Mr Srinivas Gowda gave the definition of human trafficking and shared his experience about human trafficking. It was surprising that some cases happened in Mangalore itself just recently. He insisted on our responsibility and roles in protecting the victims and working against human trafficking. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The first lecture was held by Ms\nMungreiphy Shimray who is from New Delhi. She talked about the history of human\ntrafficking. In that context, she mentioned the term \u201cModern slavery in India\u201d\nand referred to the fact that it is the 2nd<\/sup> largest criminal industry.\nAdditionally, she showed the process of human trafficking from recruitment over\ntransportation, to exploitation and how it is a form of migration. At the end,\nshe suggested to reduce poverty, reduce the demand, educate people on the\ndanger, engage with youth and manage migration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n There was a short break, and one of\nthe students sang a song that matched the general topic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In the second lecture, Mr. Emmanuel\nAngelo talked mainly about the problem of prostitution and forced labour of\nhuman trafficking. The lowest one can pay for a prostitute, for e.g. is just Rs\n10. He mentioned the different locations where these forms of human trafficking\noccur. Moreover, he talked about how victims get tricked into it by fake job\noffers, marriage proposals, and love affairs via the internet, kidnapping or\nprofessional photo shoots (false photographer). With the internet, it has\nbecome easier to choose a victim or get access to the human trafficking\nbusiness. He finished with the importance of prevention, protection and\nprosecution. <\/p>\n\n\n\n After the lunch, the third session of\nDr A J Christopher started. His lecture focused on the prevention of human\ntrafficking. He especially stressed that the students who study social work will\nbe the social workers of tomorrow. He advised the students to pay attention to\ntheir environment and the people around them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n For the last part of the day, there five discussion groups were made. Each group got a topic about protection, prosecution and prevention. One group leader was chosen to present the discussion afterwards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n At the end of the seminar, the whole\nday was summarised, and all of the participants got a certificate for their\nnewly gained knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The seminar was very interesting and rewarding. It was nice to listen, and to encounter different perspectives about the topic. Thanks to the School of Social Work for inviting and sensitising us about the topic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Some feedback from our volunteers:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Miriam, STC: <\/em>I enjoyed the seminar. It was\ninteresting and we got some nice food. I liked that they had some performances\nin between and talked about cases that happened in the region. Next time, they\nshould try to keep some more time for the discussion part. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Rosana, STC: <\/em>The seminar was quite interesting. It is a pity that they had to cut the workshop short because half an hour wasn’t nearly enough to discuss such an important matter. I really liked the different approaches of the speakers, though maybe I would’ve like to hear something more practical about the possible solutions (what is being done at the moment to fight against human trafficking, or something like that). <\/p>\n\n\n\n Algle, STC: <\/em>I really loved the seminar. It was very interesting especially the first two lectures, because I learned so much and I was able to complete my knowledge on human trafficking. The organisation and food was good, too. But I did not like group discussions, because nobody spoke, and it was complicated to understand. The seminar was really good! <\/p>\n\n\n\n Gerrit, STC: <\/em>The Human Trafficking session in\nMangalore was interesting. The presentations were giving a general insight into\nthe issue, but didn’t go into too much detail on how to fight human\ntrafficking. In my opinion, they wasted a lot of time on the inaugural (90\nmin!) and other formalities. The group discussions at the end were a nice idea,\nbut in my opinion, the groups were too big and the questions to discuss ambiguous.\nTherefore, we had very little input, at least in my group. The building was\nmodern and comfortable, the food very tasty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Victoria, EE: <\/em>Interesting topic with inspiring and\nencouraging speakers talking about real life examples. As previous volunteers\nmade notes on, I would have appreciated more time to address efforts being made\nto find solutions and dealing with the problem. For example: What has worked in\nthe past and what needs to improve?<\/p>\n\n\n\n I felt there should also have been\nmore problematising of the CCTV community and always \u201csuspecting everyone\u201d.\nThere are many theories suggesting that a community that is built on trust and\nhas more equal opportunities for everyone is less criminalised, for example.\nWalking around pointing fingers is (in my opinion) putting out fires, but why\nwas there a fire in the first place? The last speaker was getting there, but he\ndidn\u2019t get to say much, since his session gave\ntime to the group discussion, and it felt that his point didn\u2019t really stick to\nthe audience (given the presentation of group discussions). <\/p>\n\n\n\n Discussions could have been conducted\nin smaller groups, to be more fruitful. People hesitated to share their minds\nin such a big group and time was short. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Joel Hannin, Varanasi Farm: <\/em>The Seminar took from 9:30 till 4:00 pm,\nwith quite an international audience, with Indian students, Norwegians and us\nGerman FSL Volunteers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Charlotte Eisvogel, Niveditha School: <\/em>Was\nnice. The second speaker was far better than the first one. And the groups in\nthe last session were still a bit too big, so that was a problem, I guess. But\nall in all, it was good to be reminded of it again, and to get some input and\nstories. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Daria, Varanasi Farm<\/em>: It\nwas a very interesting seminar, because I became aware how present the topic of\nhuman trafficking is. We got important input from the speakers and some\nreal-case examples. Still, we were late by 1 hour, because of the long introduction.\nThe speeches could have been shorter in some parts. All in all, I am glad to\nhave attended this seminar, because we did not only gain knowledge, but could\nalso discuss about solutions with students and other participants. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Leo, Open Camp<\/em>: I appreciated to attend this\nseminar. It was quite well arranged. I liked especially the first 2 sessions in\nthe morning, well explained with a satisfying panoramic of the issue, with\nfacts and statistics. The afternoon session on my opinion was quite demagogic. The\nworkshop was a good idea, but pointless. They\/we tried to give theorical\nsolutions that is fine, but I reckon that such a huge problem can be solved\nstarting from the root, with the education and awareness of people, starting\nfrom the primary school! <\/p>\n\n\n\n Jan M, Regular Teaching: <\/em>The program was really interesting it\nwas a new theme for me, and I think most of us and therefore very informative\nit was good to get sensitised. Thanks for the opportunity to engage in that\nseminar. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On 10th December 2019, the School of Social Work at Roshni Nilaya, Mangalore invited FSL India and its volunteers to the one-day Seminar on \u201cHuman Trafficking: Challenges & Responses\u201c. Almost 100 students from several colleges, and our volunteers from Sweden, France, Italy, Norway and Germany participated. It was a beautiful coincidence that 10th December was the international \u201cHuman Rights Day\u201d. 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