Anti-Human Trafficking – Speaking Engagement at the Indonesian Embassy, Brussels
by Ruth STANNETT
Article by Major Ruth Stannett
In February, following a visit with the wife of the Indonesian Ambassador, I was privileged to be invited to address the Indonesian Women’s Association on the subject of Anti-Human Trafficking. The Association is a group of approximately 50 ladies who meet together on a monthly basis.
After a short introduction, where the Ambassador’s wife spoke briefly about Human Trafficking in Indonesia, I was able to speak about the anti-human trafficking work of the Salvation Army, particularly in Europe. Some of the ladies were rather horrified when they began to realise the depth of this problem. Many of them, although aware of the problem of sexual trafficking, did not realise trafficking also included people trapped into domestic service, forced labour, criminal activity or even harvesting of organs.
The ladies were very interested to learn more about the International Salvation Army Positional Statement on Human Trafficking. However they were deeply moved when hearing some of the ‘real stories’ of people who have been rescued from terrible situations and helped in a very positive way to find freedom and where appropriate, to be reunited with their families.
At the end of the presentation, following a short question time, I was able to leave some information leaflets and copies of the our Anti-Human Trafficking Mapping report (also available to download here)
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