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Ethical principles for the re/integration of trafficked persons. Experiences from the Balkans

Document number
3008
Date
2013
Title
Ethical principles for the re/integration of trafficked persons. Experiences from the Balkans
Author/publisher
King Baudouin Foundation
Availability
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Document type(s)
Guidelines/Recommendations, Research/Study/Analysis, Training Material/Resources,
Keywords
human trafficking, exploitation, abuse, victims, Balkans, reintegration
Summary
Re/integration of trafficked persons indeed involves a multidisciplinary approach, involving expertise and engagement from a range of different professional fields including social work, psychology, medicine, education and so on. While each of these fields has guidelines and codes of conduct, there is no commonly agreed set of principles underpinning re/integration efforts.

This paper is a first attempt to develop common ethical principles within the anti-trafficking re/integration field in order to ensure that the programmes and policies meet the highest human rights standards, offer the highest quality of care and are underpinned by and monitored according to internationally recognised and transparent ethical principles.