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Viewing cable 07MANILA1924, FIGHTING TRAFFICKING FROM MANILA TO ABIDJAN AND

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07MANILA1924 2007-06-08 00:50 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Manila
VZCZCXRO9282
OO RUEHCHI RUEHDT RUEHHM
DE RUEHML #1924/01 1590050
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 080050Z JUN 07
FM AMEMBASSY MANILA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 6895
INFO RUEHZS/ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS IMMEDIATE
RUEHAB/AMEMBASSY ABIDJAN IMMEDIATE 4547
RUEHC/DEPT OF LABOR WASHDC IMMEDIATE
RUEAWJB/DEPT OF JUSTICE WASHINGTON DC IMMEDIATE
RUEAHLC/DEPT OF HOMELAND SECURITY WASHINGTON DC IMMEDIATE
RHMCSUU/FBI WASHINGTON DC IMMEDIATE
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 MANILA 001924 
 
SIPDIS 
 
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! C O R R E C T I O N !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
 
PLS IGNORE MANILA 1924 ALL SECTIONS RETRANSMITTED IN ERROR THKS 
 
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
 
 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR EAP/MTS, EAP/RSP, G/TIP, INL/AAE, DRL 
LABOR FOR ILAB 
PASS TO USAID/AAE 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: KCRM KWMN ELAB PHUM RP
SUBJECT: FIGHTING TRAFFICKING FROM MANILA TO ABIDJAN AND 
BACK -- A SUCCESS STORY 
 
REF: MANILA 788 
 
MANILA 00001924  001.2 OF 002 
 
 
1. (SBU) SUMMARY: The collaborative efforts of international 
organizations, the Philippine NGO Visayan Forum Foundation 
(VFF), and the USG led to the rescue of four Filipino 
trafficking victims in Abidjan and their return to Manila 
earlier this year.  This successful operation demonstrates 
the abilities and readiness in particular of Philippine NGOs 
to coordinate with governments and international 
organizations to provide immediate assistance to trafficked 
Filipino victims.  VFF and its partner NGOs have also 
coordinated with Philippine law enforcement agencies to file 
charges against the alleged recruiters and traffickers in 
this case.  End Summary. 
 
-------------------------------- 
THE LONG TENTACLES OF TRAFFICKING 
-------------------------------- 
 
2. (SBU) The majority of Filipino trafficking victims go to 
Malaysia, South Korea, Japan, and other destinations within 
Asia.  However, there is increasing evidence that trafficking 
to the Middle East and even parts of Africa is becoming more 
prevalent.  In a recent case, a female recruiter in Cavite 
(south of Metro Manila) approached several women about 
employment opportunities as waitresses in France.  The 
recruiter promised a monthly salary of 17,000 Philippine 
pesos (approximately USD 350) and assured them they would not 
"work outside" (a euphemism for prostitution).  Lured by 
these false promises, the four women acquired passports and 
the recruiter obtained their visas -- which turned out to be 
not for France but for Cote d'Ivoire. 
 
3. (SBU) The women, including one 17-year old, departed 
Manila in two groups, escorted by a Filipino male who handled 
their check-in procedures at the airport, as well as all 
other travel details.  Some of the victims later told poloff 
that they did not realize that Abidjan, the city listed on 
their plane tickets, was not in France.  Upon arrival in 
Abidjan, a Filipina and her Taiwanese partner met them and 
escorted them to a bar/club that the couple owned in the 
Abidjan neighborhood of Treichville.  The Filipina "mama-san" 
(the bar owner), whom the victims later described as herself 
a former trafficked victim, then informed them that they 
would not receive the promised salaries until after they had 
paid off the large debts owed for their travel and escort 
fees (which amounted to more than USD $2500).  The bar owners 
even refused to provide food because of the so-called 
"debts."  The victims reluctantly began their work as 
prostitutes in the Treichville bar, earning only tips to 
support themselves. 
 
4. (SBU) In January, a regular customer (a French national) 
of one of the women agreed to help her to return to the 
Philippines.  He anonymously contacted Anti-Slavery 
International (ASI) in London, which coordinated the women's 
rescue with Interpol and the Philippine-based Visayan Forum 
Foundation (VFF).  (Note: ASI had in 2005 awarded VFF 
Executive Director Cecilia Flores-Oebanda with its 
Anti-Slavery Award for her advocacy on behalf of trafficking 
victims.  End note.)  ASI also contacted the State 
Department's Trafficking in Persons Office (G/TIP). 
 
5. (SBU) Interpol led the rescue operation on February 22, 
and then sheltered the women in a facility in Abidjan until 
their March 9 return to Manila, where they received 
assistance and counseling services at one of VFF's 
USG-supported facilities.  The victims said that they 
believed Ivorian authorities had arrested the bar owners. 
 
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PURSUING JUSTICE IN MANILA, TOO 
------------------------------- 
 
6. (SBU) The victims remain at the VFF safehouse.  Attorneys 
from the NGOs International Justice Mission (also a USG 
grantee) and the Child Justice League, in coordination with 
VFF, are providing legal guidance to the victims and will 
likely represent the victims during future judicial 
proceedings in Manila against the recruiters and possibly 
even against the Abidjan-based Philippine citizen.  These 
 
MANILA 00001924  002 OF 002 
 
 
NGOs have also coordinated the case with the Philippine 
Department of Justice's Task Force Against Trafficking in 
Persons.  However, the victims have expressed concern that 
the traffickers' accomplices in the Philippines are harassing 
and threatening their families, in an attempt to convince the 
victims to withdraw their complaints. 
 
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COMMENT 
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7. (SBU) Despite the proactive efforts of Philippine NGOs and 
the Philippine government against TIP, traffickers are still 
able to recruit and exploit victims in the Philippines as 
part of a worldwide web of injustice.   This successful 
rescue operation demonstrates the abilities and readiness in 
particular of Philippine NGOs to coordinate with governments 
and international organizations to provide immediate 
assistance to trafficked Filipino victims.  Despite the 
usually slow Philippine justice system, Philippine NGO 
caseworkers are optimistic about eventually successful 
prosecutions under the 2003 Anti-TIP Law, although there are 
still some unresolved legal issues about prosecution in the 
Philippines of cases dealing with exploitation in another 
country. 
 
Visit Embassy Manila's Classified SIPRNET website: 
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/eap/manila/index. cfm 
 
You can also access this site through the State Department's 
Classified SIPRNET website: 
http://www.state.sgov.gov/ 
 
KENNEY