Japan Network Against Trafficking in Persons (JNATIP)

Address:
SP520, 5-15-1 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-8238 Japan
Contact Information
If calling from Japan:
Tel: 03 3207 7880
Fax: 03 3207 7880
If calling from overseas:
Tel: +81 3 3207 7880
Fax: +81 3 3207 7880
Website: http://www.jnatip.org
Email: info@jnatip.org
Activities
The Japan Network Against Trafficking in Persons (JNATIP) was born out of discussions at the International Symposium on “Trafficking of Women to Japan”, held in Tokyo in January of 2003. The JNATIP was established in late 2003 by NGOs, shelters, and lawyers to press the government to establish a law banning trading in person.

The project is most noteworthy for its uniqueness as a collaboration of NGOs and academics, and especially for having successfully gained the cooperation of foreign embassies in Japan, such as the Thai and Colombian embassies.

The objective of the JNATIP is to prevent the trafficking of persons, to protect those who have been victimized, to support the rehabilitation of victims, and to punish the perpetrators. Further, the JNATIP hopes to promote an effective legislation that is capable of fulfilling the above objectives.

The three main activities of JNATIP are:

1. Investigative research on trafficking victims in Japan;
2. Lobbying for the proposal and establishment of laws including the support and protection of victims; and
3. Campaigning to raise public awareness on the problem of human trafficking

As of April 2005, JNATIP has 27 associated groups and more than 100 individual members.