No. 4/2014 TRAFFICI<lNO IN PERSONS (q) (r) Cap. 9:25 in section 77 ("Monitoring orders")(7)(i) in paragraph (a) by the deletion of "a fine of level ten" and the substitution of "a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars (US $100 000)"; (ii) in paragraph (b)A. by the deletion in subparagraph (i) of "a fine not exceeding level fourteen" and the substitution of "a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars (US $100 000)"·, B. by the deletion in subparagraph (ii) of"a fine oflevel ten" and the substitution of"a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars (US $100 000)"; in section 103 ("Regulations") (2) (d) by the deletion of "a fine of level fourteen" and the substitution of "a fine not eli.ceeding one hundred thousand dollars (US $100 000)". FIRST SCHEDULE (Section 3) PROTOCOL TO PREVENT, SUPPRESS AND PUNISH TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS, ESPECIALLY WOMEN AND CHILDREN, SUPPLEMENTING THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION AGAINST TRANSNATIONALORGANIZED CRIME PREAMRI.E The States Parties to this Pmtocol, Declaring that effective action to prevent and combat trafficking in persons, especially women and children, requires a comprehensive international approach in the countries of origin, transit and destination that includes measures to prevent such trafficking, to punish the traffickers and to protect the victirnB of such trafficking, including by protecting their intemationally recognized human rights, Taking into account the fact that, despite the existence of a vmiety of intemational instruments containing rules and practical measures to combat the exploitation of persons, especially women and children, there is no universal instmment that addresses all aspects of trafficking in persons, Concerned that, in the absence of such an instrument, persons who are vulnerable to trafficking will not be sufficiently protected, Recalling General Assembly resolution 53!111 of 9 December !998, in which the Assembly decided to establish an open-ended intergovernmental ad hoc conunittee for the purpose of elaborating a comprehensive international convention against transnational organized crime and of discussing the elaboration of, imer alia, an international instrument addressing trafficking in women and children, Convinced that supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime with an intemational instmment for the prevention, suppression and punishment of tmfficking in persons, especially women and children, will be useful in preventing and combating that crime, Have agreed as follows: !. GENEIW" PROVISIONS Article I Relation with the United Nations Convention against Transnational Otganized Crime 1. This Protocol supplements the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime. It shall be interpreted together with the Convention. 52 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.