Counter-Trafficking in Persons Policy

USAID launched a Counter-Trafficking in Persons (C-TIP) Policy to reinvigorate and further focus the agency’s C-TIP efforts. The policy emphasizes five key objectives:

Integration of C-TIP activities into broader development programs
Rigorous research on C-TIP programming through surveys and impact evaluations
Institutional accountability within USAID to combat trafficking
Investments in critical trafficking challenge countries
Increase C-TIP activities in conflict and crisis-affected areas

Counter-Trafficking in Persons Policy - USAID, 2012 DOWNLOAD

Counter Trafficking in Persons Code of Conduct

USAID adopted a Counter Trafficking in Persons Code of Conduct that prohibits all employees from engaging in trafficking in persons or any behaviors that may facilitate trafficking, such as commercial sex.

Guidance on the Implementation of USAID Counter Trafficking in Persons Code of Conduct

This document provides guidance on the implementation of USAID’s Counter Trafficking in Persons Code of Conduct.

Counter-Trafficking in Persons Standard Operating Procedure

USAID takes the issue of human trafficking in government contracts and assistance awards (grants and cooperative agreements) very seriously. This document demonstrates the current comprehensive standard operating procedure (SOP) of the agency with regards to potential TIP abuses by contractors,...

Counter-Trafficking in Persons – Field Guide

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Trafficking in persons (TIP) is a global crime that involves the “recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring or receipt of persons” through the use of force, fraud, or coercion for the purposes of exploitation. A modern form of slavery, human...

Emerging Good Practice by State Authorities, the Business Community and Civil Society in the Area of Reducing Demand for Human Trafficking for the Purpose of Labour Exploitation

Good Practices

This report describes examples of initiatives to prevent trafficking in human beings for the purpose of what in Europe is known as ‘labour exploitation’. It focuses on efforts to discourage the exploitation that leads to trafficking in human b...Read More

TAGS: Europe

Fairmined Standard for Gold from Artisanal and Small-scale Mining, including associated precious metals

Standards & Codes of Conduct

The Fairmined Standard for Gold and Associated Precious Metals has been developed to support sustainable development of artisanal and small-scale mining communities. The standard includes requirements for artisanal and small-scale mining organiza...Read More

TAGS: Recruitment Due Diligence Extractives & Mining Europe Latin America and the Caribbean Middle East

The Nusa Dua Forum AAA Recommendations

Good Practices

As an initiative of the Bali Process n People SMuggling, Trafficking in Persons and Related Transnational Crime (The Bali Process), the Bali Process GOvernment an Business FOrum (GABF) brings together business leaders and ministers from across 45 me...Read More

TAGS: Global

CORE Labour Standards Handbook

Standards & Codes of Conduct

The handbook gives some basic information on international core labour standards (CLS), and looks at ways in which they can be incorporated into ADB activities.

TAGS: Global