BALI PROCESS ON PEOPLE SMUGGLING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS AND

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Bali Process on People Smuggling, Trafficking in Persons and Related Transnational Crime

Ad Hoc Group Senior Officials’ Meeting

Da Nang, Vietnam, 23 July 2019

Co-Chairs’ Statement

1. The 14^th Ad Hoc Group Senior Officials’ Meeting (AHG SOM) of the Bali Process was held in Da Nang, Vietnam, on 23 July 2019. The meeting reviewed developments in the Bali Process region and examined Bali Process cooperation and capacity building activities since the Seventh Bali Process Ministerial Conference on 7 August 2018.

2. The meeting discussed progress toward implementing the Bali Process Ministerial Declarations, Strategy for Cooperation and Regional Support Office (RSO) strategic and work plans. It considered the interests of Bali Process members and forward objectives, looking toward the next Ministerial Conference slated to be held in mid-2020.

Irregular migration developments

3. The meeting considered the regional and global challenges of displacement and irregular migration, and related security, social and economic concerns of affected countries.

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) discussed irregular mixed migration trends in the region. It noted that irregular maritime movements in the Andaman Sea were limited compared with 2015. It assessed that conditions for smuggling and trafficking in the region would intensify.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) highlighted the need for further data collection and data sharing on irregular migration movements. Examples were provided where regional trend analysis showed that international smuggling networks could be disrupted if data was being shared and analysed in a timely manner.
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) noted that threats from transnational organised crime, including human trafficking and migrant smuggling, were becoming more integrated within the region. Drawing on its transnational organised crime threat assessment, the UNODC noted the importance of tackling corruption and illicit finances as facilitators of trafficking and smuggling.
The Asia Dialogue on Forced Migration (ADFM) supported improved practices and governance with respect to refugees and migrants at risk. It proposed engagement on forced displacement, including through ‘good offices’ outreach, counter smuggling and trafficking activities, and support on return and reintegration. It drew attention to interests on alternatives to child detention.

Trafficking in persons initiatives

4. The meeting considered initiatives relevant to Bali Process members on addressing trafficking in persons and related transnational crime.

The International Labour Organization (ILO) outlined how Alliance 8.7 pathfinder countries were accelerating action against forced labour, trafficking in persons, modern slavery and child labour. It highlighted the ILO’s general principles for fair recruitment, including the employer pays principle, and its activities on fair recruitment, child labour and collaboration with business.
The UNODC drew attention to its Blue Heart Campaign and the World Day against Trafficking in Persons which both seek to encourage involvement and inspire action to combat human trafficking. The campaign raises awareness about victims and builds political support to fight trafficking criminals. It called for government supply chain due diligence to address trafficking and modern slavery.
The IOM highlighted issues of migrant worker debt, ethical recruitment, trends in trafficking in persons in the Pacific and efforts to address modern slavery in the fisheries sector. It noted activities supporting the Bali Process to counter trafficking in persons and welcomed efforts by member governments to strengthen national frameworks and action plans.
The Liechtenstein Initiative for a Financial Sector Commission on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking (FSC) indicated that the FCS’s Unlocking Potential: A Blueprint for Mobilizing Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking, to be launched in September 2019, would suggest a series of tools for the financial sector to address trafficking and related exploitation. The FSC hoped to take forward its recommendations in the region including in liaison with the Bali Process.

Co-chaired tracks

5. The meeting welcomed the progress of the Working Group on Trafficking in Persons (WG-TIP). It noted the outcomes of the Regional Symposium on Supply Chain Transparency and the WG-TIP Annual Meeting. It welcomed the forward work plan, including to continue to deliver training on the Bali Process Policy Guides, conduct further analysis on corruption, and develop a Compendium of Good Practice Examples on Supply Chain Transparency.

6. The meeting acknowledged the achievements of the Working Group on the Disruption of People Smuggling and Trafficking in Persons Networks (WG‑Disruption). It noted outcomes from the 4^th joint period of action in 2018, which included successful prosecutions, joint investigations and development of a more comprehensive intelligence picture. It outlined planning for the 5^th joint period of action in late 2019.

7. The meeting commended the efforts of the Task Force on Planning and Preparedness (TFPP) in promoting practical cooperation. It reviewed the outcomes from the meeting that focused on information sharing to support regional awareness, response and cooperation on possible large-scale irregular maritime migration.

8. The meeting recognised the work of the Technical Experts Group on Returns and Reintegration (TEG-RR). It considered and endorsed the draft Policy Guide on Return and Reintegration. This policy guide will inform the development of regional norms and national approaches, and be a tool for training and capacity building.

9. The meeting welcomed the efforts of the Government and Business Forum (GABF) to implement the ‘Acknowledge, Act and Advance’ recommendations to eradicate trafficking in persons, modern slavery and forced labour. It noted the work streams on business operations, legal issues and the financial sector, and supported holding intersessional working-level GABF meetings as appropriate to advance progress, strategy and collaboration.

Regional Support Office

10. The meeting commended the RSO’s active program of cooperation and capacity building activities, under its strategic and work plans. It reviewed those strategic and work plans and endorsed ongoing priorities. The RSO continues to provide open and collaborative mechanisms for members to come together to share information and best practice. The meeting particularly noted the RSO’s action on:

workshops to strengthen member capability in countering people smuggling and trafficking in persons across air/land/sea borders;
piloting the Civil Registration and Vital Statistics toolkit; and
enhancing information sharing, focusing on the maritime domain.

Strategy, membership and broader engagement

11. The meeting reviewed the Strategy for Cooperation and endorsed ongoing priorities. It considered proposals to do with the RSO, GABF, membership, communications and engagement with other processes.

It supported enhancing Bali Process communications and engagement with members, including improving the Bali Process website.
It undertook to further examine institutional arrangements, to explore the possibility of the RSO becoming a separate international organisation and the GABF forming a foundation.
It noted expressions of interest for Bali Process membership and observation, and that consideration thereon would be made, including on modalities, ahead of the next Bali Process Ministerial Conference.
It supported deepening collaboration with other regional processes concerned with irregular migration, people smuggling and trafficking in persons.

Engagement on irregular migration

12. The meeting acknowledged that the Bali Process should remain seized of the issue of irregular migration and displacement in the region, and related aspects of people smuggling and trafficking in persons.

It supported the senior official co-chairs undertaking further ‘Good Offices’ outreach as appropriate, and exploring options to respond to irregular maritime migration.
It welcomed the RSO conducting activities to discourage and address smuggling and trafficking of displaced persons, including in relation to strategic communications and improved criminal justice sector responses.

Global Compacts on Refugees and Migration

13. The meeting recalled the adoption of the Global Compact on Refugees (GCR) and the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) in December 2018.

The UNHCR supported cooperation on GCR objectives related to: civil registrations for hard to reach and marginalised populations; planning and preparedness for irregular maritime movements; return and reintegration of persons not in need of protection; and enhancing complementary pathways through labour migration for refugees.
The IOM highlighted the opportunity for regional forums, including the Bali Process, to engage with the GCM and to undertake activities that are consistent with Bali Process approaches. It encouraged activities relevant to GCM objectives to build capacity and cooperation.

14. The meeting acknowledged that Bali Process members should respond to the GCR and GCM consistent with their individual contexts. It welcomed activities between members to find practical solutions that effectively manage shared migration challenges and respect state sovereignty.

Participation and support

15. Representatives from Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America and Vietnam, as well as the ILO, IOM, UNHCR, UNODC, ADFM and the FSC, attended the meeting.

16. Appreciation was expressed to Vietnam for hosting the meeting, and to the IOM for its administrative and logistical support.

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