ASEAN–Australia Counter Trafficking (ASEAN-ACT) is a 10-year partnership funded by the Australian Government
The partnership supports ASEAN Member States to implement and report on their obligations under the ASEAN Convention against Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children (ACTIP).
We collaborate with ASEAN Member States to strengthen justice responses to trafficking, while upholding the rights of victims.
Program Overview
10-year program
2018-2028
Value
$A80 Million
Donor
Australian Government
ASEAN regional engagement
Partner Countries
Cambodia
Indonesia
Lao PDR
Philippines
Thailand
Vietnam
Webinar: ‘Following the money’ to combat online child trafficking
Traditional investigative methods struggle in the digital landscape, exacerbated by weak legislation, limited investigative capacity, and insufficient cooperation and support services.
Our webinar discussed how analysing financial transactions can be effective in identifying and investigating online child sexual abuse and exploitation cases.
Addressing labour exploitation and human trafficking as ‘sticky’ problems
Trafficking in persons and labour exploitation remain ‘sticky’ problems in Southeast Asia, despite the growing number of regional policies and domestic legislation to address these.
This brief supported by ASEAN-ACT explores the political economy conditions that contribute to sustaining the vulnerabilities to different forms of exploitation experienced by labour migrants in Southeast Asia, and the implications for how to adapt efforts to respond.
Stakeholder Directory
ASEAN-ACT maintains a directory of key actors involved in countering trafficking in persons in seven ASEAN member states.
The directory identifies organisations that provide direct support to victims of trafficking and/or work to support marginalised and socially excluded groups vulnerable to trafficking.
ASEAN-Australia Counter Trafficking
Our three main roles are:
We work with ASEAN regional bodies so that their planning, monitoring and reporting of the ACTIP’s implementation is increasingly effective and advances the protection of victim rights.
We work alongside justice and related agencies as they become increasingly capable of implementing their ACTIP obligations, particularly those that uphold victim rights.
We create opportunities for the policies and practices of justice and related agencies to be influenced by relevant stakeholders and better aligned with ACTIP, especially in connection to victim rights obligations.