Convention Annotation: This provision ensures the ability of “bona fide third parties” to have
access to the confiscated assets. Thus, it is important for domestic legislation to recognize
that trafficked persons are always “bona fide third parties” who should be able to access the
assets to pay compensation for abuses suffered. Governments should not be permitted to
argue that trafficked persons are not “bona fide” simply because they entered the country
without proper documents or they worked without documents