Religions for Peace Japan, and Religions for Peace Indonesia

Learning from Indonesia onPrevention of Trafficking in Person
Online Shelter Visit to Indonesia

SATURDAY, MARCH 26TH, 2022
3:00 PM - 5:30 PM (JST, UTC+9)
Online SymosiumCONCEPT
According to a 2016 report by the ILO, more than 40 million people
worldwide are victims of trafficking in person, and the problem isparticularly serious in Asia.
Religions for Peace Japan launched the Prevention of Trafficking inPerson Taskforce in 2020 and has been working on the issues oftechnical interns in Japan and sexual exploitation in the Philippines.
In July last year, we delivered a statement to the Japanese governmentthat included an action plan to raise awareness activities in theReligions for Peace network and collaboration with government
agencies, international organizations, and NGOs.
The issue of human trafficking is a cross-border challenge, especiallyin Southeast Aisa countries.
The visit to the shelter online, co-organized with Religions for Peace
Indeonesia, will be opportunity for partipants to learn together andconsider action to prevent labor exploatiation.

PROGRAM*simultaneous translation will be provided

Master of Ceremony: Ms. Enko Komiyama(Catholic, Member of RfP Japan Prevention of Trafficking in Person Taskforce)(Japan Time)

15:30 Opening Remarks
Rev. Fumino Shishino(Shinto, Director of RfP Japan Prevention of Trafficking in Person Taskforce)

15:35 Introduction of Rumah Harapan
Ms. Ester Mantaon(Assistance of Survivor, Lawyer of Ruma Harapan)

Shelter Visit (video)
Personal Stories of Victims of Trafficking in Person (video)
16:00 Break time
16:10 Interview
Ms. Ikuyo Kase
(Rissho Kosei-kai, RfP Japan Prevention of Trafficking in Person Taskforce)

16:25

Q&A Session

16:40 Group work17:10 Presentation from Group
17:25 Closing Remarks
Fr. Haryanto, SJ(the Chair of Religions for Peace Indonesia)

17:30

Closing

SPEAKERS AND
ORGANIZERSSPEAKERS

Rumah Harapan GMIT (Gereja Masehi Injili di Timor)

RRumah Harapan GMIT is a religious organization of the ProtestantChurchinIndonesia

inresponsetothehighincidents

ofhumantrafficking and violence against women and children in the region.

GMIT organized Rumah Harapan to work with the police, government
agencies, churches, and communities since February 2018.

The organizers' main initiative against human trafficking in dedicatedto the prevention, protection, and support of victims of gender-based
violence (women and children)

Gereja Masehi Injili di Timor ("Christian Evangelical Church in Timor" in English)is thesecond

largestcongregations

Protestantandalmost

church1,100inIndonesia

ministers.

Thewith2

Christianmillionmembers

Evangelicaland

Churchin

2,161
Timor

belongs to the Reformed family of Protestantism. Despite its name, the church spreads
across the Eastern Indonesian provinces. The church ministers in culturally diverse and poorareas.

Zero Human Trafficking Network (Z-HTN), was born in 2018 in LabuhanBajo,

Eastern

Nusa

Tenggara

(NTT)

ina

jointmeeting,

among

34

institutions from Indonesia and Timor Leste that have been managing
issuesrelatedtoHumanTrafficking,fromPrevention,Handling,

toRecovery. Not only NGOs, but also governments, interfaith networks thatare engaged in humanity and peace. Institute for Interfaith Dialogue inIndonesia(Interfidei)

specificallydevelops

isoneofthe34

programs/activities,

institutions
howtheinZ-HTN

issueofandhumantrafficking in Indonesia becomes a concern and movement for religious
leaders and beliefs and religious people in the community, in the field.

SPEAKERS AND
ORGANIZERSORGANIZER

Religions for Peace Japan

Religions for Peace Japan was established in 1972 as a committee
for the International issues supported by the Japanese Associationof Religious Organizations. Since then, RfP Japan has engaged in
advocacyonnuclearabolition,

protection

of

the

globalenvironment, refugees support including Indochinese, Cambodian
andSyrianrefugees,

assistance,

disastereducation

relief,andreconciliation,

prevention

of

human

humanitarian

trafficking,andother peacebuilding activities through dialogue and cooperation
across religions in Japan.

ORGANIZERReligions for Peace Indonesia

Religions for Peace Indonesia, is the Indonesian Chapter of ACRP. In
it there are three institutions: Indonesian Conference of Religions
andPeaceReligions(ICon-RP,andPeaceyear2000);(ICom-RP,year

Indonesian2005);

Committee

andInstituteoffor

Interfaith Dialogue in Indonesia (Interfidei, year 1991)

INTERFIDEI was born in 1991 in Yogyakarta. Then became acquaintedand met with the World Conference of Religions for Peace (WCRP)
since1993

throughMrs.

GedongBagoesOka(Indonesia

Hindu-Gandhian Woman), who had been active since the beginning andwaspresentattheACRP

inauguration

inTokyo,

1976.

In

1994,

INTERFIDEI was invited to attend the 6th General Assembly of theWCRP at Riva del Garda, November 3-9, where Gus Dur became
one of the WCRP Presidents, replacing Mrs. Gedong who was thenone of the Honorary Presidents. Since then, INTERFIDEI began to get
acquainted

withseveral

envoysfromACRP.

In

2002,

the6thGeneral Assembly, June 24-28 was held in Yogyakarta. INTERFIDEI
was entrusted with being the coordinator of the local committee.
Since then, INTERFIDEI has been actively involved in ACRP.