Awareness training on human trafficking in aviation how should the model be? international training examples

Human trafficking crime is a transnational crime that has been fought for many years. Majority number of this crime are often confused with migrant smuggling and noticing the distinction between those two crimes can not identified easily. However, the two are different concepts. In the crime of smuggling while the consent of the migrant is present, whereas there is no consent of the victim in human trafficking. The relations disconnects with smugglers of migrants who changed countries when migrants arrive and pay the charge. Whereas victims of human trafficking on the other hand, they are exploited by their merchants for various reasons in the country they are taken to. This exploitation sexual exploitation and labor exploitation come first among its types. There are agreements signed between states and countries to combat human trafficking. States also take various measures in their internal operations against this crime, as well as international operations. It develops programs for protection. The air transport sector is increasingly used by human traffickers due to its various features. However, air transport also offers many opportunities to detect and respond to trafficking, as passengers are monitored throughout the entire process, from check-in to passport control on arrival. Also during the referral of victims states trains the personnel of the transportation route used. Especially the subject of aviation and airline personnel. It is very important and vital to have information about the struggle. The main purpose of this study is to present a proposal for human trafficking awareness training, which has been applied to aviation personnel in the world for a while but is not yet available in Turkey. In the study, data (trainings of aviation authorities, scientific publications, various documents that may illuminate the subject, etc.) were collected by document analysis method and these data were processed with descriptive analysis method. As a result, it has been concluded that an awareness-raising education will make important contributions to the prevention of human trafficking.