US embassy cable - 05DOHA962

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PROPOSED MINI-ACTION PLAN FOR QATAR

Identifier: 05DOHA962
Wikileaks: View 05DOHA962 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Doha
Created: 2005-05-31 11:47:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Tags: PHUM KWMN OPRC PREL KCRM SMIG QA
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

UNCLAS DOHA 000962 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR NEA/ARPI 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PHUM, KWMN, OPRC, PREL, KCRM, SMIG, QA 
SUBJECT: PROPOSED MINI-ACTION PLAN FOR QATAR 
 
REF: SECSTATE 98150 
 
1. (U) Embassy Doha has reviewed the TIP Mini-Action Plan in 
reftel and proposes several revisions to reflect recent 
actions taken by the Government of Qatar (GOQ) and to set out 
a realistic and achievable series of steps for the GOQ to 
take before July 30.  Revised Mini-Action Plan is below. 
 
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REVISED MINI-ACTION PLAN 
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Appoint a national coordinator with authority to oversee the 
implementation of this mini-action plan and coordinate a 
broader national plan of action against TIP with the 
concerned agencies, organizations and foreign 
representatives. 
 
Enact and enforce legislation banning underage camel jockeys 
and prosecute persons caught breaking the law. 
 
Move children to a temporary shelter where they will be 
housed and cared for until they are repatriated to their 
countries or returned to the care of authorized family 
members. 
 
Identify and protect trafficking victims, to include domestic 
workers and laborers.  Establish shelters for these victims 
where they can receive protection, including medical, 
psychological, counseling, and other appropriate assistance. 
 
 
Establish functioning hotlines for foreign workers to report 
instances of abuse and to seek assistance. 
 
Establish a timetable for extending formal protection to 
domestic workers and other laborers under Qatar's labor laws. 
 
Conduct broad public awareness campaigns highlighting the 
rights and obligations of domestic workers and laborers, and 
the consequences of abusing such workers. 
UNTERMEYER 

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