PATS

Introduction of mechanisms of identification, help and protection of victims of human trafficking in asylum procedures (Project Against human Trafficking and Sex and gender based violence).

Target group: Juveniles and all women. Aim: Raising awareness about THB traps. In what way : Informative interview. Implementation period: All year. Implementation location: Asylum home and Aliens centre. Start year of implementation: 2004

PATS is carried out in Asylum Home premises and since September 1, 2007 in Aliens centre premises as well. Individuals at risk, namely juveniles and all women, are informed about trafficking in human beings and violence. The purpose of informative interview is to raise awareness about THB traps, forms of help and where to look for it. The majority of clients is uneducated, they have left home in search of employment and better life, and are unaware of the danger of dependence on employers and where it can lead. Their poor education, not speaking the language and dependency on people who have promissed them employment and better life are the reasons that during the informative inteview THB traps and warning signs of abuse and exploitation are pointed out.

Regionalisation

In 2006, the carrying out of PATS was successfully extended to Croatia and Bosnia & Herzegovina. The Society Ključ organized training for Croatian Red Cross and Bosnian Women's Initiative personnel. In autumn 2007 the programme was introduced in Macedonia as well.

Cooperation

Help is welcome and is not limited to financial means. You can contribute most with your knowledge of foreign languages, experience, services … Contact us for more information.

• Asylum sector (.doc document - one year's statistics in slovene)
• PATS Project (powerpoint in slovene)
• PATS (.doc document - english version )
• List of interpreters for PATS project (.doc document)

Feedback

So far we haven't recieved any feedback by clients with whom informative interviews had been made that the information they were given had helped them. This kind of feedback will probably come in future, as PATS is a pilot project and the first of this kind in Europe.

The reasons for not receiving feedback may also be as follows:

• The clients – receivers of information were not abused.
• The clients – receivers of information are in endangering situation.