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SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
G/TIP FOR SHEREEN FARAJ 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG KWMN PK
SUBJECT:  SUBMISSION OF G/TIP PROPOSALS -- PAKISTAN 
 
REF: Islamabad 1776 
 
¶1.  SUMMARY: Following are summaries of three anti-trafficking in 
persons proposals received by Embassy Islamabad for consideration 
for funding from G/TIP-managed FY07 funds to strengthen Pakistan's 
efforts in combating trafficking in persons.  As requested, post 
forwarded the original proposals to G/TIP program analyst Shereen 
Faraj by unclassified e-mail.  END SUMMARY. 
 
¶2.  Pakistan is a Tier 2 country.  The government is making strong 
efforts to combat trafficking in persons through increased 
prosecution of traffickers, protection of victims and the prevention 
of trafficking.  As detailed in recent TIP reports, Pakistan is a 
source, transit, and destination country, particularly prone to 
cross-border trafficking activities along its porous borders with 
Afghanistan and India.  The GOP has demonstrated political will to 
combat this problem in partnership with NGOs and international 
organizations, but lacks the necessary resources. 
 
¶3.  The projects summarized below address critical trafficking 
issues and deficiencies noted in Pakistan's TIP report and are 
designed to improve public awareness as well as strengthen victim 
protection and assistance services.  They are action-oriented, with 
direct application to improving Pakistan's response to TIP.  The 
three applications are from reputable, highly respected 
organizations with a demonstrated record of commitment to and 
experience in combating trafficking in persons as well as proven 
capacity to implement USG-supported anti-trafficking projects.  The 
Mission has worked with all three organizations.  In addition, we 
consulted with UNIFEM regarding an impressive regional project that 
they planned to present directly to the G/TIP office in the 
Department, as per the rules governing regional proposals. 
 
 
PROPOSAL 1:  International Organization for Migration (IOM) 
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¶1.  Name of Applicant:  International Organization for Migration 
 
¶2.  Requested funding amount:  USD 212,205 (all USG resources) 
 
¶3.  Project Title:  "CREATION OF COUNTER HUMAN TRAFFICKING DISTRICT 
TASK FORCES AND SUPPORT TO THE FEDERAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY 
ANTI-TRAFFICKING UNITS" 
 
¶4. Project Duration: 12 months 
 
¶5. Project Abstract: 
 
This project, developed in partnership with the Federal 
Investigation Agency, has a national and district level focus.  It 
strengthens the capacity of all stakeholders and builds a common 
platform in those districts in Pakistan known as source and transit 
destinations for victims of trafficking. The districts have been 
selected according to the IOM report 'Collection and Compilation of 
Human Trafficking Data' in Pakistan.  Additionally, the project will 
provide technical, rehabilitative, and procurement support to the 
seven Anti-Trafficking Units located in Pakistan. 
 
The project will strengthen counter trafficking interventions in 
prevention and protection through developing indigenous 
institutional capacity within the stakeholder framework. The 
integrated approach between stakeholders will create an informed 
community from the top down and facilitate a vigilant reporting 
mechanism in conjunction with the available referral support for 
victims of trafficking. Furthermore, it will supplement existing 
information networks for the established ATUs of Federal 
Investigation Agency (FIA) on trafficking.  The capacity of the FIA 
ATUs will be enhanced to respond to the needs of informed 
communities through the provision of much-needed linkages among its 
ATUs and support to help make them functional and to have a greater 
impact. 
 
Twelve taskforce committees will be formed in the districts 
notorious as source and transit locales for TIP, led by a focal 
non-governmental organization (NGO).  A training of trainers (TOT) 
manual specific to the Pakistan context for training the taskforce 
committee will be developed and the training will be provided by 
IOM. The same training will consequently be replicated by the focal 
NGOs six times each in their respective district. The taskforce 
meetings will serve as monitoring body against TIP in these 
districts. 
 
Goal 
 
To effectively curtail human trafficking in Pakistan by 
strengthening the capacity of the Anti-Trafficking Units nationally, 
and creating linkages between stakeholders through the establishment 
of a taskforce in the most vulnerable districts of the country. 
 
