Khaleej Times, September 3, 2013
Anti-trafficking panel holds workshop on combating forced labour
(Wam) / 3 September 2013
The National Committee to Combat
Human Trafficking in collaboration with the International Labour
Organisation (ILO), recently organised a workshop under the theme: “The ILO
Special Action Programme Combating Forced Labour (SAP-FL)” as part of the
efforts of the UAE’s fight against human trafficking and forced labour.
“The cooperation between the
committee and ILO builds on the ongoing efforts undertaken by the committee
to improve the skills of staff members dealing with different types of human
trafficking crimes, including that of forced labour and labour
exploitation,” said Dr. Saeed Mohammad Al Ghafli, Assistant Under-Secretary
for Federal National Council Affairs in the Ministry of State, and member
and coordinator of the National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking.
“The National Committee to Combat
Human Trafficking is working to leverage all measures to eliminate these
crimes,” Al Ghafli said, adding that the committee will work with the
relevant entities in the UAE to focus more on crimes relating to labour
exploitation and forced labour, and to uphold the rights of workers in the
UAE.