Updates from COATNET users
Commission for Justice Peace Human Development Human Rights Secretariat (SETIK), Sri Lanka
On 16th June 2008, SETIK organized a press conference on the occasion of release of a docu-drama "The House of the Arabian
Child " based on real stories of migrants, and a book "The Travails of Sri Lankan Migrants " - a study report prepared by
Rev. Fr. George Sigamoney (on the photo) with the Migrants unit of SETIK Caritas Kandy. This book depicts the reality of the
very painful journey of Sri Lankan women who face the battle of life. Both the book and docu-drama are dedicated to COATNET.
The Churches Commission for Migrants in Europe
Some 80 representatives of churches, governments, trade unions, police and NGOs from 15 European countries met for an international
conference and workshop on trafficking in human beings in Bucharest from 27th to 30th March 2008. The three day workshop "Christian
action against trafficking - going beyond", which was co-organised by the Churches' Commission for Migrants in Europe and
the Romanian ecumenical association of churches AIDRom, looked at the particular challenges of trafficking for forced labour.
The workshop is the first of a series of CCME activities aimed at mapping and sharing best practice against trafficking for
forced labour. Click here to read CCME press release of 31st March.
Caritas India
On 14th and 15h of March 2008 in New Delhi, Caritas India under the leadership of National Commission for women (www.ncw.nic.in) organized consultation on Domestic Workers Bill, which was participated by 112 representatives of law enforcement agencies,
members of state Women' s Commission, NGOs working on domestic workers and the related issues, those working on migration
and combating human trafficking from different parts of the country. The purpose of the consultation was to review the Draft
Bill formulated by the National Commission for women in order to present it to the decision making bodies. The ultimate objective
of the Bill is to end exploitation of domestic workers and to ensure the recognition of their contribution to the improvement
of the quality of life and living standards of others. It also aimed at ensuring security and well being of domestic workers
through exercising their rights. The Bill when passed will become an important instrument to address human trafficking in
general and trafficking for domestic work in particular.
