Association of Southeast Asian Nations Convention on Trafficking in Persons (ACTIP) has identified the Philippines as a source country for human trafficking.
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said that human traffickers use the Philippines as a destination and transit country for individuals who are subjected to trafficking in persons, particularly forced prostitution and labor.
Victims come from poor and rural areas in the southern and central parts of the Philippines, and are sent to urban centers in Metro Manila, Cebu, and Mindanao.
The two-day Association of Southeast Asian Nations Convention on Trafficking in Persons (ACTIP) workshop was conducted in support of international and regional efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIPs). They have developed a draft on ASEAN convention and regional plan of action against TIPs. It also facilitated cooperation among ASEAN member-states to prevent and combat TIPs in the region, paying particular attention to women, children, and economic and cultural minorities; protect and assist the victims of such trafficking; and ensure just and effective punishment of traffickers.
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