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Currently, the Pakistani government has created a national plan that entails an attempt to address their domestic human trafficking issue. One part of this plan includes Anti-Trafficking Units which are specialized groups of authority who are responsible for investigation and prosecution of human trafficking crimes as well as identification and protection of potential or confirmed victims. Staff of these ATUs are required to learn particular skills such as proper identification of victims and correct methods of information analysis that enable thorough execution of the human trafficking prevention process. In addition, their government has established a legislation that continues to support the effort to prevent and ultimately stop Pakistan’s human trafficking problem. The legislation, titled Prevention and Control of Human Trafficking Ordinance (PCHTO), has been enacted in 2002 and promotes awareness of negative consequences of smuggling of human beings within Pakistan. It also refers to legitimacy of available documents, data collection and research, and identifying root causes of the human trafficking epidemic. In addition, prosecution of offenders and protection of victims are big parts in this plan. Unfortunately, not much of this plan has actually been executed and human trafficking persists to occur within Pakistan.
In addition to planned, domestic, preventive actions by Pakistan, the United Nations (UN) have been trying to support Pakistan in their efforts in areas such as global awareness of their human trafficking issue. States in distress receive specialized assistance from the UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) including the development of local capacity and expertise, as well as practical tools to encourage cross-border cooperation in investigations and prosecutions. A protocol created by the UN, the United Nations Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, has several aims that the UNODC has been working in. These are prevention of trafficking in persons, protection of victims of human trafficking, and prosecution of trafficking offenders. Furthermore, UNODC's strategic approach to combating trafficking in persons and the smuggling of migrants is founded in the full and effective implementation of the Protocols, and can be best understood as having three interdependent and complementary components:
(1) research and awareness raising
(2) promotion of the Protocols and capacity-building
(3) the strengthening of partnerships and coordination
These efforts of the UN are similar to the efforts being applied and executed by the government of Pakistan. However, the UN's efforts are extended to states around the world while the actions of the Pakistani government are restricted within the country itself.
In addition to planned, domestic, preventive actions by Pakistan, the United Nations (UN) have been trying to support Pakistan in their efforts in areas such as global awareness of their human trafficking issue. States in distress receive specialized assistance from the UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) including the development of local capacity and expertise, as well as practical tools to encourage cross-border cooperation in investigations and prosecutions. A protocol created by the UN, the United Nations Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, has several aims that the UNODC has been working in. These are prevention of trafficking in persons, protection of victims of human trafficking, and prosecution of trafficking offenders. Furthermore, UNODC's strategic approach to combating trafficking in persons and the smuggling of migrants is founded in the full and effective implementation of the Protocols, and can be best understood as having three interdependent and complementary components:
(1) research and awareness raising
(2) promotion of the Protocols and capacity-building
(3) the strengthening of partnerships and coordination
These efforts of the UN are similar to the efforts being applied and executed by the government of Pakistan. However, the UN's efforts are extended to states around the world while the actions of the Pakistani government are restricted within the country itself.
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What the United States Should Do
The United States Of American should create a Human Trafficking Petition that will help fund-raise money to go towards prevention in human trafficking in Pakistan and also raise awareness of a problem which is still going on to this day even though we are in a modern world. Also, they can implement the consequences of human trafficking in education so the problem would be more relevant and more people would be working towards a solution. Additionally, money should go towards schools and education in Pakistan to help explain the dangers of human traffickers and how they can put their families into debt and servitude with false job offers or hidden fees from dishonest services.
"The U.S. should model positive anti-trafficking policies within its own borders and capitalize on its partnerships in Asia to reduce and eventually end human trafficking. Engaging more closely with Asian countries on human trafficking problems would strengthen U.S. economic and humanitarian involvement in the region and bolster democratic governance by promoting individual liberty and human rights." (Lisa Curtis, Senior Research Fellow of The Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy at The Heritage Foundation)