25 April 2024
On 23 of April, during its last plenary meeting of this mandate, the EU parliament adopted the final text of the recast of the EU anti-trafficking Directive1. We, the undersigned non-governmental human rights organisations, welcome some progress that has been made in the revised Directive. It is positive that sanctions for...
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Joint civil society recommendations for the trialogue negotiations on the revision of the EU ‘Anti- Trafficking Directive’ (2011/36/EU on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and...
22nd November, 2023
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GAATW International Secretariat and members stand in solidarity with Bangladeshi garment workers who are protesting the new minimum wage proposed by the Labour Department, which...
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GAATW organised a panel at the IWRAW virtual Global South Women’s Forum(GSWF) on 29th October 2023. GAATW organised it with its members and partners from South East Asia and Latin America. They are...
Berlin, July 2023
1. Background and Context
Over the last three years GAATW, together with ten partners from Southeast Asia and Europe, has used a feminist participatory action research methodology to learn about the experiences of 259 Southeast Asian women migrants who were...
In 2023, the Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women (GAATW) together with ten partner organisations from Southeast Asia and Europe researched Southeast Asian migrant women’s experience of migration to Europe, and of their reintegration at home...
Shakti Samuha (Power Group) was established in 1996 as a mark of unity and strength by Nepalese girls and women who have survived trafficking and other forms of violence committed against women. Shakti Samuha was officially registered as an organisation in 2000 and has since become a powerful and well-respected organisation in Nepal and among international women’s networks as the first organisation of trafficking survivors in the world. Shakti Samuha is working with the vision of women and children survivors of trafficking to live a dignified life in society through economic and social empowerment. Shakti Samuha’s objectives are: to unite and empower those affected by trafficking; to analyse trafficking from the perspective of women's rights and operate an issue-wide movement; to provide services to those affected by trafficking and other types of violence; to change the perspective of society towards victims of trafficking and to spread public awareness; to unite all trafficking survivors and work for their fundamental human rights. Shakti Samuha fulfils its objectives through: the creation and mobilisation of adolescent girls’ groups; awareness-raising programmes in carpet factories, urban slum settlements and high schools; empowering survivors of trafficking through skill-building courses, income-generating programmes, counselling and peer support; advocacy and lobbying activities, such as street theatre, video advocacy, and participation in national and international advocacy activities; and networking with activists and service providers and producing publications.
Contact Details: Address: Chawahil (Hospital Marg, House no. 203-behind Medicare Hospital), Kathmahdu, Nepal Tel: +977 1-4478117; +977 01-4481380 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Website: shaktisamuha.org.np
Pakistan Rural Workers Social Welfare Organization (PRWSWO), a non-governmental organisation founded in 1997 by a group of community workers interested in the improvement of the standard of life of disadvantaged sections of the society through a variety of socio- economic services and by adopting multi-disciplinary approaches. PRWSWO’s mission is to create a society where marginalised and vulnerable communities are socially, economically & politically empowered through active participation.
One of the priorities of PRWSWO is focused on migration development and human trafficking. PRWSWO is pioneer in providing services that support rehabilitation, reintegration and protection to trafficked persons particularly children recruited in camel racing.
PRWSWO has published Participatory Research Study on Trafficking in Children those Employed as Camel Jockeys in Gulf States (Save the Children Sweden)- 2004 and Child Trafficking - Trend Analysis Report on Camel Jockey in District Rahimyarkhan ( Save the Children Sweden)- 2010
PRWSWO is currently a member of other networks such as Migrant’s Forum Asia (MFA), International Detention Coalition (IDC), Australia and Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM), Belgium.
Contact Details: Address: House 73, Street 4, Qasim Town, Bahawalpur-63100, Punjab, Pakistan Tel: +92-62-2282442 Fax: +92-62-2201842 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Website: prwswo.org.pk
Transient Workers Count Too (TWC2) was established in 2004 to work towards the improvement of conditions for both female and male workers. It aims to promote respect for domestic workers through education and to secure better treatment of domestic workers through legislation and other means. The organisation's primary focus is on migration and labour issues. Its activities include counselling, educational campaigns, research, advocacy and promotion of self-organisation.
Contact Details:
Address: 5001 Beach Road, Golden Mile Complex #09-86, Singapore 199588
Tel: +65 6247 7001
Fax: +65-639 0759
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GABFAI works in communities with schools, youths, adults, district and provincial leaders and NGOs mainly in two Northern provinces. The group uses a two-prong strategy of community outreach and mobile theatre to penetrate target communities. GABFAI provides workshops, performance and skills training to educate and empower villagers about issues related to human trafficking, HIV/AIDS, domestic violence and other human rights issues.
Contact Details: Address: 30/1 Rajapuek Rd., Changpuak, Muang, ChiangMai 50300 Thailand Tel: +66 53 404582 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Facebook: facebook.com/GabfaiCtp
Sanayar-Thi-Pan Women’s Centre was formed in 2004 by Burmese migrant women in Thailand after participating in a self-help health care training coordinated by GAATW. Sanayar-Thi-Pan Women’s Centre addresses an important gap in healthcare services as most migrant women workers are excluded from mainstream healthcare services in Thailand due to lack of documentation, income insecurity and language barriers. The Women’s Centre is staffed by Burmese migrant women and has become a trusted community resource and refuge for the Burmese migrant community along the Thai-Burmese border. The women run a drop-in centre, provide health care and treatment (herbal remedies), provide counselling, offer refuge for women in need and also run an outreach programme offering mobile health care in factories and brothels. The Women’s Centre also provides direct assistance to women who have been abused or suffer serious health problems, and produces information on women’s health, migration and labour issues. Workers also teach women how to plant herbs for health treatments, assist women in locating employment, provide accompaniment to the police when necessary and assist women with returning to Burma if desired.
Contact Details
Address: 13/5 Bua Khoon Road, Mae Sot District, Tak, Thailand, 63110
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