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The ASEAN Convention Against Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children is a regional, legally binding agreement between the ASEAN states. It was signed in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia by the relevant heads of state on 21 November 2015.

This ASEAN Plan of Action, which complements the ASEAN Convention Against Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children (ACTIP), aims to provide specific action plans within ASEAN Member States’ domestic laws and policies, as well as relevant international obligations, to effectively address regional challenges common to all ASEAN Member States in the identified major concerns, to wit: (1) Prevention of trafficking in persons; (2) Protection of victims; (3) Law enforcement and prosecution of crimes of trafficking in persons; and (4) Regional and International cooperation and coordination.