Cap.9:25, · TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS No.412014 Article 8 Repatriation of victims of trafficking in persons 1, The State Pruty of which a victim of trafficking in persons is a national or iu which the person had the right of permauent residence at the time of eutry iuto the territory oftbe receiving State Patty shall facilitate and accept, with due regard for the safety of that person, the return of that person without undue or unreasonable delay. 2. When a State Patty retmns a victim of trafficking in persons to a State Party of which that person is a national or in which he or she had, at the time of entry into the territory of the receiving State Party, the right of permanent residence, such retum shall be with due regard for the safety of that person and for the status of any legal proceedings related to the fact that the person is a victim of trafficking and shall preferably be voluntary. 3, At the request of a receiving State Patty, a requested State Party shall, without undue or unreasonable delay, verify whether a person who is a victim of trafficking in persons is its national or had the Iight of permanent residence in its territory at the time of entry into the territory of the receiving State Party. 4 In order to facilitate the return of a victim of trafficking in persons who is wi thou! proper documentation, the State Patty of which that person is a national or in which he or she had the right of permanent residence at the time of entry into the tenitory of the receiving State Patty shall agree to issue, at the request of the receiving State Patty, such travel documents or other authorization as may be necessary to enable the person to travel to and re-enter its territmy, 5. This article shall be without prejudice to any tight afforded to victims of trafficking in persons by any domestic law of the receiving State Party, 6, This ruticle shall be without prejudice to any applicable bilateral or multilateral agreement or arrangement that governs, in whole or in part, the return of victims of trafficking in persons. IIL PREVENTION, COOPERATION AND OTHER MEASURES Article 9 Prevention of trafficking in persons L States Parties shall establish comprehensive policies, programmes and other measures: (a) to prevent and combat trafficking in persons; and (b) to protect victims oftra!Iicking in persons, especially women and children, from revictimization, 2. States Parties shall endeavour to unde1take measures such as research, information aud mass media campaigns and social and economic initiatives to prevent and combat trafficking in persons. 3. Policies, prograi11ffieS and other measures established in accordance with this mticle shall, as appropriate, include cooperation with non-governmental organizations, other relevant organizations and other elements of civil society, 4. States Patties shall take or strengthen measures, including through bilateral or multilateral cooperation, to alleviate the factors that make persons, especially women and children, vulnerable to trafficking, such as poverty, underdevelopment and lack of equal oppo1tnnity, 5. States Parties shall adopt or strengthen legislative or other measures, such as educational, social or cultural measures, including through bilateral and multilateral cooperation, to discourage the demand that fosters all forms of exploitation of persons, especially women and children, that leads to trafficking. 55 DISTRIBUTED BY VERITAS e-mail: veritas@mango.zw website: www.veritaszim.net Veritas makes every effort to ensure the provision of reliable information, but cannot take legal responsibility for information supplied.