2 0 0 9 ▁– ▁brought ▁together ▁government ▁institutions , ▁law ▁enfor cement , ▁and ▁N GO s ▁to ▁partially ▁fill ▁this ▁role . ▁These ▁networks ▁coordin ated ▁child ▁protection ▁activities , ▁identified ▁and ▁reported ▁ab use ▁cases , ▁and ▁assist ed ▁some ▁tra ff ick ing ▁vict ims ▁in ▁accessing ▁social ▁and ▁legal ▁services . ▁Vict ims ▁who ▁returned ▁from ▁Leb anon ▁were ▁immediately ▁conf ined ▁to ▁a ▁psych iat ric ▁institution ▁and ▁not ▁provided ▁with ▁appropriate ▁social ▁or ▁legal ▁services . ▁Mad agas car ' s ▁honor ary ▁cons ul ▁in ▁Be ir ut ▁made ▁limited ▁attempts ▁to ▁medi ate ▁with ▁labor ▁ag encies ▁and ▁refer ▁Mal ag asy ▁vict ims ▁to ▁a ▁Be ir ut - based ▁N GO ▁shelter . ▁The ▁government ▁sent ▁an ▁official ▁from ▁its ▁emb ass y ▁in ▁Paris ▁to ▁Be ir ut ▁to ▁research ▁the ▁ab use ▁of ▁Mal ag asy ▁domestic ▁workers ▁in ▁Leb anon , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁take ▁measures ▁to ▁initi ate ▁bil ater al ▁eng agement ▁with ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁Leb anon ▁regarding ▁protection ▁of ▁and ▁legal ▁rem ed ies ▁for ▁explo ited ▁workers . ▁The ▁government ▁did ▁not ▁pen al ize ▁tra ff ick ing ▁vict ims ▁for ▁un law ful ▁acts ▁committed ▁as ▁a ▁direct ▁result ▁of ▁their ▁being ▁tra ff icked , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁show ▁evidence ▁that ▁it ▁encourag ed ▁them ▁to ▁assist ▁in ▁the ▁investigation ▁and ▁pro sec ution ▁of ▁their ▁explo it ers . ▁The ▁government ▁did ▁not ▁provide ▁legal ▁alternatives ▁to ▁the ▁removal ▁of