1. IRLA 8th World Congress for Religious Freedom Human Trafficking: A Global Threat to Freedom
Mrs. Carol Palmer, CD, JP Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice Chair, National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons (NATFATIP)

2. Talking Points… The “Rescuing Hug” Definition of TIP
Types/Trends in TIP
Population by Continent/TIP Cases by Continent
Jamaican Situation (Response of the GOJ)
Role of members of local populations and the global community
Impact on Freedom (Freedom without human dignity!)

3. The “Rescuing Hug” Then Now

4. Definition of Trafficking in Persons (TIP): UN Palermo Protocol
ACTIVITY: recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring or receipt of persons
MEANS: using threats, force, coercion, abduction, fraud, deception, abuse of power or a position of vulnerability, giving or receiving of payments or benefits
PURPOSE: to achieve person’s consent or to have control over another person, for the purpose of exploitation
The three key elements that must be present for a situation of Trafficking in Persons

5. Types/Trends In Human Trafficking
6. Child Soldier
7. Forced Marriage
8. Forced Begging
9. Organ Harvesting
10. ‘Sex Tourism’
1. Sex Trafficking
2. Child Trafficking
3. Forced Labour
4. Domestic Servitude
5. Debt Bondage

6. GLOBAL SLAVERY INDEX2016 - PERSONS ENSLAVED PER REGION

7. Human Trafficking A Global Threat to Freedom
Global Slavery Index Report 2016
Estimates that 45.8M persons are enslaved
58.5% are in 5 countries:
India, China, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Uzbekistan
A US$32B Annually Industry - Transnational Organised Crime

8. We Focus on five (5) main areas
1. Policy and Mechanisms
2. Prevention/Public Awareness
3. Protection of Victims
4. Prosecution
5. Partnership & Intl. Cooperation
Main components involve investigations, data collection and analysis, coordination of assistance, public awareness and education

9. Development of Comic Book (children under 12)
PREVENTION (Efforts)
Creation of PSAs on TIP:
Forced Begging
Domestic Servitude
Sex Trafficking
TIP Week of Activities
GG Proclamation
Church Service
Country Tour
TIP March
Documentary
Prevalence Study
Development of Comic Book (children under 12)

10. Prosecution (Investigations) (2010-2017)
3 Major Prostitution rings disrupted
Seventy three (73) victims rescued
Fifteen persons charged (15)
350 raids conducted

11. Solution: Roles of Free Global Citizens
Help identify and locate victims (lets go and find them)
Increase sensitisation (spread the word around)
Target all vulnerable groups (warn them)
Do something to end Human Trafficking (do something tangible)

12. Roles Cont’d …Stop THEM!! - Open your eyes - Spot them!! Be Wise
Report Them

13. Impact on Freedom: Freedom without human dignity!
Humans should have freedom (it is a human right)
It’s a constitutional guarantee – it is illegal!
Human Trafficking threatens global freedom
It enslaves people at huge costs including deaths
As global citizens we need to act NOW!

14. Jamaica’s Landscape Push Factors (poverty, lack of education)
Vulnerable Groups
Unemployed
Children
Low income workers
Masseuses
Emerging Trends (social media use, etc.)
4 Convictions (fines, custodial sentences and restitution)

15. Why get involved in the Combat?
Today God gives men opportunity to show whether they love their neighbour. He who truly loves God and his fellow man is he who shows mercy to the destitute, the suffering, the wounded, those are ready to die. God calls upon every man to take up his neglected work, to seek to restore the moral image of the Creator in humanity. – Letter 113, 1901