חומר רקע

2020-2021 Anti-Trafficking Action Plan for Israel Below please find recommendations for specific goals and objectives to further the Government of Israel’s anti-trafficking efforts over the next year: Proactively screen irregular African migrants to ensure trafficking victims among this population are not penalized for unlawful acts traffickers compel them to commit, such as immigration violations. Significantly increase the number and geographic dispersion of government officials, including police officers, authorized to officially recognize identified trafficking victims, including victims referred by NGOs, to allow for more efficient access to protection services. Significantly increase investigations, prosecutions, and convictions of labor trafficking offenders. Sentence convicted traffickers to adequate penalties, which should involve significant prison terms. Substantially increase anti-trafficking awareness and victim identification trainings for police officers at regional and local levels. Provide access to the national healthcare system for victims of all forms of trafficking, including shelter and medical and psycho-social treatment, for the duration of their presence in Israel. Increase the number of labor inspectors, social workers, and interpreters in the agricultural, construction, and caregiving sectors, and provide them with training on victim identification procedures. Increase enforcement of foreign worker labor rights. Take steps to eliminate recruitment fees charged to workers by licensed labor recruiters and ensure any recruitment fees are paid by employers. Designate a Knesset committee or subcommittee to address labor trafficking. Amend the 2006 anti-trafficking law to include a definition of human trafficking consistent with international law. Increase methods of evaluating effectiveness of training for law enforcement, including police and prison officials, in victim identification and enforcement of labor and sex trafficking laws.