====== ASEAN ======
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> The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was established on 8 August 1967

===== Member States =====

^  Country  ^  Accession  ^  Parlemo Protocol  ^^  National counter-trafficking bodies ^
^:::^:::^  Sign  ^  Ratification  ^:::^
| Brunei Darussalam |  7 January 1984 | |  30 Mar 2020 (a)|  National Working Committee on Trafficking in Persons |
| Cambodia |  30 April 1999 |  11 Nov 2001 |  02 Jul 2007 |  National Committee for Counter-Trafficking (NCCT) |
| [[:countries:indonesia:start|Indonesia]] |  8 August 1967 |  12 Dec 2000 |  28 Sep 2009 ((** Declaration** "..., the Government of the Republic of Indonesia declares that the provisions of [[:protocols:palermo#article15p2|Article 5 paragraph (2)]] Sub-paragraph c of the Protocol will have to be implemented in strict compliance with the  principle of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of a state;")) ((**Reservation** "..., the Government of the Republic of Indonesia conveys her reservation not to be bound by the provision of [[:protocols:palermo#article15p2|Article 15 (2)]] and takes the position that dispute[s] relating to the interpretation and application on the Protocol which have not been settled through the channel provided for in Paragraph (1) of the said Article, may be referred to the International Court of Justice only with the concern of all Parties to the dispute;"))|  Task Force for the Prevention and Handling of Criminal Act of Human Trafficking (Gugus Tugas TPPO) |
| Lao PDR |  23 July 1997 | |  26 Sep 2003 ((**Reservation:** "In accordance with [[:protocols:palermo#article15p3|paragraph 3, Article 15]] of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children, Supplementing the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime, the Lao People's Democratic Republic does not consider itself bound by [[:protocols:palermo#article15p2|paragraph 2, Article 15]] of the present Protocol.  The Lao People's Democratic Republic declares that to refer a dispute relating to interpretation and application of the present Protocol to arbitration or [the] International Court of Justice, the agreement of all parties concerned in the dispute is necessary.")) |  National Steering Committee on Human Trafficking (NSC)|
| Malaysia |  8 August 1967 | |  26 Feb 2009 (a) ((** Reservation:** \\ (a) Pursuant to [[:protocols:palermo#article15p3|Article 15, paragraph 3]] of the Protocol, the Government of Malaysia declares that it does not consider itself bound by [[:protocols:palermo#article15p2||Article 15, paragraph 2]] of the Protocol ; and\\ 
(b) the Government of Malaysia reserves the right specifically to agree in a particular case to follow the arbitration procedure set forth in [[:protocols:palermo#article15p2||Article 15, paragraph 2]] of the Protocol or any other procedure for arbitration.))|  Council for Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants (NSO MAPO)|
| Myanmar |  23 July 1997 | |  30 Mar 2004 ((**Reservation:** "The Government of the Union of Myanmar wishes to express reservation on [[:protocols:palermo#article15|Article 15]] and does not consider itself bound by obligations to refer disputes relating to the interpretation or application of this Protocol to the International Court of Justice."))|  Central Body for the Suppression of Trafficking in Persons (CBTIP) |
| Philippines |  8 August 1967 |  14 Dec 2000 |  28 May 2002 |  Inter-Agency Council against Trafficking (IACAT) |
| Singapore |  8 August 1967 | |  28 Sep 2015 (a) ((**Declaration** "The Government of the Republic of Singapore declares that nothing in the Protocol shall impose obligations on Singapore to admit or retain within its territory, persons in respect of whom Singapore would not otherwise have an obligation to admit or retain within its territory.")) ((**Reservation** Pursuant to [[:protocols:palermo#article15p3|Article 15, paragraph 3]] of the above-mentioned Protocol, the Government of the Republic of Singapore does not consider itself bound by Article 15, paragraph 2 of the said Protocol.”))|  Interagency Trafficking in Persons Task Force (TIP-TF)|
| Thailand |  8 August 1967 |  18 Dec 2001|  17 Oct 2013 |  Anti-Trafficking in Persons Committee (ATP Committee)|
| Timor-Leste |  26 October 2025 | |  9 Nov 2009 (a) |  Commission to Combat Trafficking in Persons (KLATU) |
| Vietnam |  28 July 1995 | |  08 Jun 2012 ((**Reservation:** “The Socialist Republic of Viet Nam does not consider itself bound by [[:protocols:palermo#article15p2|paragraph 2 of Article 15]] of this Protocol.”))|  National Steering Committee on Crime Prevention and Suppression (NSC) |

The ASEAN Secretariat is based in Jakarta, Indonesia.

**ASEAN + 3** include **China**, **Japan**, and the **Republic of Korea** (ROK)


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===== ASEAN Structures =====

  * [[somtc:start|SOMTC]]
  * [[somtc:index|Other Structures]]


===== PROGRAM =====

  * [[:asean:asean-act:start|ASEAN-Australia Counter Trafficking (ASEAN-ACT)]]


===== Declarations =====

^ Date ^ Declare ^
| May 2023 | [[:asean:declarations:2023:05-03|ASEAN DECLARATION ON THE PROTECTION OF
MIGRANT WORKERS AND FAMILY MEMBERS IN
CRISIS SITUATIONS]] |
| May 2023 | [[:asean:declarations:2023:05-02|ASEAN DECLARATION ON THE PLACEMENT AND PROTECTION
OF MIGRANT FISHERS]] |
| May 2023 | [[:asean:declarations:2023:05|ASEAN LEADERS’ DECLARATION ON COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS CAUSED BY THE ABUSE OF TECHNOLOGY]] |