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Human Trafficking & Modern-day Slavery In the
early years of the 21st Century - 2000 to 2010 gvnet.com/humantrafficking/Oman.htm
Oman is a transit and destination country for men and women,
primarily from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, and
Indonesia, most of whom migrate willingly to Oman as domestic servants or
low-skilled workers in the country’s construction, agriculture, and service
sectors. Some of them subsequently face conditions indicative of involuntary
servitude, such as withholding of passports and other restrictions on
movement, non-payment of wages, long working hours without food or rest,
threats, and physical or sexual abuse. Unscrupulous labor recruitment
agencies and their sub-agents at the community level in South Asia and the
United Arab Emirates (UAE) may coerce or defraud workers into accepting work
in Oman that turns out to be exploitative and, in some instances, constitutes
involuntary servitude. - U.S. State Dept Trafficking in Persons Report,
June, 2009
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FEATURED ARTICLE *** Arms Trade – Victoria Garcia, Center for Defense Information CDI,
February 13, 2004 [accessed 15 December 2010] BACKGROUND - While the U.S. State Department
has noted some improvements in the area of human rights, ***
ARCHIVES *** Human Rights Reports » 2005
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2005/61696.htm [accessed 15 December 2010] TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS – The law does not prohibit trafficking in persons; however, trafficking crimes are prosecuted under the criminal code and those convicted face three to five years in prison. While one NGO reported unsubstantiated claims of evidence near the Buraimi Oasis that foreign children were trafficked to the country for training as camel jockeys, the local UNICEF representative concurred with the government's denial that foreign children were trafficked and employed as camel jockeys. According to a December 20 statement from the International Labor Organization, child camel jockeys were no longer an issue in the country. The government operated a 24‑hour hot line to
register complaints of potential victims and also worked with foreign
governments to prevent trafficking in persons. Concluding Observations of the Committee on the Rights of
the Child (CRC) [DOC] UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, 29 September
2006 [accessed 15 December 2010] [65] While noting that the domestic legislation
prohibits forced child prostitution, manufacturing, acquiring or distribution
of pornographic materials, bondage and slave trade, the Committee is
concerned about the potential of the State party to be or become a
destination country of trafficking in children owing to the large number of
migrants in search of employment. It notes with concern the lack of data and
the lack of research on the prevalence of national and cross-border
trafficking, child prostitution and child pornography. Concern is also
expressed about the lack of a comprehensive procedure to identify children
who may be victims of trafficking and the absence of adequate recovery and
reintegration services for these victims. UN expert on human trafficking calls on UN News Centre, 8 November 2006 www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=20537&Cr=human&Cr1=traffic [accessed 15 December 2010] “Some of these migrant workers are
often lured in their country of origin by unscrupulous recruiting agents with
false promises of a certain job or certain working conditions. More often
than not they are shocked to find themselves in exploitative situations upon
arrival,” she said, adding that “casual labourers”
are one of the most disadvantaged groups and most open to abuse. Freedom House Country Rating - Political Rights: 6 Civil Liberties: 5 Status: Not Free 2009 Edition www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=22&year=2009&country=7677 [accessed 15 December 2010] Library of Congress Call Number DS247.A13 P47 1994 lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/omtoc.html [accessed 15 December 2010] child slavery – petition Petition sponsored by ipetiton At one time this article had been archived and may
possibly still be accessible [here]
[accessed 9 September 2011] 1. Please take urgent action
against human trafficking, especially young children between the age of 2
to14 years who are being used as camel jockeys in 2. Ban under-age and under-weight
camel jockeys. The practice should be eliminated in all of the countries
listed. 3. Prohibit unhygienic living
conditions and purposely providing inadequate nutrition to the jockeys. 4. Prohibit physical and sexual
abuse by the trainers. 5. Urge the government to set and
implement standards to improve living condition for the jockeys. Slavery of Children and women in Morteza Aminmansour,
Persian Journal, Jun 20, 2004 At one time this article had been archived and may
possibly still be accessible [here]
[accessed 9 September 2011] Exact number of victims is
impossible to obtain, but according to an official source in UAE, there has
been increase in the number of teen-age girls in prostitution (forced to work
from Arms Trade - Victoria Garcia, Center for Defense Information CDI,
February 13, 2004 [accessed 15 December 2010] BACKGROUND - While the U.S. State Department
has noted some improvements in the area of human rights, Secretary-General of League of Arab States Delivers Address United Nations Press Release, Commission on Human Rights
58th session, 17 April 2002 www.unhchr.ch/huricane/huricane.nsf/0/06BA120C4D4CC048C1256B9F00262A3D?opendocument [accessed 15 December 2010] ZAKARIYA AL-SA'DI (Oman) said from the beginning of
the 1970s, Oman had been giving particular attention to the rights of the
child. There was a clear political will to improve the status of children and
to address their needs and their development. Oman had always acceded to
international conventions on the rights of children. It was inconceivable
that children were not protected even in the twenty-first century. It had
been internationally recognized that the children of Oman, being brought up
in an Islamic country, were fortunate to have escaped several of the scourges
suffered by children in other countries. International reports had proved that
Oman had showed its commitment to children. Oman's achievements had been
noted and the improvements it had made had been given international
recognition. All material used herein
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