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The COVID-19 pandemic accentuated the economic problems and shortcomings of the citizens of the Republic of Moldova. That is why, even during travel restrictions, with closed borders, many Moldovans looked for opportunities, often illegal or semi-legal, to go abroad to work. When restrictions on the international movement of citizens were lifted, Moldovans who used to live on contracts (or verbal conventions) for seasonal work in EU countries have become even more vulnerable.

The International Organisation for Migration (IOM), National Agency for Prohibition and Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) and the Women’s Board (WB) have canvassed collaborative efforts at combating irregular migration, human trafficking and smuggling in Nigeria.

Home | News & Events | Kazakhstani Youth Address Peers on the Occasion of World Day against Trafficking in Persons Nur-Sultan Kazakhstan, July 30, 2021 – Today, on World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, in a video address, a group of Kazakhstani youth spoke to their peers across the country to raise awareness about human trafficking. From February to May 2021, 137 students participated in a “Smart Navigator” training program in Kazakhstan, a prevention program to develop young people’s (ages 16 to 20) life skills to help them stay safe from human trafficking. The USAID-funde...

Posted:  04/23/21 Vientiane – On 19 and 20 April, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare (MoLSW) convened an awareness raising campaign for the promotion of safe migration and ethical recruitment on the occasion of International Labour Day (1 May) and World Day against Child Labour (12 June), under IOM’s regional programme for Corporate Responsibility in Eliminating Slavery and Trafficking (CREST) and regional Poverty Reduction through Safe Migration, Skills Development and Enhanced Job Placement (PROMISE) project supported by the...

By Adibe Emenyonu The federal government, in collaboration with the International Organisation Migration (IOM), has facilitated the voluntary return of over 21,000 Nigerians stranded in Libya, Niger, Mali, Europe and other countries. The Head of Sub-office of IOM in Benin-city, Edo State, Wintana Tarekegn, who disclosed this during a town hall meeting on ‘Safe Migration’ held in the city yesterday, noted that the body was currently implementing several awareness-raising intervention in the country with other organisations. Tarekegn said: “IOM in coordination with the federal government ...