Objectives 
 
--To assist in establishment of District Task Force (DTF) comprised 
of Law enforcement agencies, local NGOs, and other stakeholders 
--To develop a Pakistan specific manual from existing IOM materials 
and local resources for TOT on Prevention, Protection and 
Prosecution for DTF Members 
--To support training of stakeholders by DTF in 12 districts 
--To assist FIA in increasing the capacity of the ATUs 
 
IOM will develop a training manual on all aspects of trafficking 
with a specific focus on identification of victim, trafficker, 
protection mechanisms, prevention methodologies, outreach 
activities, reporting to FIA officials, and prosecution of 
trafficker under the national legislation. The manual will be 
adapted from existing IOM materials.  The task force members will be 
provided TOT on the manual. The focal organization of taskforce will 
be supported to conduct the same training at the grassroots level. 
The Task Forces in the districts will comprise of the stakeholders 
already supported the previous IOM campaign in these districts, such 
as NGOs, local government representatives (Nazim), law enforcement 
agencies, FIA (not present in all these districts), local religious 
scholars (Imams), local school teachers, and the local elite. There 
will be 8-10 members. This Task Force will be the direct link to the 
community and prove to be an efficient and comprehensive tool in 
location and identification of the trafficker, recruiter and 
victims. 
 
The project will evaluate the success of the project activities and 
monitor the growing capacity of these stakeholders in the targeted 
areas through participation in monthly meetings and the rate at 
which victims/aggressors are being referred to the Shelter Homes. 
The project will also spark independent activity and debate within 
the NGO sector and create indigenous capacity within them to develop 
and propose locally conceived counter trafficking initiatives in the 
future. 
 
PROPOSAL 2: 
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¶1.  Name of Applicant:  United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime 
(UNODC) 
 
¶2.  Requested funding amount:  USD 295,000 (all USG) 
 
¶3.  Project Title:  "Increasing the number of 
investigations and prosecutions of trafficking in persons in 
Pakistan" 
 
¶4. Project Duration: 2 years 
 
¶5. Project Abstract: 
 
Pakistan has been identified as a destinations country for women and 
children from Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Iran, Myanmar, 
Nepal, the Philippines, Russia, Tajikistan, Thailand, and other 
countries of Central Asia. They are trafficked to Pakistan to work 
in farming, fishing and the sex industry.  Pakistan is also a 
country of transit for East Asians and Bangladeshis traveling 
westward to the Middle East. People are smuggled to Europe and the 
Middle East through Pakistan's remote border regions with 
Afghanistan and Iran. 
 
The Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan prohibits all forms 
of forced labor and traffic in human beings. Trafficking has been 
criminalized by the Prevention and Control of Human Trafficking 
Ordinance. The ordinance defines "human trafficking" as "obtaining, 
securing, selling, purchasing, recruiting, detaining, harboring, or 
receiving a person, notwithstanding his implicit or explicit 
consent, by the use of coercion, kidnapping, abduction or by giving 
or receiving any payment or benefit, or sharing or receiving a shore 
for such person's subsequent transportation out of or into Pakistan 
by any means whatsoever." 
 
However, the implementation of the Prevention and Control of Human 
Trafficking Ordinance remains insufficient and penalties low. This 
has been recognized in the Pakistan Action Plan for Combating Human 
Trafficking of December 2005. This project aims to support the 
implementation of the Action Plan as well as the Prevention and 
Control of Human Trafficking Ordinance through strengthening the 
capacity of government law enforcement, prosecution and other 
criminal justice institutions as well as civil society responses to 
prevent, investigate and prosecute cases of human trafficking as 
well as protect victims in line with the requirements of the 
Trafficking Protocol. 
 
