The ASEAN Com­mis­sion on the Pro­mo­tion and Pro­tec­tion of the Rights of Women and Chil­dren (ACWC) has con­sis­tent­ly and affir­ma­tive­ly sup­port­ed the inter­pre­ta­tion and imple­men­ta­tion of the ASEAN Con­ven­tion Against Traf­fick­ing in Per­sons, Espe­cial­ly Women and Chil­dren (ACTIP) since its incep­tion. It has devel­oped sev­er­al pub­li­ca­tions in sup­port of vic­tim pro­tec­tion such as the Gen­der Sen­si­tive Guide­line for Han­dling Women Vic­tims of Traf­fick­ing in Per­sons and the Region­al Guide­lines and Pro­ce­dures to Address the Needs of
Vic­tims of Traf­fick­ing in Persons.