OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe holds training course on raising awareness of human trafficking

A three-day training course organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe on raising awareness of human trafficking and identifying and assisting victims concluded on 13 December 2017 in Dushanbe.

During the course 20 representatives from civil society and NGOs that work with trafficking victims discussed the most common types of human trafficking and ways to assist the victims.

“Using an interactive approach, we focused on gender roles in a patriarchal society and how they, in combination with poverty, create a favorable environment for trafficking in human beings. We worked on case studies in order to better understand and identify potential and presumed victims, including children, and practiced interviewing skills with victims through role plays,” said Vesna Ivanovikj-Castarede, Gender and Anti-Trafficking Officer at the OSCE Programme Office.

Raising awareness among the general public and working with professionals and civil society is part of the comprehensive approach of the OSCE Programme Office in combatting trafficking in human beings. Co-operation with all relevant actors will continue to prevent trafficking in human beings and to support state institutions in their efforts to provide assistance to identified victims.