UISG Mission

COUNTER HUMAN TRAFFICKING

TRAINING FOR RELIGIOUS PERSONNEL HELD IN BANGKOK

PRESS RELEASE FOR UCAN

Twenty-seven sisters from four countries and nine different Congregations, a priest from the Stigmatine Congregation, and a representative of the Migrant Workers Overseas Office of the Catholic Commission for Migrants and Prisoners of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Thailand participated in a week-long counter human trafficking program at the Baan Phu Waan Pastoral Center from October 23-29.

Trafficking in persons is one of the most serious issues of our times. Women and minors are exploited by criminal networks and treated as commodities to be sold into the sex industry or for forced labor.

Religious personnel have encountered the issue of human trafficking in their ministries in rural villages and among youth, seeking work to support their families, who become prey for traffickers. Recognizing that their institutional infrastructure and networking potential could be more effectively used to both prevent trafficking and to support trafficking survivors, the religious personnel entered the training program seeking ways to become more actively involved in countering what Pope John Paul II called a “modern day form of slavery.”

The Training program is a collaborative effort of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the International Union of Major Superiors (UISG) and the Union of Major Superiors of Italy (USMI). The program in Bangkok was arranged with the assistance of the Conference of Religious Major Superiors of Thailand and Laos. Funded by a grant from the United States government acquired with the assistance of the US Embassy to the Holy See, the program has also been conducted in Italy, Nigeria, Romania and Albania.

During the training sessions, led by Stefano Volpicelli (IOM), Sister Anne Munley IHM (UISG) and Sister Bernadette Sangma FMA (UISG), participants dealt with the scope of international trafficking, profiles of victims and traffickers and with strategies and techniques for prevention and provision of assistance to trafficking survivors. A pastoral plan was developed by participants to focus collective efforts and strengthen networks in order to counter human trafficking regionally as well as in the countries in which the religious will be working during the coming year. A follow-up to the training session will be held for those participating in the first session in March 2006.


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		COUNTER HUMAN TRAFFICKING TRAINING FOR RELIGIOUS PERSONNEL HELD IN BANGKOK PRESS RELEASE FOR UCAN Twenty-seven sisters from four countries and nine different Congregations, a priest from the Stigmatine Congregation, and a representative of the Migrant Workers Overseas Office of the Catholic Commission for Migrants and Prisoners of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Thailand participated in a week-long counter human trafficking program at the Baan Phu Waan Pastoral Center from October 23-29. Trafficking in persons is one of the most serious issues of our times. Women and minors are exploited by criminal networks and treated as commodities to be sold into the sex industry or for forced labor. Religious personnel have encountered the issue of human trafficking in their ministries in rural villages and among youth, seeking work to support their families, who become prey for traffickers. Recognizing that their institutional infrastructure and networking potential could be more effectively used to both prevent trafficking and to support trafficking survivors, the religious personnel entered the training program seeking ways to become more actively involved in countering what Pope John Paul II called a “modern day form of slavery.” The Training program is a collaborative effort of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the International Union of Major Superiors (UISG) and the Union of Major Superiors of Italy (USMI). The program in Bangkok was arranged with the assistance of the Conference of Religious Major Superiors of Thailand and Laos. Funded by a grant from the United States government acquired with the assistance of the US Embassy to the Holy See, the program has also been conducted in Italy, Nigeria, Romania and Albania. During the training sessions, led by Stefano Volpicelli (IOM), Sister Anne Munley IHM (UISG) and Sister Bernadette Sangma FMA (UISG), participants dealt with the scope of international trafficking, profiles of victims and traffickers and with strategies and techniques for prevention and provision of assistance to trafficking survivors. A pastoral plan was developed by participants to focus collective efforts and strengthen networks in order to counter human trafficking regionally as well as in the countries in which the religious will be working during the coming year. A follow-up to the training session will be held for those participating in the first session in March 2006.