Background:

The Philippines is a source, transit, and destination country for women trafficked for the purposes of sexual exploitation. There is substantial internal trafficking within the Philippines, primarily from rural to urban metropolitan areas. Endemic poverty, a high unemployment rate, a cultural propensity toward migration, a weak rule-of-law environment, and sex tourism all contribute to significant trafficking activity in the Philippines. RENEW works to prevent, identify, rescue and support sex trafficking victims to overcome their exploitation and abuses.

Along with running our own trafficking emergency response team and a 24-hour emergency hotline for trafficking victims and concerned citizens:

0928 52 R E N E W

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RENEW is actively working on the following issues:

Preventing Human Trafficking and Exploitation:

• Community based counter-trafficking task forces.

• Innovative safe migration and legal rights training.

• Primary, Secondary and College level prevention seminars.

• Victim identification and rescue programs.

Enhancing Services and Protection for Survivors of Human Trafficking:

• Providing seamless services and legal assistance for survivors and vulnerable populations.

• Short and long term shelter opportunities.

• Livelihood and micro-finance programs.

• Educational services.

• Psycho-socio services.

Improving and Institutionalizing Systems for Effective Law Enforcement and Prosecution:

• Supporting anti-trafficking legislation.

• Advocacy, and implementation and targeted training for the judicial and diplomatic sectors.

RENEW is an official member of CATW - AP (Asia Pacific).