Module 2 - Human Trafficking

Contemporary 2nd Quarter
Issues 10
MODULE Human Trafficking
2
The Philippines is considered as one of the major sources of labor and
migrant workers in the world. Many of the Filipinos either from rural or urban
areas transfer to another locality or to another country for better
opportunities. It is the process for searching for better opportunities that
will provide independence and survival, many Filipinos become victim of
human trafficking.
Human trafficking is defined under the UN Convention against
Transnational Organized Crime as having three parts:
The UNODC Report on Human Trafficking

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime was formed to fight against illicit drugs and international crime; part of it is
on human trafficking. Based on data gathered from 155 countries, it offers the first global assessment of the scope of human
trafficking and what is being done to fight it. It includes: an overview of trafficking patterns; legal steps taken in response; and
country-specific information on reported cases of trafficking in persons, victims, and prosecutions.
According to the Report, the most common form of human trafficking (79%) is sexual exploitation. The victims of sexual
exploitation are predominantly women and girls. Surprisingly, in 30% of the countries which provided information on the gender of
traffickers, women make up the largest proportion of traffickers. In some parts of the world, women trafficking women is the norm.
The second most common form of human trafficking is forced labor (18%), although this may be a misrepresentation because
forced labor is less frequently detected and reported than trafficking for sexual exploitation.
Worldwide, almost 20% of all trafficking victims are children. However, in some parts of Africa and the Mekong region,
children are the majority (up to 100% in parts of West Africa).
Common Characteristics of Victims of Human Trafficking:

1. Originates from poor areas;
2. Lack of education;
3. Weak family ties and family support;
4. Product of broken families; and
5. Victim of violence
Response of the Philippine Government on Human Trafficking

Human trafficking is an international concern that the Philippine government, as part of the signatories on the Protocol to
Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, is trying to address in order to protect the
rights of the citizens. Major steps undertaken by the government are the following:
1. The Expanded Anti-Trafficking in Person’s Act of 2012 (RA 10364)

In order to ensure the protection of Filipinos from human trafficking, the government institutionalized the Republic Act No.
10364 or the Expanded Anti-trafficking in Persons. The law is enhanced RA 9208 also known as the Anti- Trafficking in Persons
Act. It provides details of the punishments that are to be given to the offenders, the publication of the names of the criminals and the
accountabilities of those who will be proven as accessories to the crime.
Under the RA 10364, human trafficking or trafficking in person refers to the recruitment, obtaining, hiring, providing,
offering, transporting, transferring, maintaining, harboring, or receipt of persons with or without the victim’s consent, within or
across the national borders by means of threat, or use of force, or other forms of coercion, abduction, fraud, deception, abuse of
power, or of position, taking advantage of the vulnerability of the person, or the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to
achieve the consent of a person having control over another person for the purpose of exploitation which includes at a minimum, the
exploitation or the prostitution of others or other forms of sexual exploitation, forced labor/services, slavery, servitude or the
removal or sale of organs (Section 3).
2. Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT)
The creation of the IACAT is the government’s response to Section 16 of RA 10364, that aims to create programs that will
address trafficking in persons. Part of the said provision is to provide preventive, protective, and rehabilitative programs for victims
of human trafficking.
POEA’s 10 Don’ts for Filipino Migrants

