IOM, in collaboration with the Indonesian Government and UNFPA, has
launched a campaign in Bandung to raise awareness of the dangers of
human trafficking among 3,000 children aged 12-18 in West Java.

Funded by the US State Department’s Office to Monitor and
Combat Trafficking in Persons, and the United Nations Trust Fund
for Human Security (UNTFHS), the campaign is supported by
Bandung-based youth groups and members of the local
anti-trafficking group Generasi Berencana (GEBER.)

The campaign consisted of information sessions, combined with
performances by Bandung school students and the Lyla Band, a
popular Jakarta based music group committed to support the fight
against trafficking.

Each child was given a “Zero Tolerance for Trafficking in
Persons” information bag containing a comic book and a pin.
The comic book illustrates a set of typical trafficking scenarios,
inspired by the real experience of former victims of trafficking
assisted by IOM.

“West Java is a source province of human trafficking in
Indonesia. Teenagers are particularly vulnerable to the wiles of
traffickers, and therefore information dissemination initiatives
need the support of all stakeholders concerned, including the
community and the teenagers themselves,” said Ahmad Heryawan,
Governor of West Java.

IOM Indonesia’s data shows that of the hundreds of young
Indonesians have fallen victim to human trafficking over recent
years.  Most experienced sexual exploitation, or were
trafficked to work as domestic workers overseas or in Jakarta. Many
were also forced into prostitution in border areas, or forced to
work in palm oil plantations or mining sites across the
country.

The campaign has benefited from support from the Body Shop chain
and the international anti-slavery movement Walk Free, both of
which contributed to the production of the comic book. 

For further information, please contact

Nurul Qoiriah

IOM Jakarta

Email: "mailto:nqoiriah@iom.int">nqoiriah@iom.int

Tel. +62 21 57951275