Memorandum of Subsidiary Agreement on AAPTIP between the Philippines and Australia

The Australia Asia Program to Combat Trafficking in Persons (AAPTIP) is a five-year program that aims to reduce the incentives and opportunities for human trafficking in the Philippines and ASEAN. Assistance will be provided to regional and regional stakeholders to achieve the following outcomes: (a) Law enforcement agencies improve the effective and ethical investigation of human trafficking cases; (b) Prosecutors improve the effective and ethical prosecution of human trafficking cases; (c) Judges and court officials improve the fair and timely adjudication of human trafficking cases; and (d) Regional bodies enhance regional cooperation and leadership on the criminal justice response to human trafficking in the ASEAN region.

For more information: 

• https://www.dfat.gov.au/sites/default/files/aaptip-fastfacts.pdf
• https://philippines.embassy.gov.au/mnla/Speech140703a.html

GFMD 2014-2015 - Roundtable 1.1 "Partnerships to promote inclusion and protect the human rights of all migrants in order to achieve the full benefits of migration"

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