1. Do not apply at recruitment agencies not licensed by POEA.
2. Do not deal with licensed agencies without job orders.
3. Do not deal with any person who is not an authorized representative of a licensed agency.
4. Do not transact business outside the registered address of the agency.
5. Do not pay more than the allowed placement fee. It should be equivalent to one-month salary, exclusive of documentation,
and processing costs.
6. Do not pay any placement fee unless you have a valid employment contract and an official receipt.
7. Do not be enticed by ads or brochures requiring you to reply toa Post Office Box and to enclose payment for processing of
papers.
8. Do not deal with training centers and travel agencies which promise overseas employment.
9. Do not accept a tourist visa.
10. Do not deal with fixers.
Programs and Services for Overseas Workers
The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) is a government institution in charge of protecting and promoting
the well-being of its members. Below are the different programs and services developed by the institution to assist its members in
fully realizing their goals and potentials.
1. Disability and Dismemberment Benefits
- entitles a member to a benefit up to PHP 100,000 for injuries due to accidents while working in another country.
2. Death Benefit
- family members of an active OWWA member who dies through natural death receive an amount of PHP 100,000, PHP
200,000 if the cause of death is an accident. The beneficiaries will also receive an additional PHP 20,000 for funeral
expenses.
3. Predeparture Education Program
- The program is an orientation for Filipino migrants that will help them immediately adjust to the culture of the country
where they will work and stay.
4. Comprehensive Predeparture Education Program (CPDEP)
- this is a program for household service workers that provides orientation and training on the language and culture of the
receiving country and other areas that will help the migrants adjust to the new environment and culture.
5. Seafarer’s Upgrading Program (SUP)
- the program provides retraining and help seafarer’s acquire new skills, knowledge, and expertise. The program also
provides an amount of PHP 7,500 for training assistance.
6. Education for Development Scholarship Program (EDSP)
- it is a scholarship program given to beneficiaries or independents that are finishing a 4 to 5-year course.
7. OFW Dependent Scholarship Program (OFWDSP)
- it is a scholarship program given to dependents of a migrant who is an active OWWA member. The scholarship provides
PHP 20,000 allowance per year.
8. Educational Livelihood Assistance Program (ELAP)
- it is a scholarship program given to dependents of a migrant who is an active member during the time of death. One child
gets the benefit and receives a corresponding allowance:
Elementary- PHP 5,000 High school- PHP 8, 000 College- PHP 10,000
9. Repatriation Assistance Program
- this is a type of program that helps migrants receive immediate repatriation due to health and physical issues.
10. Reintegration Program
- the program offers a livelihood opportunity to migrants who are coming home. This includes the Balik Pinas! Balik-
Hanapbuhay! program which helps migrants reintegrate with the community.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
FT1. Identify the following.
________________1. This is under Section 16 of RA 10364.
________________2. The title of RA 10364.
________________3. Guidelines are given by this administration to make every Filipino be more cautious in looking for employment abroad.
________________4. This is a scholarship program given to the dependents of the migrant who is an active member during the time of death.
________________5. How much is given as death benefit to a migrant if the death is caused accident?
________________6-7. Two most common act of human trafficking in the country.
________________8. This was created to fight against illicit drugs and international crime.
________________9. The agency’s main responsibility is to formulate policies and assist victims in its aim for justice.
________________10. The program is an orientation for Filipino migrants that will help them immediately adjust to other culture
of the country where they will work and stay.
________________11. The program provides retraining and help seafarers acquire new skills, knowledge, and expertise.
________________12. This scholarship provides P20, 000 allowance per year.
________________13. The program that offers a livelihood opportunity to migrants who are coming home.
________________14. The reason why Filipinos go abroad.
________________15. This is a program for household service workers that provides orientation and training on the language and
culture of the receiving country and other areas that will help the migrant adjust to the new environment and culture.
FT2. Provide the complete name of the following organizations/administrations.
1. OWWA 5. IACAT
2. SUP 6. UNODC
3. POEA 7. EDSP
4. ELAP 8. RA 9208
FT3. Search one issue on migration together with its possible cause and create a policy that will address the situation (use another
sheet for this activity).
Issues/Problem: Possible Cause: Policy:

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Contemporary 2nd Quarter

The UNODC Report on Human Trafficking

Common Characteristics of Victims of Human Trafficking:

Response of the Philippine Government on Human Trafficking

1. The Expanded Anti-Trafficking in Person’s Act of 2012 (RA 10364)

POEA’s 10 Don’ts for Filipino Migrants

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