Sheltering victims of trafficking requires a gender-sensitive and victim-centred approach, which provides safety and protection for victims whilst also ensuring their freedom of movement and autonomy.
As part of a multi-year partnership, ASEAN Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) supported by ASEAN-ACT developed a policy brief on shelter practices in ASEAN informed by a series of national consultation workshops with government and NGOs in six ASEAN Member States – Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam – between December 2021 and March 2022.
The brief builds on ACWC counter trafficking initiatives and issuance of “Gender sensitive guideline for handling women victims of trafficking in persons”, and also draws from the ASEAN-ACT shelter study conducted in 2018 by Dr Marika McAdam.
The discussions and recommendations outlined aim to strengthen good practices and promote freedom of movement and the non-punishment of trafficked victims.
Visit asean.org to download Shelter Practices policy brief.
Learn more about the projects under the multi-year partnership with ACWC and ASEAN-ACT: