TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS |
Overall, signing and adhering to international conventions on human trafficking strengthen the collective response to this heinous crime, fostering a united front against a problem that transcends national borders. To this end all countries in this study have signed on to important international conventions as shown in the table 13 below.
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS
ANTIGUA & BARBUDA
BARBADOS SAINT LUCIA TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
UN Protocol to prevent, suppress and punish Trafficking in Persons (2000)
2010
2001
2013
2007
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the child on the sale of children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography (2000) Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict (2000) ILO Labour Convention Forced 29 Labour (1930)
2001
Unsigned
2012
Unsigned
Unsigned
Unsigned
2014
Unsigned
1983
1967
1980
1963
2014 ILO Protocol to the forced labour convention
2022
Unsigned
Unsigned
Unsigned
ILO Convention, 105 Abolition of forced labour (1957)
1983
1967
1980
1963
ILO Convention, 182 Elimination of worst forms of child labour (1999) ILO Convention, 189 ILO Convention Domestic Workers (2011)
2002
2000
2000
2003
2022
Unsigned
Unsigned
Unsigned
Palermo Protocol, 2010
2010
2014
2013
2007
Table 13 - The International Conventions which refer to human trafficking and signatory status for Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Saint Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago
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