Trafficking fight goes on: gov’t

20 February 2014
The Phnom Penh Post
Civil society / Government / Human rights / Human trafficking / Informal migration for labor / International relations / Labor / Local workers abroad / Ministries and other national bodies / Ministry of Interior / Offshore recruitment and employment / Social development
Cambodian-Thai Border Relations Office / Community Legal Education Center / Khieu Sopheak / Ministry of Interior / Moeun Tola / Pich Vanna

Although human-trafficking cases dealt with by the Ministry of Interior decreased significantly in 2013, suggesting progress was being made in tackling the crime, trafficking in persons continues to be a major challenge for the government, the ministry said in its annual report on Tuesday. According to a presentation made by ministry spokesman Khieu Sopheak on Tuesday, the number of human trafficking cases cracked down upon by authorities decreased from 135 in 2012 to 93 in 2013. The number of suspects sent to court dropped from 168 to 116, while the number of trafficked persons rescued was cut in half, going from 523 to 256. … According to the report, 482,160 Cambodians left to work abroad last year, with 355,525 of those doing so legally and 15,298 being under-age. …

 Sen David
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