Human Dimension Implementation Meeting Special day on trafficking Alliance statement on demand

Publishers Alliance Expert Coordination Team Zones International Type Report / Study / Data Date of publication 2006 Document main thematic Child Trafficking Total pages 2

The Alliance Expert Coordination Team is convinced that trafficking in human beings cannot be tackled if its root causes are not addressed. Alongside root causes in the countries of origin including poverty, gender discrimination, violence and corruption and contributing factors during the migration process, such as the lack of safe and legal migration opportunities there are root causes in the countries of destination, including the demand for cheap and unprotected labour. Therefore we welcome the civil and political attention being paid to research for and action to address the demand side of trafficking.