Working Group on Trafficking in Persons

The Bali Process Working Group on Trafficking in Persons aims to promote more effective and coordinated law and justice responses to combat trafficking in persons in the Asia-Pacific region.

The Working Group provides a mechanism for Bali Process members to share information, best practice and emerging trends, and identify opportunities for international cooperation and capacity building in responding to trafficking in persons.

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Working Group on Disruption of Criminal Networks involved in People Smuggling and Trafficking in Persons

The Bali Process Working Group on the Disruption of People Smuggling and Trafficking in Persons Networks focuses on concrete, action-oriented activities for enhancing coordination to disrupt and dismantle criminal networks involved in People Smuggling and Trafficking in Persons in the Asia-Pacific region.

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Technical Experts Group on Returns and Reintegration

The Bali Process Technical Experts Group on Returns and Reintegration brings together practitioners and experts from Bali Process Member States and Organisations, who are working to enhance the effectiveness of return as a strategy to address irregular migration, and to support timely, safe and dignified return of migrants who wish to return to their countries of origin.

The group supports Bali Process members to share information on returns and reintegration, including key policy initiatives, trends and issues, and to identify opportunities for cooperation and capacity building.

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Taskforce on Planning and Preparedness

The establishment of the Bali Process Task Force on Planning and Preparedness in 2017 aimed to improve the region’s preparedness for irregular migration events, and support collaboration across Member States to put effective responses in place in the event of urgent forced migration events. The Task Force on Planning and Preparedness further seeks to understand and mitigate against emerging drivers for migration.

The purpose of the Task Force on Planning and Preparedness is to develop early warning capabilities of officials and enhance capacity to coordinate action at an operational level in the event of a large influx of irregular migrants. The Task Force on Planning and Preparedness will also recommend, among others, measures to harmonise detection, search and rescue, disembarkation and shelter management through the sharing of best practices of national, bilateral and regional experience in dealing with mass displacements.

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