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09DHAKA1087 2009-12-03 09:45 2011-08-26 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Dhaka
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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 DHAKA 001087 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR: USAID, G/TIP, G, INL, DRL, IWI, PRM, SCA/RA, SCA/INSB 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: KTIP ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
BG 
SUBJECT: EMBASSY DHAKA RESPONSE TO 2009 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT 
 
REF: A) 09 SECSTATE 114330, B) 09 DHAKA 177 
 
DHAKA 00001087  001.2 OF 003 
 
 
SUMMARY 
------- 
 
 1.  This cable serves as a response to an interim assessment of 
progress made by the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) from March to 
November 2009 to combat trafficking. Paragraph four begins text. 
Embassy point of contact is David Arulanantham, Political Officer, 
telephone: 880-2-885-5500 x2148, IVG post-code: 583, fax number: 
880-2-882-3744, e-mail: arulananthamdp@state.gov. 
 
2.  From January 2007-January 2009 a military backed caretaker 
government, composed of a Chief Adviser and a Council of Advisers 
governed Bangladesh under a state of emergency. In the absence of an 
elected legislature to pass laws, the President was empowered to 
promulgate ordinances, many of which later lapsed unless passed by 
the new parliament within 30 days of the first session. After 
successful national elections on December 29, 2008, the country 
swore in a new Prime Minister on January 6, 2009 and Parliament 
re-convened on January 25, 2009. As the first elected government in 
over two years, following a period of rule by the caretaker regime, 
the new government has faced a gargantuan task in its first few 
months. This change in administration and the return to democratic 
rule has slowed down everything, including the bureaucracy, as the 
new government focuses its priorities. 
 
3. Please note that different Government Ministries keep their own 
sets of data on the trafficking issue and there is sometimes a 
discrepancy between the two. 
 
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TO REPORTING QUESTIONS 
-------------------------------------------- 
 
4. Please summarize the progress or lack thereof, the Government of 
Bangladesh has made in the following areas. 
 
-- A. Integrating anti-labor trafficking objectives into national 
anti-trafficking policies and programs: 
 
The GOB has made modest progress in integrating anti-labor 
trafficking objectives into national anti-trafficking policies and 
programs and recognizes the relevance of labor migration.  Embassy 
Dhaka's contacts in the Home and Ministry of Expatriates Welfare and 
Overseas Employment (MEWOE) are gradually expanding attitudes on 
trafficking to include labor migration of men as well as trafficking 
in women and children.  There continues to be no statistical data to 
quantify labor migration abuses or evaluate the magnitude of labor 
migration problems vis-`-vis sex trafficking and other forms of 
forced labor.  At present there are four laws governing overseas 
labor migration: the Immigration Ordinance (1982), Immigration Rules 
(2002), the Overseas Employment Policy (2006) and the Recruiting 
Agent License and Conduct Rules (2002).  A new committee headed by 
the Joint Secretary for MEWOE has begun examining these laws with a 
view towards modifying or drafting new legislation in order to meet 
the challenges posed by labor trafficking.  Separately, the 
Government of Bangladesh (GOB) has entered into discussions with the 
leading association of recruiting agencies (BAIRA) to reiterate its 
concern about the actions of some of its members.  BAIRA, in turn, 
has begun drafting a code of conduct for its members. 
 
Bangladesh has typically defined trafficking as forced child labor 
and sex trafficking of women and children, a definition which has 
deep historical and cultural roots. Nevertheless, the GOB is slowly 
expanding its understanding of the problem of labor trafficking. 
There are discussions within the Home Ministry to define the problem 
of trafficking more broadly and to include it in the national plan 
 
DHAKA 00001087  002.2 OF 003 
 
 
of action to combat trafficking. 
 
-- B. Significantly increasing criminal prosecutions and punishments 
for all forms of labor trafficking including those involving 
fraudulent labor recruitment and forced child labor: 
 
There is as yet no law specifically criminalizing labor trafficking 
and forced child labor.  In the absence of such legislation, the 
government has prosecuted those accused of trafficking women and 
children under the Repression of Women and Children Prevention Act 
of 2000 (Amended in 2003) and imposed administrative penalties on 
fraudulent labor recruiters.  They have also prosecuted labor 
traffickers through other sections of the penal code.  Because of 
this, there are no reliable statistics about the extent of the 
problem or the government's efforts to combat it. According to the 
Home Ministry, in the past year 11 cases of labor trafficking were 
filed, with one conviction.  The accused in this case was sentenced 
to life in prison.  The labor wings of the Bangladesh Embassy in 
Jordan and Saudi Arabia have also filed cases with the labor and 
shahriah (Islamic religious) courts in these countries.  NGOs 
complain that the GOB has made strides in prosecuting traffickers of 
women and children but that they have been slower to act against 
traffickers of male migrant laborers. 
 
MEWOE also reported receiving 855 complaints against recruiters in 
2009 through its formal complaints mechanism.  Of this total, 325 
were settled through negotiation with the MEWOE, 175 were sent to 
the MEWOE for a decision and 355 remain under investigation.  Over 
34 million taka ($508,000) in fines was collected from these 
recruiters, and five licenses were cancelled.  In addition, criminal 
cases have been filed against six agencies. 
 
-- C. Continuing to investigate and prosecute government officials 
who may be suspected of complicity in trafficking: 
 
The GOB continues to investigate and prosecute government officials 
who may be suspected of complicity in trafficking.  According to the 
Home Ministry, in the past year there authorities have lodged five 
cases against government officials; all are currently in process. 
Three more cases are under trial.  One case resulted in an acquittal 
and another is in the pre-trial phase. 
 
-- D. Greatly improving oversight of Bangladesh's 700 international 
recruiting agencies to ensure they are not promoting practices that 
contribute to labor trafficking: 
 
The GOB has taken some measures to more effectively oversee the 815 
recruiting agencies that are in the country to ensure they are not 
promoting practices that contribute to labor trafficking.  NGOs 
remain dissatisfied with the GOB's efforts and argue that the GOB 
needs to update the Immigration Ordinance in order to make progress 
in this area.  MEWOE has entered into discussions with BAIRA to find 
ways in which the cost of migration can be reduced.  The Home 
Ministry also reported there are 44 cases pending against recruiting 
agencies, 31 of which are now under trial. 
 
-- E. Providing protection services for adult male trafficking 
victims and victims of forced labor: 
 
The GOB has yet to take significant action to provide protection 
services for male victims of trafficking. According to the Home 
Ministry, the government is considering the idea of opening up 
shelter homes for men. 
 
-- F. Any other significant developments: 
 
The GOB has adopted a fairly comprehensive labor migration policy 
called the Bangladesh Overseas Employment Policy (BOEP).  NGOs 
 
DHAKA 00001087  003.2 OF 003 
 
 
recognize that this is an important first step, but argue this 
policy needs to be reviewed, updated and implemented. 
 
DEAN