Non-state initiatives on enhancing counter-trafficking of Rohingya influx in Cox's Bazar of Bangladesh

Frontiers in Public Health · 5 authors, 5 centres

AI SUMMARY

FIDELITY 100%

POPULATIONRohingya refugees and host community residents in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, including beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries of a YPSA/IOM program.

INTERVENTIONCounter-trafficking and safe migration awareness programs conducted by YPSA with IOM support, including orientations, courtyard meetings, street dramas, and Radio Naf broadcasts.

COMPARISONNon-beneficiary participants from the same communities who did not receive the program interventions.

This summary was generated by AI from a single paper. It has not been reviewed by a clinician and is not clinical advice. Verify against the source before acting on it.

AGENT 01 · STRUCTURED SUMMARY

TRACE TO SOURCE

“

TL;DR

This qualitative study evaluated a non-governmental organization's program to improve counter-trafficking awareness and safe migration knowledge among Rohingya refugees and host communities in Bangladesh. It found that program beneficiaries had significantly higher awareness of trafficking laws and referral services compared to non-beneficiaries.

Full summary

1,057 CHARS

This study used a qualitative case study approach to evaluate the effectiveness of a non-state counter-trafficking and safe migration program for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. Methods included a policy review and qualitative data collection via key informant interviews and focus group discussions with beneficiary and non-beneficiary refugees, law enforcement, and NGO personnel in Teknaf and Ukhiya. Central results indicated that program beneficiaries, including school teachers, journalists, and Rohingya community members, demonstrated higher awareness of the Prevention and Suppression of Human Trafficking Act 2012, referral services, and safe migration steps compared to non-beneficiencies. Beneficiaries identified financial insolvency and unemployment as key trafficking drivers and suggested improvements like more frequent meetings and using the Rohingya language in broadcasts. The implications are that non-state actor-led awareness programs can enhance counter-trafficking knowledge in humanitarian settings, but implementation gaps exist.

PICO

PPOPULATION

Rohingya refugees and host community residents in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, including beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries of a YPSA/IOM program.

IINTERVENTION

Counter-trafficking and safe migration awareness programs conducted by YPSA with IOM support, including orientations, courtyard meetings, street dramas, and Radio Naf broadcasts.

OOUTCOME

Knowledge and awareness of human trafficking laws, referral services, safe migration procedures, and understanding of trafficking push/pull factors and perpetrators.

STUDY TYPE

other

SPECIALTY

public health

SUMMARISED BY

AI pipeline

FIDELITY CHECK

100% · A

ORIGINAL PAPER

PMC10064341

Non-state initiatives on enhancing counter-trafficking of Rohingya influx in Cox's Bazar of Bangladesh

Frontiers in Public Health

READ THE FULL PAPER

ABSTRACT

Human trafficking is the third most lucrative form of trafficking in the world (following drugs and counterfeit goods). Multiple outbreaks of unrest between October 2016 and August 2017 in the Rakhine State of Myanmar triggered ~745,000 influxes of Rohingyas crossing into Bangladesh through the border boundaries at Teknaf and Ukhiya sub-districts of Cox's Bazar. In this regard, the media confirmed that over a thousand Rohingya people, particularly women and girls, were victims of human trafficking. This research aims to explore the underlying causes of human trafficking (HT) during emergency responses and seeks to understand how the knowledge and capacity of the refugee, local administration, and law enforcement agencies in Bangladesh can be improved in promoting counter-trafficking (CT) and safe migration processes. In order to achieve the objectives, this study reviews acts, rules, policies, and action plans of the Government of Bangladesh on the HT, CT, and safe migration processes. Then, a case study has been applied to present the ongoing CT and safe migration programs of an NGO called Young Power in Social Action (YPSA), which received funding and technical support from the International Organization of Migration (IOM) for this purpose. This study also evaluates the effectiveness of the program through conducting key informant interviews (KIIs) and focus group discussions (FGDs) with the beneficiary and non-beneficiary participants including refugees, law-enforcing agencies (LEAs), and NGOs in Teknaf and Ukhyia. Thus, this study identifies program-level strengths and weaknesses in relation to the CT and safe migration process and provides key directions on how they can be improved. It concludes that non-state actors have a significant role in preventing HT and promoting CT and safe migration for Rohingyas in Bangladesh.

CITATION EXPORT

Edris Alam, Morshed Hossan Molla, Md. Kamrul Islam et al.. Non-state initiatives on enhancing counter-trafficking of Rohingya influx in Cox's Bazar of Bangladesh. Frontiers in Public Health. (2023). https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1040546

AUTHORS

5 · 5 CENTRES

Edris Alam, Morshed Hossan Molla, Md. Kamrul Islam, Md. Arifur Rahman, Jishu Barua

1Faculty of Resilience, Rabdan Academy, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
2Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh
3Disaster Action and Development Organisation (DADO), Chittagong, Bangladesh
4Young Power in Social Action (YPSA), Chittagong, Bangladesh
5Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia