The Puzzle of ASEAN Instruments to Combat Human Trafficking

Human trafficking came to the public concern in the 1990s, caused by the movement of people and the operation of organized crime. As the problem grew more complex, collaboration was needed to enhance effective mechanisms to combat human trafficking. However, ASEAN Countries, after more than two dec...

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Main Authors: Numtip Smerchuar, Warach Madhyamapurush
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Language:English
Published: Universitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jawa Timur 2023-09-01
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Online Access:https://wimaya.upnjatim.ac.id/index.php/wimaya/article/view/40
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description Human trafficking came to the public concern in the 1990s, caused by the movement of people and the operation of organized crime. As the problem grew more complex, collaboration was needed to enhance effective mechanisms to combat human trafficking. However, ASEAN Countries, after more than two decades in fighting against human trafficking issue, efforts in prevention and protection found limited results due to the fluctuating number of trafficked victims in the region. This paper aims to examine the mechanisms and the development of instruments to enhance the efforts in tackling human trafficking problems of ASEAN by employing the descriptive approach of policy analysis, focusing specifically on regional practices and policy development. Data were mainly collected English-based documents; it can be concluded that collaboration among ASEAN countries has been initiated various types of regional instruments. However, the success of practices following the existing regional framework remains murky.
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spelling doaj-art-8becb6d3bbac463a93ce497a881425992025-08-20T03:31:29ZengUniversitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jawa TimurWIMAYA2722-37602023-09-0110210.33005/wimaya.v1i02.4039The Puzzle of ASEAN Instruments to Combat Human TraffickingNumtip Smerchuar0Warach Madhyamapurush1School of Political & Social Science University of PhayaoDepartment of International Relations UPN "Veteran" Jawa Timur Human trafficking came to the public concern in the 1990s, caused by the movement of people and the operation of organized crime. As the problem grew more complex, collaboration was needed to enhance effective mechanisms to combat human trafficking. However, ASEAN Countries, after more than two decades in fighting against human trafficking issue, efforts in prevention and protection found limited results due to the fluctuating number of trafficked victims in the region. This paper aims to examine the mechanisms and the development of instruments to enhance the efforts in tackling human trafficking problems of ASEAN by employing the descriptive approach of policy analysis, focusing specifically on regional practices and policy development. Data were mainly collected English-based documents; it can be concluded that collaboration among ASEAN countries has been initiated various types of regional instruments. However, the success of practices following the existing regional framework remains murky. https://wimaya.upnjatim.ac.id/index.php/wimaya/article/view/40Human TraffickingRegional frameworkASEANTrafficking in Persons
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title The Puzzle of ASEAN Instruments to Combat Human Trafficking
title_full The Puzzle of ASEAN Instruments to Combat Human Trafficking
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title_short The Puzzle of ASEAN Instruments to Combat Human Trafficking
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Regional framework
ASEAN
Trafficking in Persons
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