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Regional Workshop for RETA 5948: Combating Trafficking of Women and Children in South Asia
ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines: 27-29 May 2002

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Program

Workshop presentations are linked from the program sessions below.

Day 1 (Monday, 27 May 2002) Auditorium Zone D

8:30 – 9:00	Registration (Photo ID issue)
9:00 – 9:25	Inauguration: Combating Trafficking through Poverty Reduction Chair: Brahm Prakash, Director, Poverty Reduction and Social Development Division, Regional and Sustainable Development Department, ADB
9:00–9:05	Welcome Remarks [ PDF: 14kb \| 4 pages ] Akira Seki, Director General, Regional and Sustainable Development Department, ADB
9:05–9:25	Opening Remarks [ PDF: 17kb \| 6 pages ] Joseph B. Eichenberger, Vice President, Operations 2, ADB
9:25–10:00	Group Photo and Tea Break
10:00–11:40	Session 1: Overview and India Country Study Chair: Brahm Prakash, Director, Poverty Reduction and Social Development Division, Regional and Sustainable Development Department, ADB
10:00–10:30	Overall Framework of RETA 5948 [ PDF: 25kb \| 13 pages ] Helen Thomas, Team Leader, RETA 5948
10:30–11:00	Key Findings of India Country Study [ PDF: 19kb \| 19 pages ] Nandini Azad, India National Consultant, RETA 5948
11:00–11:40	Comments by the Panel and Plenary Discussion Panels: P.G. Chakraborty, Joint Secretary, Department of Women and Child Development, Ministry of Human Resource Development R.K. Singh, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs (C.S.) Preeti Patkar, PRERNA, Mumbai
12:00–13:30	Lunch (Private Dining Room 2 & 3)
13:30–14:30	Session 2: Bangladesh Country Study Chair: Edward Haugh, Director, Social Sectors Division, South Asia Department, ADB
13:30–13:50	Key Findings of Bangladesh Country Study [ PDF: 30kb \| 15 pages ] Rina Sen Gupta, Bangladesh National Consultant, RETA 5948; National Program Officer, IOM
13:50–14:30	Comments by the Panel and Plenary Discussion Panels : Ferdous Ara Begum [ PDF: 12kb \| 4 pages ], Joint Secretary, Ministry of Women and Children Affairs Mizan Rahman, [ PDF: 40kb \| 16 pages ] Project Director, Nationwide Campaign for Prevention of Trafficking in Children and Women (NCPTCW) Project, Action Against Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation of Children (ATSEC) - Bangladesh Chapter
14:30–15:00	Tea Break (and logistical arrangements)
15:00-16:40	Session 3: Nepal Country Study and Wrap-up of Day 1 Chair: Fred Roche, Director, Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Division, South Asia Department, ADB
15:00–15:20	Key Findings of Nepal Country Study [ PDF: 19kb \| 11 pages ] Gopal Krishna Siwakoti, Nepal National Consultant, RETA 5948
15:20–16:00	Comments by the Panel and Plenary Discussion Panels: Pratak Pathak, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Women, Children, and Social Welfare Madhavi Singh, Project Coordinator, National Network Against Girl Trafficking (NNAGT)
16:00–16:40	Wrap-up of the Day (Plenary Session) Helen Thomas, Team Leader, RETA 5948
17:30–19:00	Reception (Hosted by Director General, RSDD, ADB Private Dining Room 2 & 3)

Day 2 (Tuesday, 28 May 2002) Auditorium Zone D

9:00-9:40	Special Session: Anti-Trafficking Activities by Key Donors in South Asia and Multi-Stakeholder Approach in Thailand Chair: Shireen Lateef, Principal Social Development Specialist, Poverty Reduction and Social Development Division, ADB UNIFEM South Asia Regional Office UNDP Regional HIV/AIDS Development Program ILO-IPEC, Manila Office The Path Towards Bilateral Cooperation in the Greater Mekong Sub-region by H.E. Khun Sienoi Kashemasanta Na Ayuddhaya, Secretary General, National Youth Bureau, Thailand
9:40-9:50	Tea Break
9:50-11:20	Session 4: Addressing Trafficking Concerns in Key ADB Sectors Chair: Tadashi Kondo, Director, Infrastructure Division, South Asia Department, ADB
9:50-10:10	Sectoral Guidelines and Dissemination Strategy in: agriculture and rural development education, health, and social protection roads and telecommunications urban development Helen Thomas, Team Leader, RETA 5948
10:10-10:40	Case Study Presentations Monitoring Bangalore Highway Hema Bedi, Director, STHREE, Andhra Pradesh, India Potential Components for Urban Infrastructure Projects Ferdousi Sultana, Gender Specialist, Bangladesh Resident Mission, ADB Reducing Vulnerability of Migrants Renu Rajbhandari, WOREC, Nepal
10:40-11:20	Questions and Discussions
11:20-12:00	Lunch (Private Dining Room 2 & 3)
12:00-17:00	Field Visit Group A: Reducing Vulnerability through Migration Management Group A will visit Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) in Pasay City to learn about OWWA’s safe migration training programs and reintegration programs of returnees run by NGOs. Group Leader: Helen Thomas, Team Leader, RETA 5948 Partner Organizations: OWWA, POEA, NGOs; IOM Manila Group B: Rescue and Repatriation at Manila Sea Port Group B will visit Half-Way House at the Port of Manila (North Harbor) and learn about their Government-NGO-Private Sector collaboration for rescue and repatriation operations. Group Leader: Sonomi Tanaka, ADB Coordinator, RETA 5948 Partner Organizations: Philippines Port Authority, Visayan Forum; ILO/IPEC Manila

Day 3 (Wednesday, 29 May 2002) Auditorium Zone D

9:00-9:20	Review of Day 2 2 Rapporteurs on the Field Trips: Group A: Mizan Rahman, ATSEC Group B: Roop Sen, SANLAAP, India Summary of Sector Issues.Helen Thomas, Team Leader, RETA 5948
9:20 – 10:50	Session 5: Regional Cooperation and Legal Issues Chair: Cedric Saldanha, Senior Director, Governance and Regional Cooperation Division, Regional and Sustainable Development Department, ADB
9:20-9:40	Key Findings of the Regional Synthesis Paper Helen Thomas, Team Leader, RETA 5948
9:40-10:00	Key Findings of the Regional and Legal Study Eugenia McGill, Consultant, RETA 5948
10:00-10:50	Comments by the Panel and Plenary Discussion Panels: Govinda Prasad Thapa, Additional Inspector General of Police, Nepal Caroline Vandenebeele, Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, ADB
10:50-11:10	Tea Break
11:10-14:50	Session 6: Next Steps – Recommendations for ADB and Key Stakeholders
11:10-12:30	Introduction and Group Discussion (Display Room; Briefing Room) Group 1: Empowerment of Women and Girls Facilitator: Manoshi Mitra, Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Division, Mekong Department, ADB Group 2: Labor Standards Facilitator: Isabel Ortiz, Poverty Reduction and Social Development Division, Regional and Sustainable Development Department, ADB Group 3: Governance Facilitator: Claudia Buentjen, Governance and Regional Cooperation Division, Regional and Sustainable Development Department, ADB
12:30-13:30	Lunch (Private Dining Room 6)
13:30-14:30	Presentation of Group Work and Plenary Discussions Chair: Brahm Prakash, Director, Poverty Reduction and Social Development Division, Regional and Sustainable Development Department, ADB
14:30-14:50	Summing up the Recommendations Helen Thomas, Team Leader, RETA 5948
14:50-15:00	Closing Remarks Yoshihiro Iwasaki, Director General, South Asia Department, ADB

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