Partnership among public institutions, non-governmental organizations, and international organizations is essential to effectively fight trafficking in human beings, the OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, has said.
Addressing a high-level meeting at the Council of Europe on 13th September, Ms. Giammarinaro announced the plans to expand the Alliance against Trafficking in Persons, a unique platform of over 40 partner organizations, to address more effectively the new features of trafficking.
"It is vital to join efforts in order to tackle the main problem we face nowadays," Ms. Giammarinaro told the Committee of the Parties to the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings.
"Today we are launching a broad discussion on expanding Alliance membership. A larger partnership is crucial to step up our anti-trafficking action, especially in the field of trafficking for labour exploitation, which to date has not been adequately addressed worldwide,” she said.
Ms. Giammarinaro observed that human trafficking “shows a growing trend and affects many economic sectors, including agriculture, construction and domestic work."
The OSCE has worked actively promoting multidisciplinary and multi-stakeholder partnership in anti-trafficking action. The Alliance against Trafficking in Persons, established in 2004 and hosted by the Special Representative, is an informal forum for stronger co-operation for mutual benefit, based on shared goals and voluntary participation.
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