Doha: The Ministry of Labour, represented by the National Committee for Combating Human Trafficking (NCCHT), in cooperation with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) at the Office for the Gulf Cooperation Council Region (OGCCR), organized a training program on the best practices in joint coordination between actors in combating human trafficking.
According to Qatar News Agency, the training program aims to enhance the capabilities of staff working in the member agencies of the permanent NCCHT by familiarizing them with the indicators of this crime as well as the mechanisms and methodologies for interviewing victims, and highlighting the mechanisms for joint coordination and referral between the relevant agencies to effectively address human trafficking cases.
Representatives from several relevant national bodies participated in the program, including the Ministry of Labour (MOL), Ministry of Justice (MOJ), Public Prosecution (QPP), Ministry of Public Health (MOPH), Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), Ministry of Interior (MOI), Qatar Social Work Foundation, Protection and Social Rehabilitation Center (Aman), Government Communications Office and National Human Rights Committee (NHRC), in addition to sheltering centers.
In his opening speech at the training program, Assistant Undersecretary for Migrant Labour Affairs at MOL Hamad Faraj Dalmouk stated that the State of Qatar continues its efforts to combat human trafficking by updating its legislation and strengthening institutional cooperation among relevant authorities, aligning with its international commitments and National Vision 2030.
He mentioned that the issuance of Law No. 15 of 2011 marked a pivotal start towards building an integrated legal system that enhances the protection of victims and ensures the prosecution of perpetrators, emphasizing that these efforts are rooted in the country's Islamic and human values, which oppose all forms of exploitation and injustice.
The National Plan to Combat Human Trafficking is based on five main pillars: prevention, protection, prosecution, capacity building, and international cooperation. Dalmouk stressed that combating this crime requires genuine partnership and collective responsibility that extends beyond legal aspects to include its ethical and humanitarian dimensions.
He concluded his speech by highlighting the importance of this program in raising the awareness of participants, strengthening institutional coordination, and exchanging expertise among relevant entities to achieve a comprehensive national response to combat human trafficking.