Projected outcomes: 
 
By the end of the project, an assessment report will be prepared on 
the trafficking in human beings in Pakistan. In the report, baseline 
data is compared with data collected at the end of the project. In 
addition to information identifying the main trafficking trends, the 
report includes recommendations on the policies for combating human 
trafficking, the infrastructure and referral mechanisms. 
By the end of the project, a training program designed for criminal 
justice practitioners and victim service providers on trafficking in 
persons in Pakistan. Particular emphasis is paid to prevention and 
prosecution of trafficking crimes and protection of victims. A 
minimum of 5 training seminars carried out within the operational 
anti-trafficking units, the Task Force on Human Trafficking, 
specialized prosecutors, selected judges in hotspot areas as well as 
respective national education institutions. 
By the end of the project, a computer-based training program 
designed for front-line law enforcement on trafficking in persons in 
Pakistan.   Main activities:   by the end of the 13th month, 
establishment of CBT centers, including the provision of hardware 
and software; by the end of the 16th month, designing three training 
modules anti-human trafficking; by the end of the 18th month, the 
CBT concept and methodology introduced to selected national law 
enforcement education institutions; by the end of the 22nd month, 
adopting the CBT training program as part of the current training 
curricula. 
By the end of the project, a law enforcement operation carried out 
by the operational anti-trafficking units together with relevant 
stakeholders to improve the identification and referral of victims 
as well as increase the number of investigations and prosecutions of 
trafficking cases. 
By the end of the project, international contacts identified and 
established for the exchange of information with the appropriate 
governmental and non-governmental organizations and agencies, with a 
focus on investigation, prosecution and victim protection in 
significant origin, transit and destination countries. 
By the end of the project, a National Forum convened with all 
relevant stakeholders to review progress made and to make 
recommendation on the implementation of the Action Plan for 
Combating Human Trafficking. 
 
PROPOSAL 3:   Ministry of Interior, Government of Pakistan 
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¶1.  Name of Applicant:  Ministry of Interior (GOP) 
 
¶2.  Requested funding amount:  USD  154,000  (all USG) 
 
¶3.  Project Title:  "Fully Implementing the MOI's Migration 
Management Cell" 
 
¶4. Project Duration: 2 years 
 
¶5. Project Abstract: 
 
The Ministry of Interior has established a Migration Management Cell 
which will work as a nerve centre to coordinate data from all 
agencies.  The data warehouse will constitute information on legal 
and illegal migrants; complete information on their cases; agents 
and gangs involved in trafficking; research on migration 
trends/flows and data analysis for generating policy parameters. 
The Cell has been established primarily to target victims 
(especially women and children) of trafficking by coordinating legal 
and medical assistance and provision of shelter where need be. 
Recognising the need to combat human trafficking there is a need to 
set up a project in the MMC dealing specially with Anti-Human 
Trafficking activities. The activities will include planning and 
executing capacity building of law enforcement agencies, etc. as 
well as awareness raising and coordinating activities with all 
stakeholders. 
 
The Migration Management Cell has started preliminary work on the 
database with assistance from International Organization for 
Migration.  The Ministry has requested the Canadian International 
Development Agency's support to strengthen the Cell by provision of 
equipment and consultants who will develop the data warehouse. 
Support is also sought for developing a campaign to disseminate 
information through schools, colleges, universities, civil society 
organizations and media to prevent people from being exploited by 
unscrupulous agents into trafficking situations. The Ministry of 
Interior has already created a linkage with the Women Political 
School, a project of Ministry of Women's Development which is 
imparting training to 28,000 women councilors. This is a massive 
source of outreach to millions of women and children in Pakistan who 
can be educated about human trafficking and its implications. 
 
Objectives of the Project: 
To develop a data warehouse to collect and store information on 
offenders, victims and migration agents 
To use the comprehensive information to formulate the Migration 
Management Policy in consultation with other stakeholders including 
Ministry of Women Development, Ministry of Labor, Ministry of 
Education, Ministry of Information, Planning Division, Media & local 
and international organizations. 
 
To coordinate and ensure provision of shelter, legal and medical 
assistance for victims (especially women and children). 
 
To streamline regular migration through dissemination of information 
about employment opportunities abroad and prevent people from 
proceeding overseas through illegal channels. 
 
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