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Step by step we’re moving forward

The campaign has been a resounding success with high-level public engagement and government interaction. We may not have achieved all the steps this year but with your help we have started a debate, which is out there and ongoing. Through out next year ECPAT UK will be taking this campaign forward with ongoing support from World Vision.

For latest actions go to www.ecpat.org.uk/threesmallsteps


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A Campaigning Success

World Vision is pleased to annouce that the Government has pledged to take action against child trafficking. On 14th January 2008 the Home Secretary Jacqui Smith announced that the government would ratify the Council of Europe Convention against Trafficking of Human Beings, making it legally binding. 

In September 2008 it was announced that the Government would remove its reservation on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. This issue was previously sidelined on the grounds that it interfered with UK immigration policy, leaving children who were trafficked into the UK without any rights that they are entitled to under the convention.

These are massive campaigning achievements. This would not be possible without constant campaigner pressure so a big thank you to all those who took part.

For infomation on the continuation of the Three Small Steps campaigns go to: www.ecpat.org.uk/threesmallsteps

 


  • Three small steps: Step 2 results

    Step One: Sign & Ratify the Council of Europe Convention on Trafficking

    Step One results:

    • World Vision's parliamenatary launch on 20th February 2007 was well-attended by MPs and Peers and aroused a great deal of interest.
    • Hundreds of people raised the issue with their local MP through our e-action mailing and schools from around the country got involved by requesting over 6,000 postcards to send to their MPs.
    • On 23rd March 2007 the UK finally signed the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings.
    • On 14th January 2008 the Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith, announced that the UK will ratify the Council of Europe Convention against Trafficking in Human Beings

  • Three Small Steps Step Two results

    Step Two: Remove the UK Reservation to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

    Step Two results:

    • More than 1,000 footprints were sent to World Vision from young people and campaigners around the country, calling on the UK Government to withdraw the Reservation.
    • Fifty young people from Stratton High School in Biggleswade put together a special petition to the UK Government. They presented it to Alistair Burt MP and the Under-Secretary of State for the Home Office, Vernon Coaker MP at the Houses of Parliament and quizzed them on the Government’s work around child trafficking.
    • Following the announcement that the government would ratify the Council of Europe Convention against Trafficking of Human Beings, they also stated their intention to review the reservation on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
    • After consultation on this matter, the UK Government anounced the removal of the reservation in September 2008.

  • Step Three main text

    Step Three called on the UK Government to appoint an independent, national Child Trafficking ‘Watchdog’, otherwise known as a Rapporteur  

    Step Three results:

    • More than 1,000 were sent to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, the Rt. Hon Ed Balls MP, asking him to make child trafficking more visible by appointing an independent ‘Watchdog’ who could hold the Government to account on their anti-trafficking work and report back to the public on their progress.
    • The Secretary of State's office called World Vision and requested that we meet Mr. Balls to express our demands in person.

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