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WCD minister Smriti Irani said that for the first time the government is looking at trafficking in its entirety as an organised crime. (File photo)
NEW DELHI: At a time when the Centre is proposing to finalise and bring to the cabinet for approval the draft of the proposed anti-trafficking bill, minister for women and child development Smriti Irani said that the ministry of home affairs has assured that appropriate amendments to Indian Penal Code will be made to “compliment the seriousness with which the government proposes the trafficking Bill”.
Concerns have been raised over how the Indian Penal Code does not live up to the expectations with regards to stringent punishment for human trafficking,
Government will set up centres for women in crisis internationally: Irani
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With the passage of the Trafficking in Persons (Prevention, Care and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2021, the government will enhance cooperation internationally to address cross-border trafficking, she said at the inaugural session of the national consultation on the elimination of human trafficking.
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The event has been organised by the Kailash Satyarthi Children s Foundation and its sister group Bachpan Bachao Andolan.
To tackle the human-trafficking nexus operating globally, the Union government has decided to set up centres where women and children who are in crisis internationally can get protection, said Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani on Friday. With the passage of the Trafficking in Persons (Prevention, Care and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2021, the government will enhance cooperation internationally to address cross-bor
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