du Québec. 2008. 978-2760519886.
- Web site: 2012 Trafficking in Persons Report: Canada Chapter. 2012. United States Department of State. November 27, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20140110223151/http://canada.usembassy.gov/key-reports/trafficking-in-persons-report/2012-trafficking-in-persons-report-canada-chapter.html. January 10, 2014. dead.
- Web site: UBC Legal Expert Releases Canada's First Stats on Foreign Human Trafficking Victims. October 28, 2008. University of British Columbia. November 28, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131207193953/http://www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/media/releases/2008/mr-08-143.html. December 7, 2013. dead.
- News: Toronto Sun. Canada turns its back on victims: 'If you compare what the U.S. is doing to what Canada is doing, it's shameful'. Tamara Cherry. October 1, 2008. November 28, 2013.
