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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.

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