Written question asked by Mark Pritchard (Conservative) on Friday, 6 October 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 9 October 2006. It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Tuesday, 10 October 2006 on behalf of the Home Office.

Human Trafficking

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what measures have been put in place to deal with human trafficking from China.

Answer: A range of activities have been introduced in China to address the gender inequalities that lead to trafficking and commercial sex work. The Department for International Development is providing £615,000 over four years (2004-08) to an International Labour Organisation project to prevent trafficking in girls and young women for labour exploitation within China. We are also providing support to the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) to strengthen the implementation, monitoring and reporting on the Convention on Elimination of All forms of Discrimination against Women.

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