Toolkit to Combat Trafficking in Persons 2008

The overarching goals of this Toolkit are those of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, which will be referred to hereinafter as the “Trafficking in Persons Protocol”. These goals are: 1. To prevent and combat trafficking
2. To protect and assist its victims
3. To promote international cooperation.

Specifically, the Toolkit is intended to provide guidance, showcase promising practice and recommend resources in the thematic areas addressed by chapters on:
I. International legal framework
II. Problem assessment and strategy development
III. Legislative framework
IV. International criminal justice cooperation
V. Law enforcement and prosecution
VI. Victim identification
VII. Immigration status of victims and their return and reintegration
VIII. Victim assistance
IX. Prevention of trafficking in persons
X. Monitoring and evaluation.

The Toolkit has been structured to serve a twofold purpose:
a) In its entirety, the Toolkit provides an overview of the immense and multifaceted task of combating trafficking in persons;
b) In its stand-alone chapters, the Toolkit provides guidance on specific aspects of the trafficking response.