DRAFT CEDAW General recommendation on Trafficking in Women and Girls in the Context of Global Migration a) Systematically collect comprehensive and disaggregated data on the extent and forms of exploitation for which displaced women are trafficked;110 b) With the participation and leadership of displaced women, develop policies and programmes to address existing and new risk factors which increase the vulnerability of displaced women to being trafficked;111 c) Identify potential trafficking “hotspots” along routes linked to forced displacement and monitor them consistently in order to put prevention and response measures in place; d) Integrate anti-trafficking measures into conflict and disaster readiness and response plans, including as a result of global warming, climate-change induced and natural disasters; e) Adopt a comprehensive gender-sensitive and rights-based migration and refugee policy that takes into consideration the vulnerability of displaced women to trafficking;112 f) Raise awareness among displaced women and girls about all forms of trafficking;113 g) Address issues of vulnerability that are faced by families and particularly women and girls, including economic insecurity, misconceptions about family pride and girls’ safety, access to education and livelihoods; h) Train law enforcement agents, including police and border control officers, on the risks faced by displaced women to trafficking; 114 i) Adopt a policy and legislative framework to provide comprehensive protection and assistance to displaced women at risk of trafficking;115 j) Prevent trafficking in all accommodation facilities for displaced persons, including by improving women’s security situation both within and around facilities, through means such as patrolling of police officers, including female officers, ensuring adequate lighting and access to sanitary facilities, and establishing resource centres for women in their vicinity.116 43. Provide forcibly displaced women with appropriate and sufficient reception facilities and services by reflecting gender sensitivity in arrangements for arrivals at land, air and sea borders, including the provision of safe accommodation and adequate treatment taking into consideration the specific needs of victims of trafficking. 117 44. Ensure all women are treated with dignity and that their rights are respected, protected and fulfilled under the Convention at each stage of the displacement cycle, 110 para. 15(a), CEDAW/C/BFA/CO/7; para. 11(b), CEDAW/C/NER/CO/3-4; para. 12(c), CEDAW/C/LBN/CO/4-5; para. 26(f), CEDAW/C/PHL/CO/7-8. 111 General recommendation No. 37 (2018) (CEDAW/C/GC/37), para. 57. 112 General recommendation No. 30 (2013) (CEDAW/C/GC/30), para. 41(c). 113 para. R(c), CEDAW/C/LIE/CO/4. 114 para. R(c), CEDAW/C/LIE/CO/4. 115 para. 45(c), CEDAW/C/HND/CO/7-8; para. 9(c), CEDAW/C/ERI/CO/5; para. 38, CEDAW/C/SVN/CO/5-6. 116 para. 49(a), CEDAW/C/RWA/CO/7-9; para. 49(c), CEDAW/C/RWA/CO/7-9; para. 40, CEDAW/C/URY/CO/8-9. 117 General recommendation No. 32 (2014) (CEDAW/C/GC/32), para. 34; para. 37(b), CEDAW/C/ESP/CO/7-8; para. 39(a), CEDAW/C/ARM/CO/5-6; para. 37(c), CEDAW/C/ESP/CO/7-8. See also: OSCE/ Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, From Reception to Recognition: Identifying and Protecting Human Trafficking Victims in Mixed Migration Flows. A Focus on First Identification and Reception Facilities for Refugees and Migrants in the OSCE Region (Vienna 2017). 14

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