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ILO, Yunnan Province, China, Launched New Project Phase
The Chinese province of Yunnan, in co-operation with the International Labor Organization (ILO), has launched a new phase of a five-year project to combat trafficking of children and women in the Mekong Sub-Region of Asia in July 2003.

Indonesia appoints National Spokesperson to Eliminate Trafficking
On June 19, 2003, The ICMC/ACILS Counter Trafficking Programme (funded by the US Agency for International Development) hosted a press conference in Jakarta to introduce Ms.

Thailand's Memorandum of Understanding with Cambodia
On May 31, 2003, Thailand and Cambodia signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Bilateral Cooperation to Eliminate Trafficking in Children and Women to provide a legal framework for joint efforts in dealing with the problem.

Indonesia Trafficking Report
In May 2003, ICMC and ACILS jointly published Trafficking of Women and Children in Indonesia.

Philippines Congress Passes Anti-Trafficking Act
The Philippines Congress passed The Anti-Trafficking Act of 2003 which covers penalties for such offenses as prostitution, slavery and sexual exploitation.

Thailand's Memorandum of Understanding with Cambodia
On May 31, 2003, Thailand and Cambodia signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Bilateral Cooperation to Eliminate Trafficking in Children and Women to provide a legal framework for joint efforts in dealing with the problem.

Thai Government Signs MoUs with NGOs
On March 24, 2003 the Secretary Generals of the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Labour and Ministry of Public Health, the Attorney General, Commissioner General of the Royal Thai Police and representatives from 28 Non-Governmental Organizations, including the National Council on Youth and Child Development, representatives of the Thai Coordinating Body on Trafficking of Children, the Thai Network to Assist and Protect the Rights of Trafficked Women and Children, and Child Rights Projection Foundation joined together to sign three National Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) relating to the protection and assistance to women and children victims of trafficking.

Philippines' Congress to Pass Anti-Trafficking Act
The Anti-Trafficking in Persons Especially Women and Children Act was first filed in the Ninth Congress of the Philippines and was passed on the third reading in the House of Representatives in the Eleventh Congress.

Indonesian President signs National Action Plan
December 23, 2002 President Megawati announced her approval of the National Plan of Action for the Elimination of Trafficking in Persons and Children.

Human Rights Challenge of Globalization in Asia-Pacific-US: The Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children
The "Human Rights Challenge of Globalization in Asia-Pacific-US: The Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children" conference held in Honolulu, Hawaii was the initial event in Globalization Research Center's (GRC) on-going research project on Trafficking: Globalization and Labor.

IOM Cambodia launches information campaign against trafficking
The International Organization for Migration Office in Phnom Penh launched an information campaign on October 2, 2002 to combat trafficking in women and children.