UNB, Dhaka :
Human trafficking experts from IOM, the UN Migration Agency, have come forward to help Bangladesh police tackle the threat of human trafficking being faced by thousands of vulnerable Rohingyas living in local settlements in Cox’s Bazar district.
Some 55 police and other law enforcement officers will attend a workshop on Wednesday run by IOM counter trafficking specialists aimed at raising awareness of different forms of trafficking and identifying ways in which the authorities and IOM can work together to prevent trafficking, identify victims and provide victim support.
The training is one of several IOM counter trafficking initiatives in Cox’s Bazar, said the IOM. “Rohingya children, women and men are targeted by traffickers who seek to exploit them in various situations including the sex industry, as unpaid domestic help, and in other forms of bonded labour,” said IOM counter trafficking specialist Emmy Nurmila Sjarijono.
There is no single solution to ending trafficking and it is vital that aid agencies and the authorities work together to build skills and share information about this extremely serious issue,” said the specialist.
Human trafficking experts from IOM, the UN Migration Agency, have come forward to help Bangladesh police tackle the threat of human trafficking being faced by thousands of vulnerable Rohingyas living in local settlements in Cox’s Bazar district.
Some 55 police and other law enforcement officers will attend a workshop on Wednesday run by IOM counter trafficking specialists aimed at raising awareness of different forms of trafficking and identifying ways in which the authorities and IOM can work together to prevent trafficking, identify victims and provide victim support.
The training is one of several IOM counter trafficking initiatives in Cox’s Bazar, said the IOM. “Rohingya children, women and men are targeted by traffickers who seek to exploit them in various situations including the sex industry, as unpaid domestic help, and in other forms of bonded labour,” said IOM counter trafficking specialist Emmy Nurmila Sjarijono.
There is no single solution to ending trafficking and it is vital that aid agencies and the authorities work together to build skills and share information about this extremely serious issue,” said the specialist.
