ACWW 24th Triennial Conference

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• ACWW 24th Triennial Conference
• Hobart, Tasmania 2004
• Resolution No.6
• Trafficking of Women and Children
• Be it resolved that ACWW Member Societies
  urge their Governments to put in place
  legislation to combat the trafficking and sexual
  exploitation of women and particularly children
  and penalise those engaged in the worldwide
  business.

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• Trafficking of women and children.
• The current situation
• How do they get away with it
• Who are the victims
• How are they recruited
• How extensive is the problem

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• Elena and Vara from the TV Channel 4 Drama Sex
  Traffic

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• In the United Kingdom
• What has happened
• Are these measures enough
• Victor Malarek, author of The Natashas states
• these women and girls who have been trafficked
  faced a world that is stacked against them
  they would be crazy to stand in the witness box
  without any certain protection

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• The Poppy Project

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• Children
• Safe Houses
• Training
• Policing
• Sisters

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• Raising Awareness
• Education
• UN Protocol
• Victim protection
• Rescued Girls
• What the UK needs to do

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ACWW European Conference Iceland 17th 21st May
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• What is the WI doing?
• Resolutions
• Workshops
• Responding to consultation
• Raising member awareness
• Letters from the National Chairman
• Lobbying MPs
• Publishing articles
• Campaigning
• Addressing the issues

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• ACTION

• Council of Europe Convention

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• Latest News!
• Leading UK Charities call on the UK
  Government to sign up to the new Anti-Trafficking
  Convention.
• Something to think about -
• Working together we could form a European
  ACWW Coalition, campaigning together to stop
  trafficking of women and children.
• Using modern technology we could share
  experiences and best practice, support each other
  
• AND make a difference.