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MyANMAR HuMAN TRAFFICkING DATAsHEET Trafficking & law in Myanmar lEGAl DEFINITION OF HuMAN TRAFFICkING IN MyANMAR Section 3(a) of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Law (2005) states that trafficking in persons means ‘the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring or receipt of persons after committing any of the following acts for the purpose of exploitation of a person with or without her consent: • threat, use of force or other form of coercion; • abduction; • fraud; • deception; • abuse of power or position taking advantage of the vulnerability of a person; • giving or receiving of money or benefit to obtain the consent of the person having control over another person’. ANTI-TRAFFICkING lAws & GuIDElINEs Anti-Trafficking in Persons Law (2005) key legal instruments, agreements and guidelines which relate to anti-trafficking in Myanmar • Anti-Money Laundering Law (2002) • Memorandum of Understanding between Myanmar and Thailand on Cooperation in the Employment of Workers (2003) • Memorandum of Understanding between Myanmar and Thailand on Cooperation to Combat Trafficking in Persons (2008) • Memorandum of Understanding between Myanmar and China on Cooperation to Combat Trafficking in persons (2009) • Coordinated Mekong Ministerial Initiative Against Trafficking (COMMIT) Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation Against Trafficking in Persons in the Greater Mekong Sub-region (2004) • Myanmar Five-Year National Plan of Action (2007) 20 Section 3(a)(1) defines exploitation as including: • ‘receipt or agreement for receipt of money or benefit for the prostitution of one person by another; • other forms of sexual exploitation; • forced labour; • forced service; • slavery; • servitude; • debt-bondage; or • the removal and sale of organs from the body’. TRAFFICkING PERPETRATORs OPERATING IN MyANMAR Traffickers and organised criminal groups are generally based in destination countries but may be linked to recruiters, brokers, carriers or others (including relatives) in Myanmar. Vulnerable people are often lured by promises of high-paying employment by family members or recruiters who are known and trusted by the family. In Kayin State, traffickers and brokers operate at the transit point of Kawkareik, however, brokers also operate at the village level. Perpetrators of domestic trafficking operate in the sex industry (illegal establishments), domestic labour, sweat shops and coconut plantations.
PENAlTIEs FOR TRAFFICkING OFFENCEs IN MyANMAR OFFENCE OR ARTIClE PENAlTy RANGEs Section 26(a): Adopting or marrying for the purpose of trafficking Section 26(b): Causing to be obtained unlawfully the necessary documentary evidence, documents or seal for enabling a trafficked victim to depart from the country or enter into the country Section 30: Offences by public officials Section 25: Trafficking in persons other than women and children Section 27: Making use of, or arranging with, a trafficked victim for the purpose of pornography Section 24: Trafficking in persons especially women and children Section 28: Trafficking in persons with an organised criminal group PROsECuTIONs AND CONvICTIONs/ARREsTs IN MyANMAR 500 375 250 125 0 99 CASES 163 ARRESTS 88 75 195 CASES NOTE: The figures for 2002-2005 show the total number of cases and the total number of arrests. Figures from 2006 onward show the number of offenders convicted according to the Trafficking in Persons Law issued by the Central Body for Suppression of Trafficking in Persons (CBTIP). Prior to the enactment of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Law in September 2005, trafficking cases were prosecuted as either prostitution and/or migration violations. 21 Imprisonment for 3 to 7 years 66 Imprisonment for 5 to 10 years 67 Imprisonment for 10 years to life 68 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Cases Prosecuted 377 ARRESTS 148 229 180 CASES 399 ARRESTS 164 235 203 CASES 425 ARRESTS 223 202 97 82 Convicted/Arrested Males Convicted/Arrested Females 52 CASES 179 CONVICTIONS 127 CASES 301 CONVICTIONS 176 125 134 CASES 342 CONVICTIONS 223 119 2008 125 CASES 259 170 2009 429 CONVICTIONS 2009 figures as of June
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