ABSTRACT
Worldwide, the anti-trafficking agenda has generated an enormous growth in the number of NGOs, government organizations and international agencies working to prevent human trafficking, assist in the prosecution of traffickers, and aid in the rescue and return of ‘victims’. Indonesia is no exception. There, as elsewhere in Southeast Asia, international agencies and donor countries have played a significant role in shaping both NGO and government approaches to human trafficking. International NGOs and inter-governmental organizations have partnered with local NGOs and local governments to develop policy and legislative responses, as well as prevention and rehabilitation programmes. These efforts are a response to the UN Trafficking Protocol and the subsequent pressure from the United States to comply with its annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) reports, which identify Indonesia as a major source country. 1
