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PRESS RELEASE 17-12-2013 National Commission for Women (NCW) after taking the suo-moto cognizance of the media reports on the incidents of trafficking of Women in the States of Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal for forced labour constituted an Inquiry Committee to inquire into these incidents. The Inquiry Committee after looking into the facts and circumstances of the incidents has submitted its recommendations vide Report titles” Trafficking of Women for Forced labour: Need for Safe Migration and Regulation of Domestic Work” to the concerned Deptts. and Ministries. Note: Copy of the Report is enclosed please

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PRESS RELEASE

17-12-2013

National Commission for Women (NCW) after taking the suo-moto cognizance

of the media reports on the incidents of trafficking of Women in the States of

Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal for forced labour constituted an Inquiry

Committee to inquire into these incidents. The Inquiry Committee after looking

into the facts and circumstances of the incidents has submitted its

recommendations vide Report titles” Trafficking of Women for Forced labour:

Need for Safe Migration and Regulation of Domestic Work” to the concerned

Deptts. and Ministries.

Note: Copy of the Report is enclosed please

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high literacy rate

due to which

women desire to

migrate for

better livelihood

opportunities,

resultantly

becoming

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unsafe

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In Kalimpong a

vulnerable area,

there is no

independent

AHTU nor

facilities

provided to

improve

efficiency in

responding to

trafficking,

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and

vulnerable to

trafficking

because

education has

raised their

aspiration

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have to be

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Traffickers

illegally use this

social network

to establish links

on getting

information on

the condition of

women to abuse

their position of

vulnerability.

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The NCW

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2012 a fresh

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Abduction of

women and

arrangements for

debt release are

instances of

interlinkages

between child

marriage and

trafficking.

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Presents in this

chapter the

structure of

model laws on

Prevention of

Trafficking and

Regulation of

Domestic Work

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a check on the

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room situation

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