Agenda setting of the work of the Special Rapporteur 2015, para. 28

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Social inclusion options for victims of trafficking, such as access to housing, social protection, health care, education and employment, are vital in countries of destination, transit and origin. In most cases, the capacity of countries to offer viable long-term social inclusion options for victims, in particular those returning to their country of origin, is limited owing to factors such as poverty, unemployment and weak social structures. On the other hand, in countries of destination social inclusion is hampered by a number of factors, including restrictive migration policies and poor labour market regulations. As a result, in many countries trafficked persons, even after being identified as such and having undertaken a rehabilitation and reintegration process, are not allowed to work or regularize their residence status; rather, they are repatriated at the end of criminal proceedings. In the absence of viable social inclusion options for victims of trafficking, it will be difficult to break the cycle of trafficking and retrafficking.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Movement
  • Social & Cultural Rights
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Persons on the move
Year
2015
Paragraph type
Other
Paragraph number
28