Second national simulation exercise to fight human trafficking kicks off in Kazakhstan

An OSCE-organized week-long simulation exercise on combating human trafficking along migration routes, hosted by the Almaty Police Academy under the Ministry of Internal Affairs, started on 11 October 2021 in Almaty.

The simulation exercise is organized in co-operation with the Office of the OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Programme of the US Embassy in Nur-Sultan, UNHCR National Office in Kazakhstan and the Law Enforcement Agencies Academy under the  Prosecutor General’s Office. More than 30 professionals from law enforcement, labour inspectorates, migration authorities, prosecutorial offices, NGOs and public social services are participating in the live-action exercise.

Delivered for the second time in Kazakhstan, this training exercise offers front-line responders the opportunity to simulate real-life anti-trafficking responses, using actors to create trafficking scenarios. A fictitious brothel, a massage parlor, a construction site, and an agricultural field were re-created to simulate cases of human trafficking for labour and sexual exploitation.

The event is a 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.