Why Trainings for Diplomatic and Consular Staff?
Consular staff are often the first contact point between the authorities of the home country and the victims. If provided with knowledge and the right tools consular staff can act as a first filter against human trafficking when it comes to visa applications and also in victim assistance. The training seminars strive to provide participants with instruments to assist victims through collaborating with the police, social services, support organisations, immigration authorities, customs, labour inspectors and others relevant actors.
Our Training Seminars
The Training Seminars are carried out in all countries in the Baltic Sea Region with a common curriculum for all the trainings. Every CBSS Member State as well as the CBSS Observer States can send participants from embassies or government ministries in the region to each of the seminars. Furthermore, representatives from other embassies, such as relevant countries of origin, transit or destination, are also invited.
The training seminars provide participants with:
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Basic information regarding flows of human trafficking to, from and within the CBSS Region
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Understanding the nature of human trafficking as well as knowledge of international and national law
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Specific instructions regarding victims of trafficking to increase comprehension of their vulnerable situation and to enhance the support provided to them
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Knowledge on how to handle suspicious and actual cases of human trafficking within the embassies and with cooperating authorities in line with international human rights standards
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An opportunity for exchange of experiences and best practices with other professionals and the establishment of relevant contact points
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A clear understanding of the role of diplomatic and consular staff in identifying, assisting and safely repatriating victims of human trafficking
Upcoming Training Seminars
Oslo, Norway (13 October 2010)
Riga, Latvia (TBC)
Moscow, Russian Federation (TBC)
Consular Staff Handbook
A joint regional methodological handbook is currently being developed by the TF-THB and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), which also delivers parts of the training. It will be distributed to all seminar participants and the CBSS embassies in the region in late 2010.
Training Presentations
Please find the presentations given at recent training seminars below. Click of the title of the presentation to download.
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Berlin, Germany
10 June 2010
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CBSS TF-THB
Definition and Legal Framework
Identification, Repatriation and Assistance to Victims
Case Study Exercise
Support Victims of Human Trafficking
Cooperation and Coordination are the Keys to Countering Human Trafficking
Trafficking in Children, ECPAT Germany
Guidelines for the Protection of the Rights of Child Victims of Human Trafficking
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Madrid, Spain
8 June 2010
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Definition and Legal Framework
Spanish National Action Plan Presentation (Esp)
Spanish National Action Plan (Esp)
Spanish National Action Plan (Eng)
APRAMP - Asociación para la Prevención, Reinserción y Atención a la Mujer Prostituida (ESP)
Identification, Repatriation and Assistance to Victims
Case Study Exercise
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Stockholm, Sweden
31 May 2010
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CBSS TF-THB
Definition and Legal Framework
Identification, Repatriation and Assistance to Victims
Case Study Exercise
Stockholm Police, Jonas Trolle
Swedish National Police, Per Englund
Swedish National Police - video
National Coordinator against Prostitution and Trafficking, Patrik Cederlöf
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Warsaw, Poland
12 May 2010
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Identification, Repatriation and Assistance to Victims
Assistance to Migrants
Combating Trafficking in Human Beings in Poland in Practice, Capt. Marek Wyszkowski, Police
Trafficking in Human Beings in Poland, Urszula Kozlowska, Ministry of Interior and Administration
La Strada - Assistance to Victims of Trafficking for Labour Exploitation
La Strada - Institutions Working to Assist Victims of Trafficking for Labour Exploitation
National Consulting and Intervention Center for the Victims of Trafficking
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Brussels, Belgium
25 November 2009
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CBSS TF-THB
Definition and Legal Framework
Identification, Repatriation and Assistance to Victims
Swedish National Coordinator
Swedish Prosecutor
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Helsinki, Finland
11 November 2009
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CBSS TF-THB
Definition and Legal Framework
Identification, Repatriation and Assistance to Victims
Finnish National Action Plan
Finnish National Rapporteur
THB Criminal Intelligence Unit
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Vilnius, Lithuania
2 September 2009
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CBSS TF-THB
Definition and Legal Framework
Identification, Repatriation and Assistance to Victims
Lithuanian National Action Plan against THB
Lithuanian Criminal Police Bureau
NGO Child House - Child Trafficking in Lithuania
CBSS TF-THB - Concluding Remarks
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Reykjavik, Iceland
25-26 May 2009
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CBSS TF-THB
Definition and Legal Framework
Identification, Repatriation and Assistance to Victims
Icelandic National Action Plan against THB
Stígamót - the Icelandic Model
Norwegian Strategies
The Swedish Model
The Organization of American States
The National Referral System in Moldova
Child Trafficking
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Tallinn, Estonia
28 April 2009
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CBSS TF-THB
Definition and Legal Framework
Identification, Repatriation and Assistance to Victims
NGO Living for Tomorrow Hotline
Police Action Line
Children and Young People Trafficked to Estonia
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