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The State Ministry of Women's Empowerment (MOWE)

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As a developing country contending with formidable social, economic and political challenges, Indonesia has not found it an easy task to translate the global concepts on women's rights and gender equality into practical country level strategies, nor to replicate the best practices from all over the world in promoting the welfare of women. In order to obtain nation wide support in their quest for gender mainstreaming, a Bureau of Women's Empowerment has been established in 14 out of 27 provincial governments offices.

In 2006 the State Ministry for Women's Empowerment advised the President of Indonesia on the formation of an anti-trafficking bill and other legislation. Current legislation banning trade of women, children and slaves does not apply to trans-national and organized crimes, thereby raising the need for more bills.

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• Ambassador John Miller Makes Recommendations to Protect Child Tsunami Victims
• ASEAN Signs Declaration Against Trafficking in Persons Particularly Women and Children
• Updated Profile for Indonesia's Star Children (Arek Lintang) (ALIT)
• New Information Regarding Protection of Children in Tsunami Disaster
• Indonesia Trafficking Report
• Managing Migration in Southeast Asia
• IOM Helping to Repatriate Woman Trafficking Victims from Malaysia
• Migrant CARE Statement on Elections to the UN Human Rights Council
• Indonesian Government Starts Crackdown on Labor Smuggling Rings
• Solidarity Center Empowers Vulnerable Workers and Their Children to Fight Human Trafficking in Indonesia
• Pact Would Protect Indonesian Maids in Malaysia
• Malaysia Top Destination for Indonesian Victims
• US State Department Releases 2006 Human Rights Report
• Indonesian Legislature Approves Harsh Bill to Combat Human Trafficking
• Human Trafficking Rate in Indonesia Still High
• EU and ASEAN Join Hands to Fight Trafficking
• Child Trafficking on the Rise in Indonesia
• MTV Networks in Asia & Pacific and MTV Europe Foundation Launch Youth-Focused Anti-Human Trafficking Campaign
• Australia Provides Aid to Indonesia to Combat Human Trafficking

Related external links

• International Labor Organization
• www.stoptrafiking.or.id