AKIPRESS.COM - A two-day training seminar on combating human trafficking concluded on December 13 in Almaty, the OSCE reports.

Some 28 labour inspector, secretaries of the Akimats (regional administration) from 14 regions of Kazakhstan responsible for the work of the regional commissions on combating illegal export, import and trafficking in human beings as well as representatives of law enforcement bodies and non-governmental organizations, attended the seminar, which was supported by the OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan, the United States Embassy in Kazakhstan and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan.

The seminar focused on the role labour inspectors have in the fight against trafficking as well as the working mechanisms of the Interdepartmental Commission on combating trafficking in persons. It also addressed the importance of co-operation between governmental agencies and international, non-governmental organizations, as well as on the monitoring and exchange of information.

The event is part of the OSCE Programme Office’s long-standing efforts to support the host country in combating human trafficking and in implementing the OSCE Action Plan to Combat Trafficking in Human Beings.