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TRAFFICKING OF PERSONS IN ECUADOR

As of July 2004, the American Bar Association’s Latin America and Caribbean Law Initiative Council (ABA/LALIC) began a Project to Combat Trafficking in Persons in Ecuador (the Project). The Project is funded by the Office to Combat and Monitor Trafficking in Persons of the U.S Department of State. The Project is also supported by the American Bar Foundation.

Overall, the Project seeks to act as a catalyst by fostering partnerships between key government and non-government organizations that come together to solidify a strong and focused national movement for combating the trafficking in persons.

The Project has a stakeholder group in the form of an Advisory Committee, made up of representatives from private and government institutions, as well as academics, members of media outlets and citizens-at-large. All of them share a common interest in the trafficking issue in Ecuador. Their diverse academic and geographic backgrounds help the Project better reflect the needs and realities of Ecuador.

Our efforts build upon current efforts and experiences and provide information and technical assistance to enhance existing programs and advance new programs, focusing on the following areas:

1. Awareness/Prevention
2. Protection of Victims
3. Training
4. Legislation
5. Prosecution
6. Overall Strategies

To this end, we have developed specialized training and materials to combat trafficking in persons in Ecuador (among them a Spanish language Tool-Kit ), downloadable through this website at no cost.

Project sponsored by the Latin American and Caribbean Law Initiative Council of the American Bar Association
and the office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons of the United States Department of State.
E-mail: trataecuador@trataecuador.org;
ABA/PCTE. Eloy Alfaro 2407 esq. Calle Batán. Oficina #2 Quito, Ecuador Tel. (593-2) 227-58-35.