Azerbaijan Migration Center

Azerbaijan Migration CenterAzerbaijan Migration Center

List of projects implemented by the List of projects implemented by the AMCAMC

• Informing, Proper Orientation, Integration and Informing, Proper Orientation, Integration and Providing Legal Assistance to Migrants.Providing Legal Assistance to Migrants. Project co- Project co-

funded by the AMC and UNHCR is under current funded by the AMC and UNHCR is under current implementation.implementation.

• ““Establishment of the Centre for informing, orientation Establishment of the Centre for informing, orientation and integration of migrants”and integration of migrants” Implementation of project Implementation of project

funded by the NGOs State Support Council under the funded by the NGOs State Support Council under the President’s Administration started on April 31, 2009 and President’s Administration started on April 31, 2009 and

was completed in 4 months.was completed in 4 months.

• ““Fight against human trafficking: training, professional Fight against human trafficking: training, professional and long-term legal assitance, awareness raising”.and long-term legal assitance, awareness raising”. Implementation of project funded by the US Department of Implementation of project funded by the US Department of State started on June 26, 2008 and will be continued till June State started on June 26, 2008 and will be continued till June 2010 2010

• ““Establishment of the CentreEstablishment of the Centre in Ganja city in Ganja city for informing, for informing, orientation and orientation and providing legal assistance to victims of providing legal assistance to victims of human traffickinghuman trafficking” ” Implementation of project by ILO Implementation of project by ILO started on 28 April 2009 and completed on 15 June 2009.started on 28 April 2009 and completed on 15 June 2009.

• ““Legal assistance to trafficked/exploited persons in Legal assistance to trafficked/exploited persons in Azerbaijan”Azerbaijan” Implementation of project funded by ODIHR Implementation of project funded by ODIHR started 01 July 2009 and will be continued till July 2010started 01 July 2009 and will be continued till July 2010

• ““Together against human trafficking”Together against human trafficking” Implementation of Implementation of project funded by Norwegian Embassy in Azerbaijan started project funded by Norwegian Embassy in Azerbaijan started 09 July 2009 and completed till 08 July 201009 July 2009 and completed till 08 July 2010

Project “Legal assistance to Project “Legal assistance to trafficked/exploited persons in Azerbaijan”trafficked/exploited persons in Azerbaijan”

Information campaign relating Information campaign relating to projectto project

Why we consider, that they are Why we consider, that they are victims of human trafficking?victims of human trafficking?BecauseBecause• Their passports were taken by employer;Their passports were taken by employer;• Employer did not obtain individual Employer did not obtain individual

permission for labor activities in permission for labor activities in Azerbaijan for them;Azerbaijan for them;

• Norms prohibited by law were defined by Norms prohibited by law were defined by employer;employer;

• It was announcement restricted their It was announcement restricted their freedom to movement;freedom to movement;

• Employer used to punish them and even to Employer used to punish them and even to deport them from the country.deport them from the country.

AMC keeps questionnaires filled out by more AMC keeps questionnaires filled out by more than 400 persons where serious shortcomings than 400 persons where serious shortcomings with meal, access to health care and housing with meal, access to health care and housing

are indicated. These facts are also confirmed by are indicated. These facts are also confirmed by observations and pictures made, evidences observations and pictures made, evidences

collected by employees of our organization.collected by employees of our organization.

Our organization gave information about criminal cases Our organization gave information about criminal cases for their involvement in the forced labor and trafficking for their involvement in the forced labor and trafficking in persons to state authorities. Azerbaijan Migration in persons to state authorities. Azerbaijan Migration Center applied with complaint to court regarding illegal Center applied with complaint to court regarding illegal decision of the Prosecutor and now our complaint is in decision of the Prosecutor and now our complaint is in appeal instance.appeal instance.

Azerbaijan Migration Azerbaijan Migration CenterCenterPhone: (+994012) 498 91 74Phone: (+994012) 498 91 74

(+994012) 498 09 72(+994012) 498 09 72

(+994 50)610 39 79(+994 50)610 39 79

E-mail: E-mail: office@clam-az.org

aaliyev@clam-az.org

URL: www.clam-az.orgURL: www.clam-az.org

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