Regional Workshop on Smuggling of Migrant Workers, Human Trafficking, Corruption, Information Sharing, and Enhanced Cooperation
- Wed, 4 April 2018
The workshop took place
in Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic, from April 4th to 5th, 2018. It
was attended by several esteemed individuals, including U Ye Htet, Deputy
Director of the Anti-Corruption Commission, U Min Naing, Deputy Director from the
Anti-Trafficking Police of the Ministry of Home Affairs, and Daw Thuzar Khin,
Staff Officer from the Department of Labor of the Ministry of Immigration and
Population.
A total of 45 representatives attended the
workshop, including participants from UNODC, UN-ACT experts, anti-corruption
groups from Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos, representatives from the
Ministry of Labor, the Department of Immigration and Human Trafficking, as well
as INGO and NGO representatives.
By participating in the workshop, migrant
workers in Myanmar gained awareness of various measures, such as the importance
of establishing and enforcing powerful legal frameworks to combat human
trafficking and associated corruption, the need for the development of fair and
just legal systems, effective education of law enforcement and the public
regarding human trafficking, the fulfillment of responsibilities by government
departments in regional countries, information sharing with community
organizations, and enhanced cooperation within the government to prevent and
combat trafficking. It was emphasized that collaboration between the public,
civil society organizations, and government entities is crucial in addressing
this issue.