1. The Federal Working Group: Trafficking in Persons
Coordination of Anti-Trafficking Responses and cooperation with Civil Society in Germany
The Federal Working Group: Trafficking in Persons

2. Issues to be covered The Federal System
The role of the Federal Government
The role of the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth
The Federal Working Group Trafficking in Persons
Civil Society – KOK e.V.
The Telephone Helpline “Violence against Women”
Challenges for the future

3. The Federal System
16 Länder
Länder are responsible for e.g.
Federal Government cannot fulfill these tasks (German Constitution)
Police
Provision of support system
Administration of social law, residence law
Courts (prosecution, judges)
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Grundgesetz. Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung
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4. The role of the Federal Government
Legislative initiatives (Federal law breaks Länder law) in the areas of legislative competence defined in the constitution, e.g.
Penal law
Migration law
Labour law
The Federal Government is therefore responsible for setting the legal framework

5. The role of the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth
Coordinating Ministry on the Federal Level for anti-trafficking policy measures
Manager of the Federal Working Group “Trafficking in Persons”
Responsible for support system to extent of federal competence, e.g. .
Responsible for measures to fight violence against women
Action Plan II of the Federal Government to combat violence against women, which includes measures against trafficking in women
Action Plans in the area of combatting sexual exploitation of children

6. Members of The Federal Working Group: Trafficking in Persons (founded in 1997)
Federal Ministries and Offices
Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (manager)
Interior
Justice
Foreign Affairs
Economic Cooperation and Development
Labour and Social Affairs
Federal Criminal Police
Technical conferences of the Länder Ministries of
Labour and social affairs
Gender Equality
Civil Society
KOK e.V. (German NGO network against trafficking in women and violence against migrant women)
German Institute for Human Rights
Co-ordination group of the German Welfare Organisations represented by the Diakonische Werk
All members have equal rights. Decisions are taken by consensus.

7. Tasks of the Federal Working Group Trafficking in Women
continuous exchange of information on the numerous activities going on in the Federal Laender and in the national and international bodies,
analysis of the concrete problems in combating trafficking in women,
elaboration of recommendations and, if appropriate, joint campaigns to combat trafficking.
Subworking groups are established to cover special items. Their recommendations are discussed in the entire group and then decided upon.

8. The BKA (Federal Criminal Police) Annual Situation Report Trafficking in Persons (since 1994): A major source of information on trends
Purpose
Provide a compact summary of current information on and developments within the field of human trafficking
Enable police and political decision makers to assess the threat and changing patterns in trafficking in human beings
Thus enable decision makers to base policies on facts and focus on urgent necessities
Methodology
based on the offences in the German Criminal Code
Sections relevant are:
§ 232 StGB Trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation
§ 233 StGB Trafficking for the purpose of exploitation of labor
Since 2005 report draws exclusively on concluded investigations

9. German nationwide activist coordination group combatting trafficking in women and violence against women in the process of migration
German NGO network and coordination office against trafficking in human beings
37 member organizations (representing all service providing organizations in Germany in the area of trafficking in persons)
A unique network representing a broad variety of different groups, including faith-based organizations and sex workers rights groups
KOK transforms the experiences from grass root counselling centers into political strategies
Informs policy makers, scientists, civil society, governmental and intergovernmental stakeholders on the complexity of anti-trafficking policies and guarantees knowledge transfers at different levels
Funded by the Federal Government to have one partner to interact on the NGO side and get independent specialist knowledge from the practical field

10. Violence Against Women Support Hotline
Start: March 6th 2013
Violence Against Women Support Hotline
support for all forms of gender based violence
24/7
free of charge
confidential & anonymously
specialized female staff
accessible to people with disabilities and use of interpreters

11. Challenges in the future
Continuously check whether the system fulfills the requirements of the EU Anti Trafficking Directive 36/2011
Continuously check whether the actors in the field of trafficking change – new partners needed?

12. Thank you very much for your attention Any questions?
Dr. Birgit Schweikert
Head of division403 „Protecting Women from violence “
Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth
Glinkastr. 24
D Berlin
Nicole Zündorf-Hinte