Bahrain, in co-operation with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), will establish a regional centre of excellence for capacity-building in the field of human trafficking.

UNODC Representative for GCC Dr Hatem Aly said they have been working with the National Committee to Combat Trafficking in Persons in Bahrain for several years, and that the establishment of this centre will be a quantum leap in combating trafficking in the Middle East and North Africa region.

The specifics of the co-operation was detailed in a memorandum of understanding, signed by Labour Market Regulatory Authority chief executive and NCCTIPs chairman Ausamah Al Absi and Dr Aly.

The centre will be housed at the LMRA’s Expat Protection Centre in Northern Sehla.

It will act as a forum allowing experts in the field of counter-trafficking to exchange their experiences and expertise.

Mr Al Absi stressed measures taken by Bahrain to combat trafficking in persons, and to create a fair and safe working environment in Bahrain.

Bahrain’s efforts to combat trafficking resulted in sustaining its Tier 1 ranking in the US Department of State’s annual Trafficking in Persons Report for the second consecutive year.

Mr Al Absi added that the centre will establish and document world-class standards in the practices of combating trafficking, victim identification and assistance, and capacity building for the Middle East and North Africa region.

“Groups within Bahrain’s official agencies have been trained to an international standard on all areas of combating this crime,” Mr Absi said

“Bahraini experts have been building a compendium of global experiences through local and regional workshops to refine their practice.

“And today, through the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, we are laying the foundation for the establishment of a regional centre of expertise and training in combating trafficking in persons.”

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