Venue Berliner Stadtmission Hall Lehrter Str. 68, 10557 Berlin Tel: +49 (0)30 / 39 83 50 - 300 Website: https://www.tagen-in-berlin.de/ The venue is accessible to wheelchair users. Getting to the venue By train or public transport: 10 minute walk from Berlin central station (“Hauptbahnhof”): choose the “Europaplatz” exit, turn left and proceed to the second crossroads, then cross the street at the traffic lights opposite the Motel One. Turn right onto the Lehrter Straße Registrations street and follow the signs. We are looking forward to welcoming you at the confer- From Tegel airport: ence. Due to the limited number of seats, we kindly ask 15 minutes with the TXL bus, which will take you directly you to register online as soon as possible and before to the S-Bahn station “Hauptbahnhof”. 1 October 2018 at the latest. Please use the registra- tion link you will find on our website: www.kok-gegen- From Schönefeld airport: menschenhandel.de/anmeldung-kok-fachtagung/ Take S9 train from the S-Bahn station Schönefeld to Trafficking in human beings and Ostkreuz, then change to train S5, S7 or S75 and get Simultaneous interpretation from German into English exploitation in Germany – out at the central station (“Hauptbahnhof”). and English into German available taking stock two years after There are no car parking spaces. Organised by implementation of the EU Directive German NGO Network against Trafficking in Human Beings 25 – 26 October 2018 Kurfürstenstr. 33, 10785 Berlin STadtm i ss i On B Er L i n Tel: +49 (0)30/263 911 76 Email: [email protected] Symposium organised by KOK – internet: www.kok-gegen-menschenhandel.de German nGO network against trafficking in human beings KOK is funded by the Federal Ministry of Family, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth. German NGO Network against KOK – Juli 2018, Fotos: Ana Catalá KOK – Juli 2018, Fotos: Trafficking in Human Beings PrOgr ammE Overall moderation: Dr. Claudia neusüß | 25 October 2018 Dr. Dorothea Czarnecki author of KOK study “Unterbringung von Betroffenen von Menschenhandel geSiCHErt?” [is accommodation for trafficked persons really secure?] The EU Directive on preventing and combating traf- 10:30 Arrivals and registrations Lisa Fischer | German institute for Human rights, ficking in human beings was implemented in 2016 Project Manager of project “Labour exploitation of migrants” in Germany. This brought about an extensive re- 11:00 WELCOmE aDDrESS Helga gayer | Deputy Head of the SO 13 Unit within the | form of the relevant sections of the German Crimi- Andrea Hitzke KOK Board German Criminal Police Office | nal Code, which now define sexual exploitation, Caren marks Parlamentary State Secratary within the Federal Doris Köhncke | Head of the women’s information centre FiZ, labour exploitation, forced criminal activities and beg- Ministry of Family, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth Stuttgart ging and organ removal as exploitation forms. Dr. Sylwia Timm | Counselling centre Fair Mobility, Berlin 11:45 INTrODUCTION TO THE SYmPOSIUm Two years later, we want to take stock with you and our Sophia Wirsching | KOK Executive Director Followed by a moderated debate with the audience. guests, focussing on the practical application of the 12:00 INTrODUCTOrY KEYNOTE SPEECH 18:30 Snack / reception new provisions, but also on questions around compe- myria Vassiliadou | EU anti-Trafficking Coordinator tences, responsibilities and strategies used to address all forms of trafficking in human beings, and support 13:00 Lunch break 26 October 2018 and protect trafficked persons. 14:00 PaNEL DISCUSSION I The questions we will examine include: The implementation of EU Directive – 09:00 Arrivals and registrations examples from other European countries • What has concretely changed since the German 09:30 KEYNOTE SPEECH IntroductorY speech Criminal Code reform? Trafficking in human beings for Experiences from anti-trafficking proceedings, exploitation in begging – the situation in Belgium • What situation do trafficked persons face? especially with regards to the application of Patricia Le Cocq | Myria-Belgian Federal Migration Centre the non-punishment clause and national rapporteur on trafficking in human beings • What role do the “new” forms of trafficking play, Parosha Chandran | human rights barrister, UK i. e. begging and forced criminal activities? 10:30 PaNEL DISCUSSION III Who is in charge of advising and supporting such | Debbie Beadle ECPaT UK Political approaches against trafficking – Debate clients? | Manfred Buchner Specialised counselling centre MenVia, Vienna between members of the german Parliament • are there any cases of prosecution to report? Parosha Chandran | Human rights barrister, UK Eva Plank-Sandhofer | Head of the anti-trafficking Unit, SPD: Dr. Eva Högl, mP • What are the existing support structures in Austrian Criminal Police Office Bündnis 90 / Die grünen: Katja Keul, mP Germany? Die Linke: Doris achelwilm, mP Followed by a moderated debate with the audience. Which services need extending or linking? FDP: Dr. Christoph Hoffmann, mP • What is the experience in other countries such as 16:00 Coffee break CDU / CSU: tba the UK, austria and Belgium? 16:30 PaNEL DISCUSSION II Followed by a moderated debate with the audience. • What would be the next steps and measures to The german Criminal Code after the reform – 12:00 Coffee break be taken to combat trafficking in human beings experience to date from prosecuting authorities and and help trafficked persons enforce their rights? support offered to trafficked persons 12:30 Concluding speech The Perspective of the Council of Europe on IntroductorY speech developments in germany Experiences to date with the new offences and Petya Nestorova | Executive Secretary of the Council of Europe exploitation in begging and forced criminal activities Convention on action against Trafficking in Human Beings Helga gayer | Deputy Head of the SO 13 Unit within the German Criminal Police Office 13:30 SUMMARY aND CONCLUSION 14:00 Snack lunch and final informal get-together.